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Staff Directory

President’s Office

Zena Naiditch

President and CEO
President’s Office
Chicago, IL

(312) 895-7314

Thomas Fischer

Senior Organizational Advisor
President’s Office
Chicago, IL

(312) 895-7315

Independent Monitoring and Legal Advocacy

Independent Monitoring Unit

Stacey Aschemann

Carbondale Office
Program Vice President

(618) 494-6054

Jennifer Akers

Carbondale Office
Clinical Monitor

618-331-5003

Nicol Beaumont

Chicago Office
Clinical Monitoring Manager

(312) 895-7329

Karah Blunk

Springfield Office
Representative Payee Monitor

(217) 210-7702

Jennifer Coziahr

Springfield Office
Clinical Investigator

(217) 210-4030

Myria Freeman

Chicago Office
Senior Clinical Monitor

(312) 766-3591

Rachel Hazel

Chicago Office
Representative Payee Monitor

(312) 997-4194

Julie Hobson

Chicago Office
Senior Clinical Monitor

(312) 895-7326

Jeanne Hisson

Chicago Office
Senior Representative Payee Monitor

(312) 895-7209

Beth Jones

Springfield Office
Senior Representative Payee Monitor

(217) 210-0213

Debbie McGovern

Chicago Office
Representative Payee Monitor

(312) 895-7251

Lydia Sharp

Chicago Office
Representative Payee Manager and Attorney

(312) 895-7302

Lyndsey Stayton

Springfield Office
Senior Clinical Monitor

(217) 210-7701

David Thompson

Chicago Office
Office and HR Support Manager

(312) 895-7303

Kim Troutman

Chicago Office
Clinical Monitor

(312) 895-7208

Sara Turk

Chicago Office
Representative Payee Monitor

(312) 895-7250

Civil Rights Team

Sujatha Jagadeesh Branch

Chicago Office
Program Vice President

(312) 895-7217

Amanda Antholt

Chicago Office
Managing Attorney

(312) 895-7330

Wil Asa

Metro East Office
Senior Attorney

(618) 270-5888

Jin-Ho Chung

Chicago Office
Senior Attorney

(312) 895-7312

Lauren Galloway

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney, Illinois ADA Project Manager

(312) 566-0452

Sara Cohen

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney, Fellow

(312) 967-0204

Blake Garcia

Chicago Office
Paralegal and Program Support

(312) 895-7346

Jessica Gingold

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney

(312) 895-7336

Josh Goldstein

Chicago Office
Equal Justice Works Fellow and Staff Attorney

(312) 820-5934

Cristina Headley

Chicago Office
Senior Attorney

(312) 895-7257

Sarah Huttenlocher

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney

(312) 895-7354

Marlena Johnson

Chicago Office
Equal Justice Works Fellow and Staff Attorney

(312) 210-9529

Sophia Lau

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney

(312) 895-7324

Laura J. Miller

Chicago Office
Managing Attorney

(312) 895-7316

Paul W. Mollica

Chicago Office
Senior Attorney

(312) 895-7350

Mari Monteiro

Chicago Office
Intake and Traumatic Brain Injury Project Manager and Attorney

(312) 895-7358

Bebe Novich

Chicago Office
Senior Attorney, Voting Access Chicago/Illinois

(312) 895-7262

Andrea Rizor

Chicago Office
Senior Attorney

(312) 895-7322

Lauren Schrero

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney, EFE Fellow

(312) 566-0249

Marjorie Smith

Springfield Office
Program Support

(217) 303-8539

Megan Sorey

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney

(312) 895-7306

Sarah Weitekamp

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney

(217) 993-9985

Special Education Rights Clinic

Olga Pribyl

Chicago Office
Program Vice President

(312) 895-7321

Vanessa Aceves

Chicago Office
Equal Justice Works Fellow and Staff Attorney

(312) 847-5636

Ceylan Eatherton

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney

(312) 895-7270

Peter Eatherton

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney

(312) 895-7355

Brianna Hill

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney

(312) 895-3021

Amanda Klemas

Chicago Office
Senior Attorney, Supervising

(312) 895-7203

Alex Kuske

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney

(312) 895-7235

Melinda Melin

Chicago Office
Program Support

(309) 524-5665

Dwayne Morgan

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney

(312) 998-2371

Rachel Shapiro

Chicago Office
Managing Attorney

(312) 895-7308

Emily Wilson

Chicago Office
Skadden Fellow and Staff Attorney

(312) 895-7309

Lupe Zaucedo

Chicago Office
Program Support

(312) 895-7320

G. Michael Shea

Rockford Office
Senior Attorney

(217) 331-6120

Jessica Range

Springfield Office
Helpline Manager & Senior Attorney 

(217) 210-4001

Cristina Kinsella

Metro East Office
Staff Attorney

(618) 984-8973

Public Policy

Cheryl Jansen

Springfield Office
Director

(217) 303-8543

Organizational Advancement

John Jamros

Communications & Development Manager

(312) 895-7356

Lauren Schrero

Community Engagement Manager

(312) 566-0249

Human Resources

La June Davis-Wiley

Senior Director, Human Resources

(312) 895-7333

Fiscal and Operations

James G. McMillan

Vice President for Operations and Chief Financial Officer

(312) 895-7332

Steve Hicks

Senior Accountant

(312) 895-7349

Tiffany Reese

Controller

(312) 895-7233

Linda Vaeth

Staff Accountant

(312) 895-7348