Our Team
Board Members
Hugh Brady
Co-President
Lorri Grainawi
Co-President
John Geier
Vice President & Co-Secretary
Julie Savastio
Treasurer
Judy Graff
Co-Secretary
Lindy Vandersteeg
Director
Rick Craft
Director
Linda Orgler
Director
Susan Piasecki
Director
Craig Whitehead
Director
Arlen Gould
Director
Bonnie Lane
Director
Ann Kang
Director
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Advisory Members
Rick German
Executive Director, Alexian Center for Mental Health
Hon. Tom Morrison
State Representative, 54th
Legislative District
Eileen Higgins
Vice President, Housing Services, Catholic Charities
Cook County
Hon. Elaine Nekritz
Retired State Representative , 57th Legislative District
Leonard Marturano
Attorney
Sue Shimon
Vice President of Clinical Operations, Thresholds
Arlen Gould
Board Member, Wheeling Consolidated Elementary School District 21
Todd Stull
Clinical Director, Journeys the Road Home
Donna Woods, M.D.
Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital
Our Partners
To make our vision a reality, The North / Northwest Suburban Task Force on Supportive Housing for Individuals with Mental Illness has partnered with the following organizations:
The Corporation for Supportive Housing
The Corporation for Supportive Housing is a national nonprofit organization and community development financial institution that helps communities create permanent housing with services to prevent and end homelessness.
UP Development, LLC.
UP Development, LLC is an affordable housing development company based in Chicago and currently working across the Midwest. Their vision is to enhance and revitalize affordable housing in the Midwest.
Kenneth Young Center
Kenneth Young Center is a compassionate provider of mental health and older adult supportive services in northwest suburban Chicagoland, offering care to clients from 3 to 104 years old. With over 45 years of dedicated community-based services, KYC provides care to almost 15,000 local children, adults, seniors, and families to maximize wellness and independence for all.
The Alliance to End Homelessness
The Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County is a non-profit organization responsible for
planning and coordinating homeless services and housing options for all of Cook County outside of
Chicago and Evanston.
Thresholds
Thresholds is Illinois’ oldest and largest organization delivering services to people with severe mental illness. "Thresholds assists and inspires people with severe mental illnesses to reclaim their lives by providing the supports, skills, and the respectful encouragement that they need to achieve hopeful and successful futures.”
National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. NAMI focuses on three cornerstones of activity that offer hope, reform and health: Support, Education and Advocacy.
NAMI has a national organization as well as state organizations and local affiliates in more than 1,100 communities across the country.