Leadership
Lynda Schueler, MPA
Chief Executive Officer
Armando Smith, LCSW
Chief Program Officer
Tara Dabney
Chief Development Officer
Jennifer M. Gonzalez, MBA
Chief Operations Officer
Dana Thomas
Fractional Chief Financial Officer
Jerron Janeck
Fractional Chief Financial Officer
Senior Leadership
Susan Cronin
Director, Human Resources
scronin@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x208
Libby Foster
Director of Communications
lfoster@housingforward.org
(708) 338-1724 x211
Tyrone Fowlkes
Director of Emergency Services
Jessica Gutierrez
Director of Medical Respite
jgutierrez@housingforward.org
Charlotte Lacey, CFRE
Director of Major Gifts
Kevin Laguardia
Director of Operations
Isidore Ordinario
Director of Facilities
Aaron Rapoport, LCSW
Director of Wraparound Services
arapoport@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x227
Patricia Stokes, MSW
Senior Director, Supportive Housing
Romiesha Tucker
Director of Prevention, Diversion, and Street Outreach
Prevention & Diversion
Dina Cosey
Homeless Prevention Coordinator
Maria Salinas
Homeless Prevention and Diversion Specialist
msalinas@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x204
Street Outreach & Engagement
Youlanda Bassett
Street Outreach Specialist
Kia Buliox
Case Manager & Intake Specialist
Freddie Gallegos
Street Outreach Specialist
fgallegos@housingforward.org
7083381724 ex. 254
Reyna Gutierrez
Street Outreach Specialist
rgutierrez@housingforward.org
708-338-1724 x313
Ebony Martin
Family Support Specialist
emartin@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x229
Emergency Overnight Shelter
Vivian Lott
Shelter Manager
vlott@housingforward.org
Monique Banks
Engagement Specialist
Alexis Luckett
Emergency Shelter Case Manager
Stephanie Martinez
Shelter Overnight Relief Worker
Marco Pierre
Shelter Overnight Relief Worker
Dominique Tucker
Shelter Overnight Relief Worker
Michelle Wood
Shelter Overnight Relief Worker
Interim Housing
Lalema Bakate
Interim Housing Manager
lbakate@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x410
Michael Ellis
Lead Resident Assistant
Adam Axley
Resident Assistant
aaxley@housingforward.org
Amos Jamerson
Resident Assistant
ajamerson@housingforward.org
Vincent Johnson
Resident Assistant
vjohnson@housingforward.org
Rachidah Kessouagni
Case Aide
rkessougani@housingforward.org
Laterriaus Lawry
Resident Assistant
llawry@housingforward.org
Rachel Lockhart
Case Manager
rlockhart@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x 407
Jennifer McWhorter, MA
Program Coordinator
jmcwhorter@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x311
Michael Mitchell
Resident Assistant
mmitchell@housingforward.org
Nayeli Mora
Resident Assistant
Ebbie Sindelar
Housing Case Manager
Medical Respite
Lexi Ulzibbat, RN
Director of Nursing
Nancy Alvarez, CNA
Medical Assistant
Lisa Burgos, CNA
Medical Assistant
Theodore Carter
Engagement Specialist
tcarter@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x404
Liza Gaines-Cottrell, RN
Registered Nurse
Tyrek Gates
Case Manager
Olga Gonzalez, RN
Registered Nurse
Sherry Jen, RN
Registered Nurse
Markia Levy, RN
Registered Nurse
Martha Ramirez
Engagement Specialist
Veronica Spicer, CNA
Medical Assistant
Danny Tran, RN
Registered Nurse
Patricia Cruz Urzua, CNA
Medical Assistant
Supportive Housing
Anthony Hemphill
Case Manager Supervisor
ahemphill@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x236
Peggy Howard
Family and Youth Supervisor
Tiffany Moore, MBA
Housing and Health Supervisor
tmoore@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x273
Sean O’Gara
Clinical Supervisor
so'gara@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x249
Cayla Anderson
Housing Case Manager
Hugh Boswell
Substance Use Specialist
hboswell@housingforward.org
708.338.1724. x235
Shon Brownlee
Case Manager
Gem Canada
Housing Case Manager
gcanada@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x277
Christine Diaz
Substance Use Specialist
cdiaz@housingforward.org
Gail Diop
Housing Case Manager
gdiop@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x278
Delinda Doyle
Housing Case Manager
Esther Franco
Clinical Case Manager
Tiffani Gardner
Housing Case Manager
tgardner@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x244
Mahogany Harris
Housing Case Manager
Franchesca Hoyt
