Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County, Incorporated
CEDA Mission Statement:
To work in partnership with communities to empower families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.
Community Action Promise:
Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live.
We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
One of the largest private non-profit organizations in the country, CEDA serves 240,000 Cook County residents annually. Thirty programs and services are offered in the areas of child and family development, health and nutrition services, senior citizen programs, economic development, employment and job training, housing services, education services and community development.
We are constantly improving and expanding our services to further aid our mission of assisting individuals, families and communities. CEDA has over 625 full and part-time employees, dedicated to helping Chicago area residents attain economic self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.
Lisa K. Anthony - Chairman
Director of Health & Human Resources
Village of Franklin Park
Craig Chico - Vice-Chairman
Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council
Deborah Carlson-Kudla - Secretary
CEDA Northwest Self-Help Center, Inc.
Brent Latta - Treasurer
Brent A. Latta, Ltd.
Martha Martinez - Parliamentarian
Acting Chief of the Bureau of Administration
Board of Commissioners of Cook County
Honorable Ronald Bean
Governors State University
Steve Brunton
Chicago Community-Based
Dreina Lewis
City of Harvey
Patricia Doherty-Wildner
CEDA President/ Chief Executive Officer
Honorable Ronald Bean
Governors State University
Steve Brunton
Chicago Community-Based
Deborah Carlson-Kudla
CEDA Northwest Self-Help Center, Inc.
Craig Chico
Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council
Diala Chahoud
Policy Action Council on Education
Ann M. Cooper
Senior Nutrition Advisory Council
Susan Erdakos
Early Childhood Education
Susan L. Esses
Principal Financial Group
Honorable Joseph W. Freelon
Proviso/Leyden Township
Honorable Charles Griffin
Mayor, Village of Ford Heights
Designee: Bernard D. Hackney
Village of Ford Heights
Honorable Lisa Hernandez
State Representative
CEDA Near West Community Development Area
Honorable Eric J. Kellogg
Mayor - City of Harvey
Designee: Dreina Lewis
City of Harvey
Brent Latta
Brent A. Latta, Ltd.
Honorable Mark Madej
Trustee - Village of Schaumburg
Martha Martinez
First Assistant to the Chief Administrative Officer - Board of Commissioners of Cook County
President of Board of Commissioners of Cook County
Honorable Barrett Pedersen
President - Village of Franklin Park
Designee: Lisa K. Anthony
Village of Franklin Park
Honorable Robert Rita
Calumet Township
Eric Rock
Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP
Robert Romo
Certified Public Accountant
Adrian Soto
Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Honorable Claudette Struzik
Southwest Development Association
John T. Thompson
Center for Community Action
Honorable Elizabeth Tisdahl
Mayor - City of Evanston
Designee: Honorable Lorraine H. Morton
City of Evanston
Patricia Doherty-Wildner
CEDA President/ Chief Executive Officer
