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
Co-Chair
Senior Product Manager
Cardinal Health
Teresa Becvar
Partner
Stephan Zouras, LLP
Hannah Bonecutter
Licensed Educator, Professional Organizer, Actress, Model, Poet, Filmmaker, Social Activist, & Master of Public Health Candidate, University of Illinois at Chicago
Antonia Coffelt
Senior Program Manager, Customer Experience & External Relations
Egon Zehnder
Julie Erdmann
Program Administrator 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
Julia Mohan
Attorney
Roetzel & Andress LPA
Kathryn Robertson
Technical Project Manager
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Lauren Smith
Co-Chair
Talent Management Consultant
Adtalem Global Education
Ellison Snider
Paralegal & Executive Assistant
Lopp Mathias Law
Melissa Souto
Pre-Health Student & Research Assistant, University of Illinois College of Medicine
Marketing Coordinator, Madison Construction
Rebecca Zavala
Co-Chair
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