Meet our team

Our staff and board are made up of passionate people who believe deeply in the cause of affordable housing across Chicagoland.

Staff

Sarah Brachle Wagner

Chief Executive Officer

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Brian M. Worrall

Chief Marketing and Technology Officer

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Leslie Rodriguez

Veteran and Repair Programs Manager

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Dru Bergman

Director of Financing and Government Grants

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Lindsay Hurey

Data and Finance Manager

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Board of Directors 2024-25

Officers

J. Kelly Bufton, Esq., Chair

Senior Counsel, Haynes and Boone, LLP

Melissa Dorko, Vice-Chair

Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Meena Beyers, Secretary

Vice President, Business and Community Development, Nicor Gas

Jeffrey Ellis, Treasurer

Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting

Gloria Materre, Esq., Chair

Managing Director, EnTrust Realty Advisors
Principal Attorney, Materre & Associates, P.C.

Members

Kimberly Chase Harding, Esq.

Broker Owner of KCH Team, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

Bruce Delahorne

Principal, Hampton Consulting

Aaron Erter

Chief Executive Officer, James Hardie

James Harris

Senior Vice President, Strategic Markets, Wintrust Mortgage
Veteran, USMC

Carolyn Jaw

Executive Vice President, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago

Jill Johnson

Chief of Staff /
Senior Director, Finance and Business, Safety & Security, Northwestern University

Jennifer Parks,
Affiliate Representative

Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity Chicago

Ashlee Pforr

Project Executive,  Skender

Srinivas Ramadath

Partner, Chicago,  McKinsey & Company

Anthony Scattone

Deputy Chief People Officer, Aon

Kristin Slavish

Executive & Team Coach / Consultant

Jennifer Sniderman

Vice President, Corporate Communications, Wesco International

Brian Tauke

Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, USG