As co-Founder, Director and Case Manager, Cindy is using her role as a career educator to work with our clients, educating and mentoring them while working within our community to establish a true network of agencies and dedicated volunteers to help those who need it the most.

Fred came to understand that there were so many great social service organizations that weren’t being connected with those people most in need. This, along with his and Cindy C desire to find more significance in their community involvement inspired both of them to organize and launch Connections of Illinois, Inc.

Connections of Illinois is very fortunate to have Sue as a member of our Board of Directors. Her vast experience in social justice and charity projects as well as her knowledge and relationships she has developed over the years within the social service agency community is a tremendous asset in helping us grow in our abilities to serve those who need it most in our community.

As Controller and Director, Becky was an understudy to Sue E, and since Sue E passing, Becky has done a great job of bringing her own sense finance and accounting to our organization assuring all of our operating funds and donations are put to best use and fulfill the mission of Connections of Illinois, Inc.

Anne is a dedicated mother, wife and nursing professional who has also devoted her life in service to others with her volunteer involvement with her church and PHD. Her caring and gentle manner fits her role as a Connections of Illinois Case Manager perfectly and more recently Anne has also stepped up into the role of our Operations Manager.

With years of experience working within the PADS organization, Letty comes to Connections of Illinois as a seasoned and giving staff member with a great gift of listening and serving our community as a Spanish and English speaking Intake Coordinator and also serves as the Lead for all of our Intake Coordinators.

Cheryl is one of our newer members assuming the role of Case Manager. Cheryl has been involved with a number of community service activities and is very excited to join us in our mission to bring assistance to members of our community that are in need.

Our most recent staff member, Jeannie comes with a great deal of enthusiasm and compassion for our clients. She has worked with people all of her life and was excited to join Connections of Illinois so she could explore how she could be a part of our mission in making a difference. Once she has completed her training we look forward to her bringing her warm heart to those in need.

Connections of Illinois welcomes Karen to our service community. Karen's professional experience in connecting services to companies needing those services is a natural fit in bringing her people skills and enthusiasm to Connections of Illinois that will bring much success toward our mission of connecting agency with people who need it the most.

Connections of Illinois welcomes Kim as our newest Service Community Coordinator. Kim's terrific spirit and enthusiasm has already made a difference and we look forward to her contributions spreading throughout the community.

We are excited to welcome Wilfred(Willie) to our dedicated staff at Connections of Illinois, Inc. Recently retired, Willie was seeking meaningful work, after his successful career in the tech industry as an engineer and project manager at various levels of management. Willie not only brings his management and organizational skills to Connections but also a desire to do good, a strong work ethic and people skills. We look forward to having him assist us in developing a strong working knowledge of all the housing initiatives in our service area and bringing fresh energy in finding new solutions to a growing need in our community.

We are very excited about Bob joining our staff in the capacity of Financial Counselor. We have had so many of our clients struggling with managing their household finances. With Bob joining Connections of Illinois, we are now in a position to offer financial counseling to assist them with their budgets. Bob comes to us with a strong background in project management and training in the IT world and will be leading our efforts in expanding this service to our clients and beyond.

We are excited to welcome Lisa and Marguerite to our organization as we build our capability to work more intimately with our clients in need of affordable housing. Lisa has been long affiliated with Connections of Illinois, serving not only as a licensed Social Worker resource but also in providing leadership and coaching skills as a trainer for our case managers and others undergoing our 8 hour Case Management Training curriculum, required of all our personnel that are in direct contact with our clients.

We are excited to welcome Marguerite and Lisa as our two licensed social workers who have come on board with our organization to assist and work with our clients seeking affordable housing under a new program with are kicking off this year. Marguerite has dedicated her lifelong career to the service of others and she brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our housing initiative that will surely contribute to the successes we are working toward

John joins our effort as a team of dedicated individuals focused on bringing more affordable housing to the northwest suburbs of Chicago. John comes to us with a wealth of knowledge, experience and dedication to helping those in need through his lifelong career in the commercial and industrial construction industry working for one of the largest Chicago based construction firms for most of his career. In addition to his professional experience John has also been very generous with his time suppporting the work of Wings and Habitat for Humanity.

We welcome Mimi as another addition to our team of dedicated staff. Mimi has a real commitment to working behind the scenes in developing our housing database and supporting Connections of Illinois in a variety of ways.

Dan is one of our great, behind the scenes, administrators who graciously contributes to our mission through his work in maintaining and updating our database, including all the information regarding our networked agencies, clients and volunteers. Dan's patience and abilities to provide training for our staff is a great asset to all of us.

Dani joined Connections of Illinois with a desire to get more involved with those in need. With a long career in the business world, she is excited to bring her organizational expertise to assist us in administering the work we do with supporting operations with our phones, website, newsletters and event planning.