Sunny Fischer
she/her
Board Chair
Cultural Activist; Retired Philanthropic Executive; Former Resident, Eastchester Projects, New York
Board
Our board members are a highly dedicated group of individuals who bring their wide-ranging expertise and lived experience in public housing to ensure we fulfill our mission to preserve, promote, and propel the right of all people to a place to call home.
Crystal Palmer
she/her
Board Vice Chair
Assistant Director of Resident Engagement, Chicago Housing Authority; Former Resident, Henry Horner Homes, Chicago
Tony Ruzicka
he/him
Treasurer
Retired accountant specializing in nonprofit organizations audits, tax returns, and accounting; Past President, Village of Glencoe, IL
Deborah E. Bennett
she/her
Secretary
Former Senior Program Officer, Polk Bros. Foundation
Jean Butzen
she/her
Vice Chair, Fundraising and Development
President, Mission + Strategy Consulting
Michele Dremmer
she/her
Vice Chair, Site Development
Principal, Michele Dremmer Interior Architect and Design
D. Bradford Hunt
he/him
Vice Chair, Programs and Interpretations
Professor and Chair of the History Department at Loyola University-Chicago
Zenobia Johnson-Black
she/her
Vice Chair, Personnel
Retired Housing Official
Jack Medor
he/him
Vice Chair, Audit Committee
Retired Finance Executive
Michael Rogers
he/him
Vice Chair, Governance and Nominations
Architect; Former Resident, Robert Taylor Homes, Chicago
Bennett P. Applegate
he/him
Partner, Applegate & Thorne-Thompson
Mary Baldwin
she/her
Public Housing Activist; Former Resident, Rockwell Gardens, Chicago
Charlie Barlow
he/him
Executive Director, Boston Library Consortium
Penny Brown
she/her
Trustee, National Louis University; Board Member, Grant Park Music Festival; Board Member, Facets Film Forum
Arnett Faulkner
she/her
Principal at Howell-Faulkner Group
Allen Feliz
he/him
Vice President, U.S. Affordable Housing at MRI Software LLC
Willie “J.R.” Fleming
he/him
Founder/ President Chicago Anti Eviction Campaign Human Rights Leader, Former Cabrini-Green resident
Michael J. Gurgone
he/him
Retired Chief Investment Officer/Treasurer, Chicago Housing Authority
Sara Manzano-Diaz
she/her
Former Director of the Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor
Edward L. Moses
he/him
Former Regional Public Housing Director, Regions IX and X, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Marisa Novara
she/her
Vice President of Community Impact at The Chicago Community Trust and former Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Housing
Joe Shuldiner
he/him
Former Executive Director, Municipal Housing Authority of the City of Yonkers, NY
Mark Thiele
he/him
CEO, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)
Francine Washington
she/her
Chairperson, Central Advisory Committee, Chicago Housing Authority; Former Resident, Stateway Gardens, Chicago, IL
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