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Our Staff

 

We are Access Living

We are a diverse group of people with deep experience in disability advocacy, service, and social change.

Over 60% of us have disabilities or lived 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

Ktamley@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2100

 

Daisy Feidt

Executive Vice President

dfeidt@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2197

 

Neil Anderson

Chief Financial Officer

nanderson@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2114

 

Bridget Hayman

Director of Communications

bhayman@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2129

 

Barbara Khalouf

Director of Development

bkhalouf@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2198

 

Carol Lipari (경서미)

Director of Equity & Strategy

clipari@accessliving.org

 

Latricia Seye

Vice President of Independent Living

lseye@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2127

 
 

Advocacy

 

Michelle Garcia

Manager of Organizing and Community Development

mgarcia@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2194

 

Jersey-Shabazz Hosier

Manager of Policy and Government Affairs

jshosier@accessliving.org

 

Laura Saltzman

Senior Policy Analyst – Transportation

lsaltzman@accessliving.org

 

Nick Boyle

Economic Justice Policy Analyst

nboyle@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2160

 

Candace Coleman

Community Strategy Specialist

ccoleman@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2128

 

Larry Dean

Community Organizer – Economic Justice

ldean@accessliving.org

 

Jessica Gimeno, MPPA

Mental Health Policy Analyst

jgimeno@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2145

 

Iliana Rivera Haven

Community Organizer – Housing

irhaven@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2158

 

Frank Lally

Policy Analyst – Education

flally@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2134

 

Ryan McGraw

Community Organizer – Healthcare

rmcgraw@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2125

 

Yosef Moore

Policy Analyst – Diversion & Reentry

ymoore@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2179

 

Christopher Ramos

Community Organizer – Latinx and Immigration

cramos@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2210

 
 
 
 

Civil Rights

 

Ken Walden

Managing Attorney

kwalden@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2136

 

Charles Petrof

Senior Attorney

cpetrof@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2124

 

Katelyn Polk

Staff Attorney

kpolk@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2171

 

Susan Pracht

Fair Housing Testing Coordinator

spracht@accessliving.org

 
 

Communications

 

Ashley Eisenmenger

Disability Inclusion Training Specialist

aeisenmenger@accessliving.org

 

Emma Olson

Digital Engagement and Accessibility Specialist

eolson@accessliving.org

 

Atta Zahedi

PR Coordinator

azahedi@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2192

 
 

Digital Accessibility Team

 

Jose Martinez, CPACC

Digital Accessibility Supervisor

jmartinez@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2146

 

Juan Gonzalez, CPACC

Digital Accessibility Consultant

jgonzalez@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2132

 

Ben Chargot

Digital Accessibility Coordinator

bchargot@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2131

 
 

Development

 

Ben Santos

Manager of Grants & Planned Giving

bsantos@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2185

 

Natalia Delgado

Development Associate – Grant Writer

ndelgado@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2116

 

Monica Hamada-Peña

Development Associate – Grant Writer

mhamada@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2190

 

Theresa Markham

Event & Major Gifts Specialist

tmarkham@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2189

 

Andrea Turner

Development & Database Associate

aturner@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2168

 
 

Finance & Administration

 

George Brimmage

Assistant Building Engineer

 

Charmion D. Cobb

Human Resources Specialist

careers@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2130

 

Sharonda Duncan

Assistant to the President

sduncan@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2107

 

Butch Lillibridge

MIS Coordinator

 

Pat McMullan

Receptionist

(312) 640-2100

 

Michelle Nguyen

Senior Staff Accountant

mnguyen@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2180

 

Jerome Palliser

Event & International Fellow Planner

jpalliser@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2113

 

Reba Pope

Senior Staff Interpreter

rpope@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2196

 

Ginisha Vinayakan

Staff Accountant

gvinayakan@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2154

 

Mike Werner

Electronic Document Specialist

mwerner@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2117

 

Jimmie Yarbrough

Night Clerk

jyarbrough@accessliving.org

 
 

Independent Living

Community Reintegration

 
 
 

Dariusz Barwacz

Manager – Community Reintegration

dbarwacz@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2151

 

Ben Christmas

Colbert Program Housing Locator

bchristmas@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2105

 

Cheri Fox

Colbert Program Housing Locator

cfox@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2126

 

Ira Gates

Supervisor – Colbert Housing Location Services

igates@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2143

 

Erika Gehrke

Colbert Files Coordinator

egehrke@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2123

 

Valerie Hines

Independent Living Skills Trainer

vhines@accessliving.org

 

Chiquita Landfair

Colbert Program Housing Locator

clandfair@accessliving.org

 

Valesta Ludlow

Williams Program Housing Locator

vludlow@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2209

 

Marina Salman

SOAR Benefits Coordinator

 

Sherita Smith

Colbert Program Housing Locator

ssmith@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2172

 

Evette Vasquez

Colbert Program Housing Locator

evasquez@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2175

 

Crystal Velasquez

Data Integrity Coordinator

cvelasquez@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2173

 

Esmeralda Velasquez

Colbert Program Housing Locator

evelasquez@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2144

 

Nancy Velasquez

Supervisor – Colbert and Williams Housing Location Services

nvelasquez@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2177

 
 

Community Supports

 

Jennifer Matthews

Manager – Community Supports

jmatthews@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2176

 

Annika Andersson

Housing Counseling Assistant

aandersson@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2174

 

Monique Brown

Housing Counselor

mbrown@accessliving.org

 

Tonya Edwards

Senior Community Supports Coordinator

tedwards@accessliving.org

 

Gloria Esquivel

Information & Referral Coordinator

gesquivel@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2181

 

Brandon Brown

Assistive Devices Coordinator

bbrown@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2111

 

Nadia Dawson

PA Coordinator

ndawson@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2184

 

Tim Granzow

Senior PA Training Coordinator

tgranzow@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2193

 

Chris Hemphill

Community Supports Coordinator

chemphill@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2183

 

Carleda Johnson

Independent Living Skills Coordinator

cjohnson@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2159

 

Wanda Lopez

Housing Supervisor

wlopez@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2153

 
 

Youth Institute

 

Katie Blank

Senior Manager

kblank@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2103

 

Mary Lee Ahern

Youth Coordinator – Fast Track & YIELD Coordinator

mahern@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2119

 

Beth Bendtsen

Youth Transition Coordinator

bbendtsen@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2156

 

Emily Garmager

Youth Program Supervisor

egarmager@accessliving.org

(312) 834-4387

 

Chinette Gilmore

Youth Coordinator

cgilmore@accessliving.org

(312) 371-5403

 

Rachel Rush

Independent Living Technology Coordinator

rrush@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2118

 

Stephanie Santana

Colbert Engagement and Support Coordinator

ssantana@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2208

 

Michael Walthall

Program Coordinator, Survivors of Gun Violence Program

mwalthall@accessliving.org

(224) 526-5625