Staff Directory

President’s Office

Zena Naiditch

President and CEO
President’s Office
Chicago, IL
Email Zena
(312) 895-7314

Thomas Fischer

Senior Organizational Advisor
President’s Office
Chicago, IL
Email Thomas
(312) 895-7314

Independent Monitoring and Legal Advocacy

Independent Monitoring Unit

Stacey Aschemann

Carbondale Office
Program Vice President
Email Stacey
(618) 494-6054

Jennifer Akers

Carbondale Office
Clinical Monitor
Email Jennifer
618-331-5003

Nicol Beaumont

Chicago Office
Clinical Monitoring Manager
Email Nicol
(312) 895-7329

Karah Blunk

Springfield Office
Representative Payee Monitor
Email Karah
(217) 210-7702

Jennifer Coziahr

Springfield Office
Clinical Investigator
Email Jennifer
(217) 210-4030

Myria Freeman

Chicago Office
Senior Clinical Monitor
Email Myria
(312) 766-3591

Rachel Hazel

Chicago Office
Representative Payee Monitor
Email Rachel
(312) 997-4194

Julie Hobson

Chicago Office
Senior Clinical Monitor
Email Julie
(312) 895-7326

Jeanne Hisson

Chicago Office
Senior Representative Payee Monitor
Email Jeanne
(312) 895-7209

Beth Jones

Springfield Office
Senior Representative Payee Monitor
Email Beth
(217) 210-0213

Debbie McGovern

Chicago Office
Representative Payee Monitor
Email Debbie
(312) 895-7251

Lydia Sharp

Chicago Office
Representative Payee Manager and Attorney
Email Lydia
(312) 895-7302

Lyndsey Stayton

Springfield Office
Senior Clinical Monitor
Email Lyndsey
(217) 210-7701

David Thompson

Chicago Office
Office and HR Support Manager
Email David
(312) 895-7303

Kim Troutman

Chicago Office
Clinical Monitor
Email Kim
(312) 895-7208

Sara Turk

Chicago Office
Representative Payee Monitor
Email Sara
(312) 895-7250

Civil Rights Team

Sujatha Jagadeesh Branch

Chicago Office
Program Vice President
Email Sujatha
(312) 895-7217

Amanda Antholt

Chicago Office
Managing Attorney
Email Amanda
(312) 895-7330

Wil Asa

Metro East Office
Senior Attorney
Email Wil
(618) 270-5888

Jin-Ho Chung

Chicago Office
Senior Attorney
Email Jin-Ho
(312) 895-7312

Lauren Galloway

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney, Illinois ADA Project Manager
Email Lauren
(312) 566-0452

Blake Garcia

Chicago Office
Paralegal and Program Support
Email Blake
(312) 895-7346

Christopher Garcia

Chicago Office
Managing Attorney
Email Christopher
(312) 895-7351

Jessica Gingold

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney
Email Jessica
(312) 895-7336

Josh Goldstein

Chicago Office
Equal Justice Works Fellow and Staff Attorney
Email Josh
(312) 820-5934

Cristina Headley

Chicago Office
Senior Attorney
Email Cristina
(312) 895-7257

Sarah Huttenlocher

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney
Email Sarah
(312) 895-7354

Sophia Lau

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney
Email Sophia
(312) 895-7324

Laura J. Miller

Chicago Office
Managing Attorney
Email Laura
(312) 895-7316

Paul W. Mollica

Chicago Office
Senior Attorney
Email Paul
(312) 895-7350

Mari Monteiro

Chicago Office
Intake and Traumatic Brain Injury Project Manager and Attorney
Email Mari
(312) 895-7358

Bebe Novich

Chicago Office
Senior Attorney, Voting Access Chicago/Illinois
Email Bebe
(312) 895-7262

Andrea Rizor

Chicago Office
Senior Attorney
Email Andrea
(312) 895-7322

Lauren Schrero

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney, EFE Fellow
Email Lauren
(312) 566-0249

Marjorie Smith

Springfield Office
Program Support
Email Marjorie
(217) 303-8539

Megan Sorey

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney
Email Megan
(312) 895-7306

Andrew Webb

Chicago Office
Senior Attorney, PAAT Manager
Email Andrew
(312) 895-7347

Sarah Weitekamp

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney
Email Sarah
(217) 993-9985

Special Education Rights Clinic

Olga Pribyl

Chicago Office
Program Vice President
Email Olga
(312) 895-7321

Vanessa Aceves

Chicago Office
Equal Justice Works Fellow and Staff Attorney
Email Vanessa
(312) 847-5636

Ceylan Eatherton

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney
Email Ceylan
(312) 895-7270

Peter Eatherton

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney
Email Peter
(312) 895-7355

Brianna Hill

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney
Email Brianna
(312) 895-3021

Amanda Klemas

Chicago Office
Senior Attorney, Supervising
Email Amanda
(312) 895-7203

Alex Kuske

Chicago Office
Staff Attorney
Email Alex
(312) 895-7235

Melinda Melin

Chicago Office
Program Support
Email Melinda
(309) 524-5665

Rachel Shapiro

Chicago Office
Managing Attorney
Email Rachel
(312) 895-7308

Emily Wilson

Chicago Office
Skadden Fellow and Staff Attorney
Email Emily
(312) 895-7309

Lupe Zaucedo

Chicago Office
Program Support
Email Lupe
(312) 895-7320

G. Michael Shea

Rockford Office
Senior Attorney
Email G. Michael
(217) 331-6120

Jessica Range

Springfield Office
Helpline Manager & Senior Attorney
Email Jessica
(217) 210-4001

Cristina Kinsella

Metro East Office
Staff Attorney
Email Cristina
(618) 984-8973

Public Policy

Cheryl Jansen

Springfield Office
Director
Email Cheryl
(217) 303-8543

Organizational Advancement

John Jamros

Communications & Development Manager
Email John
(312) 895-7356

Human Resources

La June Davis-Wiley

Senior Director, Human Resources
Email La June
(312) 895-7333

Fiscal and Operations

James G. McMillan

Vice President for Operations and Chief Financial Officer
Email James
(312) 895-7332