EXECUTIVE TEAM
Donald J. Dew, MSW, ACSW, President/CEO
Karen D. Barbee-Dixon, Ed.D., Chief Operating Officer
Jason House, Chief Financial Officer
Laura Pleasants, VP of Quality Improvement and Monitoring
Della Akres, Executive Assistant
OFFICERS
Chairperson
Melvin Brooks, Esq.
The Cochran Firm Chicago
Treasurer
Morris Allen, Jr.
Prudential Insurance Co.
Secretary
Antoinette Bryant
Cook County Government
Directors
Gloria Brown
WGN – Retired
Dr. Frances G. Carroll
Illinois Board of Higher Education – Retired
Tren Clark
Amazon
Helen Davis Gardner, M.D.
Illinois Department of Human Services
Keith Hopkins, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Dr. Mary L. Milano
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
Jamil Muhammad
Strategic Synergy Solutions
Peter Volpe
Wintrust Bank
Ken Southward
Oak Park Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 Program – Retired
Cynthia M. Washington
Executive Healthcare Consultant, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion