Mental Health Association of Greater Chicago

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official website of the Mental health association of greater chicago
125 S. Clark St. Suite 1820 Chicago, IL 60603  (312) 781-7780

The operations and programs of the Mental Health Association of Greater Chicago are overseen by three Boards:

Board of Directors

Executive Director
Martha T. Schriver, M.S.

Executive Board Officers

  • President
    George E. Smith, ED.D. President , Management Planning Institute
  • Secretary
    Daniel B. Hales, Esq.
  • Treasurer
    Jack McCarthy, Esq. Chairman, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd

Executive Board Members

  • Cindy D. O’Drobinak, R.P.A., Vice President, U.S. Equities Asset Management, Inc.
  • Liz Shayani, Health Care Marketing
  • Pamela Fromelt, V.P., Government Programs Life Masters Supportive Self Care
  • Steve Ethington, MBA, DHR International
  • Rick Callahan, Callahan Real Estate Development
  • Gordon Nielson, President, PSI
  • Stella Kalfa, M.B.A., Associate Dean
    Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
  • Noreen Abbasi, M.B.A., President and Co-Founder Maven Cosmetics

Advisory Council

  • Helen Buoscio, Past Principal, Chicago Public Schools
  • Olga La Luz, Area Regional Officer, Chicago Public Schools
  • Tom Pfenning, Vice President, Northern Trust Bank
  • Roger Weissberg, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Dept of Psychology
  • Nan Giblin, Ph.D., Northeastern University
  • Beverly Gulley, Ph.D., Dean, School of Education, Saint Xavier University
  • Bonita Hatchett, Esq., Partner, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC

Young Professionals (YPs) Board
(established in February, 2003)

Executive Committee 

  • President
    Jennifer Pitts, M.S.W., Manager, Institute Development American College of Chest Physicians
  • Secretary
    Craig Zemke, M.S.W., Program Consultant and Evaluator, Chicago Head Start

YP Board Members

  • Pleshette Hamb, M.S.W., Director, MPI
  • Jennifer Hardie, Deloitte & Touche
  • Jennifer Liebman, M.A., University of Illinois, Law School Student
  • Maura Galligan, Manager of Product Quality, Information Resources, Inc.
  • John Schriver, Associate Portfolio Manager, Harris Trust and Savings Bank
  • Brad Ray, Health & Benefits, Mercer
  • Melissa Nielson, Roosevelt University, Forensic Psychology Student
  • Erika Robinson, Management Planning Institute
  • Tony Hoshaw, M.Div., Outreach Counselor, Outreach Services
  • Kate Reid, Resource Manager, Capital H Group
  • Christina Waller, MSW candidate, DePaul University
  • Matt Richards, Children’s Memorial Hospital

Ex Officio YP Members

  • Janis Sayer, M.S.W., Chief Policy Analyst, Chicago Board of Health
  • Alison Womac, Events Manager, Lutheran General
  • Scott Zimmerman, Esq., Hedge Fund, Evanston, IL.
  • Bonita Hatchett, Esq., Partner, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC

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