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 more than 200,000 Cook County residents annually. Over 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, and nearly 4,500 volunteers, dedicated to helping Chicago area residents attain economic self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.
Magda Favale
CDA Director - CEDA Near West
Ronald Jordan
CDA Director - CEDA Northwest
Karyn Perkins
CDA Director - CEDA Bloom-Rich Community Development Association
Doris Robinson
CDA Director - CEDA Southwest Development Association
Carolyn Taylor
CDA Director - CEDA Center for Community Action
Patricia Vance
CDA Director - CEDA Neighbors at Work
Anthony Welch
CDA Director - CEDA Southeast
Robert L. Wharton
President and Chief Executive Officer
Patricia Doherty-Wildner
Executive Vice President
Unita Sims
Vice-President, Children's Services
Kinnell J. Snowden
Vice President of Administration
Marsha Belcher
Director, Marketing and Resource Development
Erlene Freeman
Director, Accounting
Jake Koepsel
Director, Human Resources
Hermine Wise
Director, Procurement
Carla M. Agostinelli
Interim Director, Revolving Loan
Georgia Blackstone
Director, Educational Talent Search
Yvonne Butchee
Director, Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Marty Feinstein
Coordinator, Program Information Unit
John Hamilton
Director, Weatherization
Barbara Hyshaw
Director, Housing
Andrenika Murff
Interim Director, Workforce and Economic Development
Margaret Saunders
Director, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Family Case Management
Jennifer Smith
Director, Home Energy Assistance Programs