Staff Directory
President’s Office
Zena Naiditch, President and CEO, (312) 895-7314
Thomas Fischer, Special Assistant to the President, (312) 895-7315
Abuse Investigation and Legal Advocacy
Chicago Office
Abuse Investigation Unit (AIU):
Deborah M. Kennedy, Vice President, (312) 895-7304
Nicol Beaumont, Clinical Monitoring Manager, (312) 895-7329
Myria Freeman, Clinical Monitor, (312) 766-3591
Julie Hobson, Clinical Monitor, (312) 895-7326
Jeanne Hisson, Representative Payee Monitor, (312) 895-7209
Tracie Reese, Representative Payee Monitor, (312) 895-7250
Lydia Sharp, Representative Payee Monitor and Attorney, (312) 895-7302
David Thompson, Administrative Assistant, (312) 895-7303
Civil Rights Team (CRT):
Barry C. Taylor, Vice President, (312) 895-7317
Amanda Antholt, Senior Attorney, (312) 895-7330
Rachel Arfa, PABSS and IL ADA Project Manager and Attorney, (312) 278-7001
Jin-Ho Chung, Senior Attorney, (312) 895-7312
Cecille Escartin, Legal Secretary, (312) 895-7346
Annie Gallerano, Notre Dame Shaffer Fellow and Staff Attorney, (312) 895-7305
Cristina Headley, Attorney (312) 895-7257
Laura J. Miller, Managing Attorney, (312) 895-7316
Mari Monteiro, Intake and Traumatic Brain Injury Project Manager and Attorney, (312) 895-7358
Sydney Penny, Barry T. McNamara Disability Rights Fellow and Staff Attorney, (312) 895-7350
Amy F. Peterson, Assistive Technology Project Manager and Senior Attorney, (312) 895-7324
Samantha R. Reed, Dentons Fellow and Staff Attorney, (312) 895-7307
Megan Sorey, Attorney, (312) 895-7306
Hannah R. Walsh, Employment Rights Helpline Attorney, (312) 895-7252
Andrew Webb, Attorney, (312) 895-7347
Dan Weinberg, Paralegal, (312) 895-7334
Rachel M. Weisberg, Employment Rights Helpline Manager and Attorney, (312) 895-7319
Samoane Williams, Winston and Strawn Fellow and Staff Attorney (312) 895-7357
Special Education Clinic (Special Ed):
Olga Pribyl, Vice President, (312) 895-7321
Melanie Grant, Intake Manager, Attorney (Bilingual in Spanish), (312) 895-7351
William Hrabe, Equal Justice Works Fellow and Staff Attorney, (312) 895-7223
Eleanor Kittilstad, Skadden Fellow and Attorney, (312) 895-7336
Amanda Klemas, Supervising Attorney, (312) 895-7203
Jessica Schneider, Attorney (Bilingual in Spanish), (312) 895-7235
Rachel Shapiro, Supervising Attorney, (312) 895-7308
Lupe Zaucedo, Administrative Assistant, (312) 895-7320
Carbondale Office
Stacey Aschemann, Supervising Attorney (CRT), (800) 758-0559 ext. 5001
Moline Office
Melinda Melin, Paralegal, (309) 524-5665
Springfield Office
Kelly Arens-Whicker, Clinical Investigator (AIU), (217) 210-4031
Courtney Evans, Clinical Investigator (AIU), (217) 210-4030
Jennifer Martin, Representative Payee Monitor (AIU), (217) 210-7702
Susan O’Neal, Senior Attorney (CRT), (217) 303-8541
Jessica Range, Staff Attorney (Special Ed), (217) 210-4001
G. Michael Shea, Attorney (Special Ed), (217) 331-6120
Marjorie Smith, Administrative Assistant, (217) 303-8539
Lyndsey Stayton, Representative Payee Monitor (AIU), (217) 210-7701
Metro East Office
Julie Meglan, University of Illinois Fellow and Staff Attorney (CRT), (312) 895-7207
Public Policy
Springfield Office
Cheryl Jansen, Director, (217) 544-0464 ext.6013
Chicago Office
Bebe Novich, Manager, Voting Access Chicago/Illinois, (312) 895-7262
Organizational Advancement
Sue Snyder Ross, Director, (312) 895-7298
John Jamros, Communications Manager, (312) 895-7356
Fiscal and Operations
James G. McMillan, Vice President for Operations and Chief Financial Officer, (312) 895-7332
Myra Dunbar Braggs, Human Resources Coordinator, (312) 895-7333
Peter Quintero, Senior Accountant, (312) 895-7349
Tiffany Reese, Controller, (312) 895-7233
Martin Till, Information Systems Administrator/Networking Coordinator, (312) 895-7353
Linda Vaeth, Staff Accountant, (312) 895-7348
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Last updated: February 26, 2020