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. Over forty 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 650 full and part-time employees, and nearly 4,500 volunteers, dedicated to helping Chicago area residents attain economic self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.
Patricia Doherty-Wildner
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Unita Sims
Vice-President, Children and Family Services
Marsha Belcher
Director, Marketing and Resource Development
Erlene Freeman
Acting Controller
Jake Koepsel
Director, Human Resources
Tracy Obershan
Director, Facilities
Carla M. Agostinelli
Interim Director, Revolving Loan
Georgia Blackstone
Director, Educational Talent Search
Ethel Brown
Acting Director, Weatherization
Yvonne Butchee
Director, Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Barbara Hyshaw
Director, Housing
Andrenika Murff
Director, Workforce and Economic Development
Margaret Saunders
Director, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Family Case Management
Jennifer Smith
Director, Home Energy Assistance Programs
