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The Equalizer is a publication of
EQUIP FOR EQUALITY INC.
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Editor
Stephanie Ettelson
Contributing Writers
Stephanie Ettelson
Murray L. Manus
Zena Naiditch
Barry C. Taylor
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Michael A. Parks, Chairperson
Doug Kenshol, Vice Chairperson
Mary C. Kupjack, Treasurer
Kendra S. Saemann, Secretary
Kevin G. Burke
Stuart B. Frankel
Lifetime Directors
Hon. Virginia Fiester Frederick
Hon. Mary Jeanne "Dolly" Halstrom
President and CEO
Zena Naiditch
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Chicago (Northeastern Region)
Leslie I. Banghart, Abuse and Neglect Investigator
Elizabeth Beal, Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
E.G. Enbar, Policy Analyst
Stephanie Ettelson, Public Information Director
Thomas Fischer, Special Assistant to the President
Lugardo Fitz, Senior Accountant/Financial Analyst
Morris A. Fred, Senior Policy Analyst
Carmelita Garcia-Kayes, Advocate
Marvin T. Garvida, Network and Desktop Technician
Julie B. Ginsberg, Donor Relations Manager
Alan M. Goldstein, PABSS Project Manager
Cecille T. Gonzales, Legal Administrative Assistant
Peter Grosz, Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager
Welda H. Hollenberg, Controller
Kevin Irvine, Senior Advocate and Trainer
Deborah M. Kennedy, Abuse Investigation Unit Director
Mary Jo Kern, Abuse and Neglect Investigator
Karen Kirby-Hall, Abuse and Neglect Investigator
Sharon Knight, Legal Secretary
Marsha Koelliker, Public Policy Director
Brenda K. Lane, Human Resources Manager
Murray L. Manus, Legislative Policy Manager
Cheryl L. Martin, PABSS Advocate
Byron L. Mason, Senior Attorney
Laura J. Miller, Managing Attorney
Anne Orozco, Administrative Assistant/Interpreter
Molly Paris, Attorney
Amy F. Peterson, Senior Attorney
Consuelo Puente, Latino Advocacy Project Manager
Susie Ramos, Accountant
Howard A. Rosenblum, Senior Attorney and Trainer
Joanne McC. Schwartz, TBI Project Manager
Hugh T. Smith Jr., Operations Director
Barry C. Taylor, Legal Advocacy Director
David W. Thompson, Abuse Investigation Unit Assistant
Martin Till, Information Systems Administrator
Paris D. Tillery, Legal Administrative Assistant
Karen I. Ward, Senior Counsel
Shenetta L. Webster, Intake Manager
Dana M. Whitaker, Executive Assistant
John W. Whitcomb, Senior Attorney
Debra Wysong, Attorney
Stacy Yusim, Training Institute Manager
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Spotlight: Human Rights Safety Violations
"If it is clear that there must be reform of Illinois' oversight system, then why would the state bend over backwards to keep an agency that has total disregard for the most basic human rights of people with disabilities?" asks Zena Naiditch, President and CEO.

