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Staff

We have an incredible staff at Breakthrough who make our work possible.

FOUNDER

Arloa Sutter
[email protected]

ADMINISTRATION

Yolanda Fields
Executive Director
[email protected] (773) 346-1713

John Smith
Chief Administrative Officer
[email protected] (773) 346-1730

Marissa Butler
Director, Human Resources
[email protected] (773) 346-1731

Cheryl Anderson
Accounting Coordinator
[email protected] (773) 346-1732

DEVELOPMENT

Alexandra Cesario
Chief Development Officer
[email protected] (773) 346-1782

Kirsten Strand
Director, Donor Relations
[email protected] (773) 346-1777

Bob Marsh
Director, Donor Relations
[email protected] (773) 346-1741

Bradley Troast
Director, Institutional Giving
[email protected] (773) 346-1783

Lindsey Tollefson
Associate Director, Communications
[email protected] (773) 346-1780

VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT

Ann Healing
Director, Church & Volunteer Engagement
[email protected] (773) 346-1773

Tony Daniels
Associate Director, Church & Volunteer Engagement
[email protected] (773) 346-1719

Courtney Porte
Church Engagement Coordinator
[email protected] (773) 346-1771

Gynger Garcia
Community Liaison
[email protected] (872) 444-8205

BREAKTHROUGH YOUTH NETWORK

Lisa Gwin
Chief Program Officer, Breakthrough Youth Network
[email protected] (872) 444-8210

Kimberly Graham
Early Childhood Director
[email protected] (773) 444-8237

Iris Ramirez
Youth Education Director
[email protected] (872) 444-8207

Myisha McGee
Director, High School and Post-Secondary
[email protected] (872) 444-8216

DeAngelo Johnson
Director of Operations & Recreation
[email protected] (872) 444-8236

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Cheron Massonburg, BSN, RN 
Chief Program Officer, Housing, Health and Wellness
[email protected] (872) 444-8251

Wendy Daniels
Director, Food Services
[email protected] (872) 444-8260

Lisa Wiese, LCSW, RDDP
Director, Behavioral Health Services
[email protected] (773) 346-1723

Astoria Griggs-Burns
Associate Director, Community Health and Wellness
[email protected] (773) 346-1776

Cornelius Chandler
Community Health Worker
[email protected] (773) 970-4158

HOUSING

Craig Whitney
Program Coordinator, Men’s Center
[email protected] (773)-346-1711

Tenisha Gibbs
Program Coordinator, Women’s Center
[email protected] (773) 722-0179

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Nate Bedell
Senior Director of Housing and Community Economic Development
[email protected] (773) 346-1382

Carolyn Crockett
Community Economic Development Program Coordinator
[email protected] (872) 444-8265

VIOLENCE PREVENTION

Damien Morris
Chief Program Officer, Violence Prevention
[email protected] (773) 346-1734

Martin Coffer
Director, Community Relations
[email protected] (773) 346-1714

Tashee Poplous
Associate Director, Violence Prevention
[email protected] (773) 346-1708

 

Please note that not all staff are listed. We are truly grateful for all of our staff.