Equip for Equality's Board of Directors & Staff
Board of Directors
Duane C. Quaini, Chairperson
J. Eric Schaal, Vice Chairperson
Pamela A. Hansen, Treasurer
Gloria J. Nichols, Secretary
Jeannine M. Cordero
Karen Gatsis Anderson
M. Fred Friedman
John Grossbart
Patrick Hughes, Jr.
Lifetime Directors
Virginia Frederick
Staff
Zena Naiditch, President and CEO
Thomas Fischer, Special Assistant to the President
Azmina Sajwani, Executive Assistant
Chicago Abuse Investigation and Legal Advocacy
Abuse Investigation Unit (AIU)
Deborah M. Kennedy, Director
Gregg Brandush, Investigator
Steve Estes, Advocate
Mary Jo Kern, Senior Investigator
Rose Stein, Intake Manager and Attorney
David W. Thompson, Abuse Investigation Unit Assistant
Community Integration, Self-Determination, and Anti-Discrimination (CSA)
Barry C. Taylor, Legal Advocacy Director
Cecille Escartin, Legal Administrative Assistant
Alan Goldstein, PABSS Project Manager, IL ADA Project Manager & Senior Attorney
Cheryl Jue, Legal Secretary
Cheryl L. Martin, PABSS Senior Advocate
Laura J. Miller, Managing Attorney
Mariangela Monteiro, Traumatic Brain Injury Project Manager and Attorney
Amy F. Peterson, Assistive Technology Project Manager and Senior Attorney
Sarah Price, Intake Manager and Attorney
Howard Rosenblum, Senior Attorney
Karen I. Ward, Senior Counsel
John W. Whitcomb, Senior Attorney
Special Education Clinic (Special Ed)
Olga Pribyl, Managing Attorney
Daniel Contreras, Attorney, Latinos with Disabilities Advocacy Project
Carmelita Garcia-Kayes, Senior Advocate
Rachel Shapiro, Attorney
Margie Wakelin, Equal Justice Works Fellow and Attorney
Debra J. Wysong, Intake Manager and Senior Attorney
Carbondale Abuse Investigation and Legal Advocacy
Stacey Aschemann, Senior Attorney (CSA/AIU)
Karen Borre, Attorney (AIU/Special Ed)
Rock Island Abuse Investigation and Legal Advocacy
Janet M. Cartwright, Senior Attorney (Special Ed/CSA)
Melinda Melin, Administrative Assistant
Springfield Abuse Investigation and Legal Advocacy
M.H. Bolden, Senior Advocate (CSA/Special Ed)
Barry G. Lowy, Senior Attorney (CSA/AIU)
Marjorie Smith, Administrative Assistant
Shenetta Webster, Attorney (CSA)
Public Policy
Chicago Office
Marsha D. Koelliker, Policy Program Director
Springfield Office
Cheryl Jansen, Legislative Policy Manager
Training Institute on Disability Rights
Stacy Yusim, Manager
Howard Rosenblum, Senior Attorney
Corporate Counsel
Karen I. Ward, Senior Counsel
Development
Barry C. Taylor, Manager, Equality for Kids Campaign and Grants
Karen I. Ward, Manager, An Evening for Equality and Major Gifts
Media Relations
Barbara Sandler, Media Relations Manager
Fiscal and Operations
James G. McMillan, Chief Financial Officer
Angela Abner, Accounting Clerk
Richard Edelmann, Human Resources Manager
Meg McGuire, Network Technician/Webmaster
Peter Quintero, Senior Accountant
Hugh T. Smith, Operations and Technical Assistant to the CFO
Benetta Thomas, Fiscal Manager
Martin Till, Information Systems Administrator/Networking Coordinator
Staff Interpreter
Anne Orozco