Housing Case Manager
fhoyt@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x250
Terri Hunter
Housing Case Manager
thunter@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x206
Calvin Jefferson
Case Aide
cjefferson@housingforward.org
Clarence Kelly
Behavioral Health Specialist
Michael King
Housing Case Manager
mking@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x274
Erica Knighton
Community Case Manager
eknighton@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x214
Demetrius Lawry
Housing Case Manager
dlawry@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x224
Porcha Lucas
Housing Case Manager
LaVonda Lyles
Housing Case Manager
llyles@housingforward.org
Tameka McFarland
Family Case Manager
Sonequa McKinney
Housing Case Manager
Victoria Miller
Youth Housing Navigator
vmiller@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x242
Gina Morales
Housing Case Manager
Cecilia O'Neill
Rental Assistance Manager
CO'neill@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x234
Deidra Pico
Housing Case Manager
Maeve Prudence
Substance Use Specialist
Daphne Riley
Rapid Re-Housing Case Manager
Cristina Romero
Housing Case Manager
cromero@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x203
Clarice Shackelford
Housing Case Manager
cshackelford@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x215
Todd Sher, LCSW
Clinical Case Manager
tsher@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x245
Shade Stiffend
Case Manager
Raquel Vasquez-Taylor
Clinical Case Manager
Farron Walker
Housing Navigator DCFS
Iris Zengri
Family Case Manager
Housing Navigation
Douglas Smith
Housing Navigator Manager
dsmith@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x275
Lakeisha Brandon
Housing Navigator
Patricia Castrillon
Housing Program Assistant
Shannon Chatman
Housing Navigator
schatman@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x272
Reginald Chatman
Housing Coordinator
Ian Givens
Housing Coordinator
igivens@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x408
Pamela Howard-White
Housing Coordinator
phoward-white@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x237
William Jones
Housing Navigator
wjones@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x312
Elizabeth Murray
Housing Navigator
emurray@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x251
Luetorrie Thomas
Housing Navigator
Dominique White
Housing Coordinator
Wraparound Services
Agnieszka Hajkowska
SOAR Benefit Coordinator
ahajkowska@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x220
Gillian Haygood
Behavioral Health Specialist
Louada Lee
Employment Specialist
llee@housingforward.org
708.3388.1724 x314
Aneesha Moore
Reentry Community Resource Specialist
amoore@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x405
Max Rojas
Employment Specialist
System Performance
Tammy Verticchio, MBA
Sr. Manager of System Performance
tverticchio@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x243
Erin Harmon
Data & Analytics Manager
eharmon@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x286
Chelsea Dare
Senior Coordinated Assessor
cdare@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x280
Yi Liu
Data Support Specialist
Administration & Operations
Reginald Burton
Assistant Facilities Manager
rburton@housingforward.org
Abigail Canchola
Executive Assistant
execassistant@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x270
Cristy Harris
Project Consultant
charris@housingforward.org
Jaclyn Soto
Office Manager
Finance
Biswajit Roy
Functional Controller
Krishna Singh
Functional Controller
Emmanuel Vazquez
Senior Grant Accountant
evazquez@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x265
Ty Dunbar
Accounting Specialist
Shemika Stinson, MBA
Grant Administrative Accountant
sstinson@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x231
Imani Vaughn
Accounting Specialist
Development & Communications
Sarah Catalano
Development Manager
scatalano@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x239
Cherrell Jackson
Volunteer & Community Outreach Manager
cjackson@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x201
Alice Kloska
Events & Engagement Manager
akloska@housingforward.org
708.338.1724 x212
Kevin Kozik
Development Coordinator
Zoë LeDuc
Communications Coordinator
Corinne Neal
Grants Manager