Advocacy Council Leadership
They lend their passion, their time, and their expertise to drive the work of our Advocacy Council—friendraising and fundraising to build a movement for change.
Lisa Battisfore
Senior Product Manager
Cardinal Health
Teresa Becvar
Partner
Stephan Zouras, LLP
Hannah Bonecutter
Licensed Educator, Professional Organizer, Actress, Model, Poet, Filmmaker, Social Activist
Julie Erdmann
Program Administer and MA Candidate in Public Policy
University of Chicago
Kate Everson
Communications Specialist
Boeing
Mara Heneghan
Aide to the Chief of Staff
Cook County Board President
Elizabeth Kenefick
Co-Chair
Program Manager
American Hospital Association
Amber Mentor-Truppa
Co-Chair
Vice President of Communications
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Lauren Miller
MSc, MSW, LSW Staffer
OHIL RAINN
Kathryn Robertson
Salesforce Administrator/Business Analyst
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Melissa Souto
Pre-Health Student & Research Assistant, University of Illinois College of Medicine
Marketing Coordinator, Madison Construction
Rebecca Zavala
Advancement Officer
Casa Central
“Over the past five years on the Advocacy Council I’ve gained friends, and more importantly new perspectives on long-held beliefs. It’s exciting to be in a space that challenges my thinking with the common goal of improving the lives of all working women—and men, too.”
– Beth Kenefick