Our Staff

 

We are Access Living

We are a coalition of people from all backgrounds with a deep dedication to disability advocacy, service, and  promoting accessibility.

Over 60% of us have disabilities or experience with disability, because at the heart of everything we do is the mantra of the disability rights movement: “Nothing about us without us.”

Leadership Team

 

Karen Tamley

President and CEO

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(312) 640-2100

 

Daisy Feidt

Executive Vice President

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(312) 640-2197

 

Neil Anderson

Chief Financial Officer

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(312) 640-2114

 

Ashley Eisenmenger

Director of Communications

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(312) 640-2178

 

Barbara Khalouf

Chief Development Officer

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(312) 640-2198

 

Dr. Carol Lipari (경서미)

Director of Culture & Strategy

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(312) 640-2135

 

Latricia Seye

Vice President of Independent Living

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(312) 640-2127

 
 

Advocacy

 

Michelle Garcia

Manager of Organizing and Community Development

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(312) 640-2194

 

Jersey-Shabazz Hosier

Senior Manager of Policy and Government Affairs

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(312) 640-2155

 

Laura Saltzman

Senior Policy Analyst – Transportation

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(312) 640-2195

 

Nick Boyle

Economic Justice Policy Analyst

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(312) 640-2160

 

Candace Coleman

Community Strategy Specialist

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(312) 640-2128

 

Larry Dean

Community Organizer – Economic Justice

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(312) 640-2170

 

Jessica Gimeno, MPPA

Mental Health Policy Analyst

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(312) 640-2145

 

Iliana Rivera Haven

Community Organizer – Housing

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(312) 640-2158

 

Frank Lally

Senior Education Policy Analyst

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(312) 640-2134

 

Ryan McGraw

Community Organizer – Healthcare

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(312) 640-2125

 

Yosef Moore

Housing Counselor

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(312) 640-2179

 

Sebastian Nalls

Health Policy Analyst – Home & Community-based Services

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(224) 526-5537

 

Christopher Ramos

Community Organizer – Latinx and Immigration

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(312) 640-2210

 
 

Arts & Culture

 

James Charlton

Arts & Culture Staff

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(312) 640-2122

 

Sandie Yi

Arts & Culture Project Coordinator

 

Joy Young

Arts & Culture Staff

(224) 526-5610

 
 

Civil Rights

 

Ken Walden

Managing Attorney

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(312) 640-2136

 

Charles Petrof

Senior Attorney

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(312) 640-2124

 

Katelyn Polk

Staff Attorney

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(312) 640-2171

 

Susan Pracht

Fair Housing Testing Coordinator

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(312) 640-2147

 
 

Communications

Digital Accessibility Team

 

Jose Martinez, CPACC

Digital Accessibility Supervisor

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(312) 640-2146

 

Juan Gonzalez, CPACC

Digital Accessibility Consultant

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(312) 640-2132

 

Ben Chargot

Client Success and Training Specialist

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(312) 640-2131

 
 

Marketing

 

Abbey Hambright

Marketing & Social Media Specialist

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(312) 640-2149

 
 

Development

 

Ben Santos

Manager of Grants & Planned Giving

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(312) 640-2185

 

Monica Hamada-Peña

Senior Development Associate – Grant Writer

[email protected]

(312) 640-2190

 

Edgar May

Development & Database Associate

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(312) 640-2150

 
 

Finance & Administration

 

Jonathan Campbell

Building Custodian

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Charmion D. Cobb

Human Resources Specialist

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(312) 640-2130

 

Sharonda Duncan

Assistant to the President

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(312) 640-2107

 

Butch Lillibridge

MIS Coordinator

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(312) 640-2188

 

Ramonita Mata

Facilities Manager

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(312) 640-2182

 

Pat McMullan

Receptionist

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(312) 640-2100

 

Cam Nguyen

Controller

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(312) 640-2112

 

Jerome Palliser

Event & International Fellow Planner

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(312) 640-2113

 

