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.

Harold Rice, Jr

Erin Dowland Kabwe

Glen Ofenloch

John Pady

Granada Williams
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