Our building is closed today and until further notice because of water damage. Access Living staff is working remotely. Look for more updates to be posted here as they become available.

Our Staff

 

We are Access Living

We are a diverse group of people with deep experience in disability advocacy, service, and social change.

Over 60% of us have disabilities or lived experience with disability, because at the heart of everything we do is the mantra of the disability rights movement: “Nothing about us without us.”

Leadership Team

 

Karen Tamley

President and CEO

Ktamley@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2100

 

Daisy Feidt

Executive Vice President

dfeidt@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2197

 

Neil Anderson

Chief Financial Officer

nanderson@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2114

 

Bridget Hayman

Director of Communications

bhayman@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2129

 

Barbara Khalouf

Director of Development

bkhalouf@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2198

 

Latricia Seye

Vice President of Independent Living

lseye@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2127

 
 

Advocacy

 

Michelle Garcia

Manager of Organizing and Community Development

mgarcia@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2194

 

Nick Boyle

Economic Justice Policy Analyst

nboyle@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2160

 

Candace Coleman

Community Strategy Specialist

ccoleman@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2128

 

Neelam Dhadankar

Healthcare Policy Analyst

ndhadankar@accessliving.org

 

Jessica Gimeno, MPPA

Mental Health Policy Analyst

jgimeno@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2145

 

Iliana Rivera Haven

Community Organizer – Housing

irhaven@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2158

 

Frank Lally

Policy Analyst – Education

flally@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2134

 

Ryan McGraw

Community Organizer – Healthcare

rmcgraw@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2125

 

Laura Saltzman

Policy Analyst – Transportation

lsaltzman@accessliving.org

 
 

Arts & Culture

 

Bri Beck

Arts & Culture Project Coordinator

bbeck@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2170

 

Sandie Yi

Arts & Culture Project Coordinator

syi@accessliving.org

 
 

Civil Rights

 

Ken Walden

Managing Attorney

kwalden@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2136

 

Charles Petrof

Senior Attorney

cpetrof@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2124

 

Susan Pracht

Fair Housing Testing Coordinator

spracht@accessliving.org

 
 

Communications

 

Ashley Eisenmenger

Disability Inclusion Training Specialist

aeisenmenger@accessliving.org

 

Emma Olson

Digital Engagement and Accessibility Specialist

eolson@accessliving.org

 

Atta Zahedi

PR Coordinator

azahedi@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2192

 
 

Digital Accessibility Team

 

Jose Martinez, CPACC

Digital Accessibility Supervisor

jmartinez@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2146

 

Juan Gonzalez, CPACC

Digital Accessibility Consultant

jgonzalez@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2132

 

Ben Chargot

Digital Accessibility Coordinator

bchargot@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2131

 
 

Development

 

Ben Santos

Manager of Grants & Planned Giving

bsantos@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2185

 

Monica Hamada-Peña

Development Associate – Grant Writer

mhamada@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2190

 

Theresa Markham

Event & Major Gifts Specialist

tmarkham@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2189

 

Nicole Shields

Development Associate – Government Relations

nshields@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2116

 

Andrea Turner

Development & Database Associate

aturner@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2168

 
 

Finance & Administration

 

George Brimmage

Assistant Building Engineer

 

Charmion D. Cobb

Human Resources Specialist

ccobb@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2130

 

Sharonda Kennedy

Assistant to the President

skennedy@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2107

 

Butch Lillibridge

MIS Coordinator

 

Pat McMullan

Receptionist

(312) 640-2100

 

Michelle Nguyen

Senior Staff Accountant

mnguyen@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2180

 

Jerome Palliser

Program Director Assistant

jpalliser@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2113

 

Reba Pope

Senior Staff Interpreter

rpope@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2196

 

Ginisha Vinayakan

Staff Accountant

gvinayakan@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2154

 

Mike Werner

Electronic Document Specialist

mwerner@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2117

 

Jimmie Yarbrough

Night Clerk

jyarbrough@accessliving.org

 
 

Independent Living

Community Reintegration

 
 
 

Dariusz Barwacz

Manager – Community Reintegration

dbarwacz@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2151

 

Ben Christmas

Colbert Program Housing Locator

bchristmas@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2105

 

Cheri Fox

Colbert Program Housing Locator

cfox@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2126

 

Ira Gates

Supervisor – Colbert Housing Location Services

igates@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2143

 

Erika Gehrke

Colbert Files Coordinator

egehrke@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2123

 

Valerie Hines

Independent Living Skills Trainer

vhines@accessliving.org

 

Chiquita Landfair

Colbert Program Housing Locator

clandfair@accessliving.org

 

Tim Pagani

Independent Living Skills Trainer

tpagani@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2110

 

Cheyenne Richardson

Williams Program Housing Locator

trichardson@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2135

 

Marina Salman

SOAR Benefits Coordinator

 

Sherita Smith

Colbert Program Housing Locator

ssmith@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2172

 

Evette Vasquez

Colbert Program Housing Locator

evasquez@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2175

 

Crystal Velasquez

Data Integrity Coordinator

cvelasquez@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2173

 

Esmeralda Velasquez

Colbert Program Housing Locator

evelasquez@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2144

 

Nancy Velasquez

Supervisor – Colbert and Williams Housing Location Services

nvelasquez@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2177

 
 

Community Supports

 

Jennifer Matthews

Manager – Community Supports

jmatthews@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2176

 

Annika Andersson

Housing Counselor Assistant

aandersson@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2174

 

Tonya Edwards

Senior Community Supports Coordinator

tedwards@accessliving.org

 

Gloria Esquivel

Information & Referral Coordinator

gesquivel@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2181

 

Brandon Brown

Assistive Devices Coordinator

bbrown@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2111

 

Nadia Dawson

PA Coordinator

ndawson@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2184

 

Tim Granzow

Senior PA Training Coordinator

tgranzow@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2193

 

Chris Hemphill

Community Supports Coordinator

chemphill@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2183

 

Carleda Johnson

Independent Living Skills Coordinator

cjohnson@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2159

 

Wanda Lopez

Housing Counselor

wlopez@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2153

 

Zach Milligan

Financial Literacy Coordinator

zmilligan@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2199

 
 

Youth Institute

 

Katie Blank

Senior Manager – Youth Institute

kblank@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2103

 

Mary Lee Ahern

DJMC & YIELD Coordinator

mahern@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2119

 

Emily Garmager

Senior Youth Coordinator

egarmager@accessliving.org

(312) 834-4387

 

Kavasea Garrett

Independent Living Technology Coordinator

kgarrett@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2118

 

Chinette Gilmore

Youth Coordinator

cgilmore@accessliving.org

(312) 371-5403