Reba Pope

Senior Staff Interpreter

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(312) 640-2196

 

Jesus Ramirez

Management & Information Systems

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(312) 640-2186

 

Andrea Turner

Data Integrity Coordinator

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(312) 640-2168

 

Crystal Velasquez

Staff Accountant

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(312) 640-2173

 

Ginisha Vinayakan

Staff Accountant

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(312) 640-2154

 

Viet Vo

Junior Accountant

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(312) 640-2180

 

Jimmie Yarbrough

Night Clerk

[email protected]

(312) 640-2133

 
 

Independent Living

Community Reintegration

 

Wanda Lopez

Manager of Community Reintegration

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(312) 640-2153

 

Annika Andersson

Housing Counseling Assistant

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(312) 640-2174

 

Dariusz Barwacz

Senior Personal Assistant Training Coordinator

[email protected]

(312) 640-2151

 

Ben Christmas

Colbert Program Housing Locator

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(312) 640-2105

 

Shannon Davidson

Housing Modification Coordinator

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(224) 526-5615

 

Nadia Dawson

Personal Assistant Training Coordinator

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(312) 640-2184

 

Cheri Fox

Colbert Program Housing Locator

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(312) 640-2126

 

Ira Gates

Supervisor – Colbert Housing Location Services

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(312) 640-2143

 

Erika Gehrke

Colbert Client Files Coordinator

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(312) 640-2123

 

Chiquita Landfair

Colbert Program Housing Locator

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(312) 640-2152

 

Melvina Nunn

Housing Locator

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(312) 640-2148

 

Marina Salman

SOAR Case Manager

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(312) 640-2161

 

Milan Stanford III

Senior Housing Locator

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(312) 640-2114

 

Jasmine Stewart

Housing Locator

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(312) 640-2172

 

Evette Vasquez

Colbert Program Housing Locator

[email protected]

(312) 640-2175

 

Esmeralda Velasquez

Colbert Program Housing Locator

[email protected]

(312) 640-2144

 

Nancy Velasquez

Supervisor – Colbert and Williams Housing Location Services

[email protected]

(312) 640-2177

 
 

Community Supports

 

Jennifer Matthews

Manager – Community Supports

[email protected]

(312) 640-2176

 

Brandon Brown

Assistive Devices Coordinator

[email protected]

(312) 640-2111

 

Tonya Edwards

Community Supports Supervisor

[email protected]

(312) 640-2138

 

Gloria Esquivel

Information & Referral Coordinator

[email protected]

(312) 640-2181

 

Tim Granzow

Community Supports Coordinator

[email protected]

(312) 640-2193

 

Carleda Johnson

Independent Living Skills Coordinator

[email protected]

(312) 640-2159

 
 

Community and Youth Enrichment

 

Sam Abrams

Youth Transition Coordinator – Pathways Program

[email protected]

(224) 536-4124

 

Katie Blank

Senior Manager of Independent Living

[email protected]

(312) 640-2103

 

Mary Lee Ahern

Youth Coordinator – Early Start & YIELD Coordinator

[email protected]

(312) 640-2119

 

Beth Bendtsen

Youth Transition Coordinator – Pathways Program

[email protected]

(312) 640-2156

 

Emily Garmager

Youth Program Supervisor

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(312) 834-4387

 

Chinette Gilmore

Youth Coordinator – Early Start Program

[email protected]

(312) 371-5403

 

Valerie Hines

Independent Living Skills Coordinator

[email protected]

(312) 640-2137

 

Rachel Rush

Independent Living Technology Coordinator

[email protected]

(312) 640-2118

 

Stephanie Santana

Survivors of Gun Violence Program Coordinator

[email protected]

(224) 526-5592

 

Sam Abrams

Youth Transition Coordinator – Pathways Program

[email protected]

(224) 536-4124

 

Tim Pagani

Senior Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program

[email protected]

(312) 640-2110