Autism Speaks Chicagoland Chapter

2700 S. River Road, Suite 203
Des Plaines, IL 60018

Tel: 224-567-8573
Fax: 224-567-8574
Email: chicago@autismspeaks.org

Staff Contacts

Liz Klug
Executive Director

Dana Morris
Events Director

Mary Rios
Events Manager

Katrina Mesina
Events Coordinator

Chapter Board of Directors

Chair
Geoffrey A. Vance
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Vice Chair
Tricia Brouwers
Fifth Third Bank

Secretary
Joanne Wilken        
Chicago Public Schools

Treasurer
Agatha DeFranco
Parent Advocate

Members
Eugene A. Bensinger
Mesirow Financial

Laurie Chern
Parent Advocate

Ann Cutler, MD, FAAP
University of Illinois at Chicago Institute on Disability and Human Development

Diane Gedik
Shefsky & Froelich Ltd. 

Steven Insoft
Aviv REIT, Inc.

Ahmad Islam
Commonground Marketing

Mia McNary
M.I.A. LLC

Keith McCormick
Chicago Children's Museum

Lou Melgarejo
Comcast SportsNet

Nancy O'Brien
Clear Channel

Angelina Strum
Plainfield Community School District 202

Antoinette Taylor
Exceptional Needs Consultant

Amanda Kemmer Turnbull
Legacy Marketing Partners

Committee Leadership

Gene Bensinger
Chair, Mission Integration

Steven Insoft
Chair, An Evening With the Stars

Tricia & Jon Brouwers / Deb & Jody Gaunt
Co-Chairs, Chicago Walk Now for Autism Speaks

Agatha DeFranco
Chair, Community Outreach

Diane Gedik & Leo Tavolacci
Chicago Ride for Autism Speaks

Spencer Savitz
Chair, North Shore Walk Now for Autism Speaks

Kerry & Dan Schlaack
Co-Chairs, An Evening With the Stars 2012

John, Joel & Diana Semmelhack
Co-Chairs, Driving for Dreams Golf Outing

Carly Sproul
AS2YP Chicago

Amanda Turnbull
Heroes Ball