Board of Directors

Almost Home Kids would like to acknowledge the dedicated individuals who serve on our board in Naperville and in Chicago. Their work and involvement makes an immeasurable difference in the lives of the children we serve, and their families.

Chair: Theresa Danko
Vice Chair: Christopher Schenkenberg

Theresa Danko

Theresa Danko

Studio T Inc., President

Christopher Schenkenberg

Christopher Schenkenberg

Grant Thornton,  Partner

Praveen Adhi

Praveen Adhi

McKinsey & Company,  Senior Partner

Michelle Baker

Michelle Baker

Swoon,  CEO

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Sean Barrett Singleton

Oglethorpe Capital, LLC,  Managing Director

Patricia R Bellock

Patricia R. Bellock

Retired State Representative

Brenda Davis

Brenda Davis

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago,  VP of Budget and Business Analytics

Carley Diedrich

Carley Diedrich

Community Volunteer

Yonhee Gordon

Yonhee Gordon

JMG Financial Group, Ltd,  Principal, CMO and COO

Debroah A. Grisko, RN

Deborah A. Grisko, RN

Almost Home Kids,  President and Executive Director

Bregan Herrold

Bregan Herrold

Cushman & Wakefield,  CFO and COO of Americas

Anju Jain

Anju Jain, Ph.D

Fermilab,  Former Chief Human Resource Officer

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Martin Koehler

Assurance,  Principal and Board Member

Matt Mullarkey

Matthew Mullarkey

Centerpoint Properties,  Senior Vice President, Special Projects

Kyle Olson

Kyle Olson

The Boeing Company,  Senior Counsel

Jigna Patel

Jigna Patel

Home Smart,  Realtor

Josh Prangley

Josh Prangley

Greenhill & Co, LLC,  Managing Director

Michelle Stephenson

Michelle Stephenson DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Community Volunteer

Derek Wheeler

Derek Wheeler, MD, MMM, MBA

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago,  Executive VP and COO