HSI Leadership

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

Dew to social workers… Yes We Can! (Part 2)

Dew to social workers... Yes We Can! (Part 1)