Equip for Equality's Board of Directors & Staff
Board of Directors
Doug Kenshol, Chairperson
J. Eric Schaal, Vice Chairperson
Pamela A. Hansen, Treasurer
Gloria J. Nichols, Secretary
M. Fred Friedman
John Grossbart
Patrick Hughes, Jr.
Michael A. Parks
Lifetime Directors
Virginia Frederick
Staff
Zena Naiditch, President and CEO
Thomas Fischer, Special Assistant to the President
Azmina Sajwani, Executive Assistant
Legal Advocacy
Barry C. Taylor, Director
Advocacy and Legal Services
Laura J. Miller, Managing Attorney
Chicago Office
Daniel Contreras, Attorney
Steve Estes, Advocate
Carmelita Garcia-Kayes, Senior Advocate
Alan Goldstein, PABSS Project Manager, IL ADA Project Manager & Senior Attorney
Cecille T. Gonzales, Legal Administrative Assistant
Cheryl Jue, Legal Secretary
Cheryl L. Martin, PABSS Advocate
Mariangela Monteiro, Attorney/Intake Advocate
Anne Orozco, Staff Interpreter/Administrative Assistant
Amy F. Peterson, Senior Attorney
Olga Pribyl, Managing Attorney for Special Ed. Clinic
Sarah Price, Advocate
Consuelo Puente, Manager, Latinos with Disabilities Advocacy Project Manager
Howard Rosenblum, Senior Attorney
Rachel Shapiro, Staff Attorney / EJW Fellow
Rose Stein, Intake Manager
Karen I. Ward, Senior Counsel
John W. Whitcomb, Senior Attorney
Debra J. Wysong, Attorney
Carbondale Office
Becky Boughton, Attorney/Advocate
Jeff Plesko, Senior Attorney
Rock Island Office
Janet M. Cartwright, Senior Attorney
Melinda Melin, Secretary
Springfield Office
M.H. Bolden, Senior Advocate
Barry G. Lowy, Senior Attorney
Marjorie Smith, Secretary
Shenetta Webster, Attorney
Training Institute on Disability Rights
Stacy Yusim, Manager
Anne Orozco, Staff Interpreter/Administrative Assistant
Howard Rosenblum, Senior Attorney
Abuse Investigation Unit
Deborah M. Kennedy, Director
Gregg Brandush, Investigator
Mary Jo Kern, Senior Investigator
David W. Thompson, Abuse Investigation Unit Assistant
Public Policy
Marsha D. Koelliker, Director
Springfield Office
Cheryl Jansen, Legislative Policy Manager
Communications/Development
Barbara Sandler
Corporate Counsel
Karen I. Ward, Senior Counsel
Fiscal and Operations
James G. McMillan, Chief Financial Officer
Richard Edelmann, Part Time Human Resources Professional
Meg McGuire, Investigator, AIU / Tech Support
Hugh T. Smith, Operations and Technical Assistant to the CFO
Benetta Thomas, Fiscal Manager
Martin Till, Information Systems Administrator/Networking Coordinator
Ernestine Welch, Senior Accountant
