Avenues' Leadership
Avenues to Independence Board of Directors
Chair - Jolene M. Wise SEC
Vice Chair- Linda Buggy Community Advocate
Treasurer - Eric Johnson BMO Harris Bank
Secretary - Jacki Kimel L.I.C.A.(retired)
Allan Bartel Allegro Music (retired)
Jason ClarkAvenues to Independence
Matthew CoyneCoyne and Company Insurance
Molly Dietlin Community Advocate
Jeanne Doheny Park Ridge Public Schools (retired)
Susan Feldman Community Advocate
Clark GapenMorgan Stanley Smith Barney (retired)
Tom GarceaRG Construction
Patricia Grimes Glenview State Bank (retired)
Andrea Goodkin HUB International
Robert HealyUnocal (retired)
Jill Liska Sargent & Lundy
Sara Nelson McKitrickBerkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago
Jim Meyer Attorney
Peg O'Herron Sears (retired)
Robert Okazaki President/ CEO Emeritus Avenues to Independence
Diana OlivoNouryan
Collin Sasser Rush Health
Fred Sasser Sasser Family Holdings Inc. (retired)
Steve WilsonWilson Dow Group
Avenues Foundation Board
Board Chair - Paul Carlisle, Wintrust Financial
Fred Sasser, Sasser Family Holdings, Inc. Immediate Past Chair
Glen Amundsen, Attorney
Lauren Barron, BMO Harris Bank
Amy Bergren, BMO Harris Bank
Jason Clark, President CEO Avenues to Independence
Clarence Herbst, Resinoid Engineering (retired)
Joseph Keenan, Attorney
Robert Okazaki, President CEO Emeritus Avenues to Independence
Robert Washlow, Bay West Management LLC
Jolene M. Wise, SEC
Avenues Partnership Boards - More Info »
Chicago Partnership Board
Chair Amy Bergren, BMO Harris Bank
Immediate Past Chair, Diana Olivo, Nouryan
Chad Andrulonis, Fifth Third Bank
Joseph Bertoni, Morgan Stanley
Matthew Blohm, Salesforce
Suzana Bjelopetrovich, Spark Foundry
Paul Carlisle, Wintrust Financial
Karen Clarke, PepsiCo Chicago (retired)
Laura Dribin, Peritius Consulting, Inc.
Eldon Ham, Eldon L. Ham, P.C.
Ryan Jalowiecki, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Gina LoCacciato, Sasser Family Companies
Susan Matejka, HPS Chicago
Collin Sasser, Rush Health
Marina Schaddel, Nouryon
Amanda Scott, TCF Bank
Brian Stewart, The Keystone Group
Julie Carlisle Streu, Wintrust Financial
Jolene M. Wise, SEC
Suburban Partnership Board
Chair, Cindy Walsh, Community Advocate
Immediate Past Chair, Susan Feldman, Community Advocate
Dirk Ahlbeck, Sassetti
Bob Border, Coveris
Cheryl Border, Community Advocate
Marc J. Blumenthal, Attorney
Ed Coyne, Coyne and Company
Jenny Pawlik, Community Advocate
John Sasser, Sasser Consulting, Inc.
Joel S. Shoolin DO, Advocate Medical Group
Barbara Spiewak, Community Advocate
Therese Villano, Villano Interiors
Tom Villano, Villano Interiors
Jim Whittington, Educator (retired)
Jamie Zimmerman, Community Advocate
