We Are Ceda

The Finest Professionals and Community Leaders

Board of Directors

CEDA is fortunate to have some of the area’s finest professionals and community leaders serving on our Board of Directors. The time and talent they dedicate to CEDA is a testament to their shared desire to improve lives and communities across Cook County.

* indicates member of Executive Committee

Lisa Anthony*

Director of Health & Human Resources, Village of Franklin Park

Steve Brunton*

Resource Development Director, Just Serving People LLC

Xochitl Flores

Bureau Chief of Economic Development, Bureau of Economic Development

Herb Porter

Village Trustee, Village of Hanover Park

Hector Villagrana

Senior Public Service Administrator, Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services

Ronald Bean*

Adjunct Professor, Governors State University

Anne Campbell

Community Impact Facilitator, United Palatine Coalition

Rhonda Hampton-Tolbert

Nursing Assistant, Warren Barr

Sima Quraishi

Executive Director, Muslim Women’s Resource Center

Ebony Blue

People Analytics Manager, LinkedIn

Sarah Flax

Housing & Grants Administrator, City of Evanston

Richard Monocchio

Executive Director, Housing Authority of Cook County

Eric Slaughter

CEO, CIRE Group, Inc.

A Talented and Diverse Group of Leadership

Executive Team

CEDA is skillfully guided through every phase of its mission by a talented and diverse group of leadership professionals. Each provides the organization with a wealth of knowledge, experience and dedication to human service.