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.
Patricia Doherty-Wildner
President/ Chief Executive Officer
Nathan S. Norasith
Vice-President, Programs
Marsha Belcher
Director, Marketing and Resource Development
Jake Koepsel
Director, Human Resources
Lourdes Coss
Director, Purchasing
Joel Wilcoxen
Chief Financial Officer
Georgia Blackstone
Director, Educational Talent Search "Second Chance" (ETSSC)
Mark Burger
Director, Energy Services
Yvonne Butchee
Director, Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Barbara Hyshaw
Director, Housing
Renet Murad
Director, Weatherization
Andrenika Murff
Director, Workforce and Economic Development
Margaret Saunders
Director, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Family Case Management
