Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the governing body of AgeOptions. It is responsible for ensuring that AgeOptions is effective in achieving its mission and goals, and for setting the agency’s direction, establishing policies and managing and allocating resources. Its primary responsibilities are to:

• Set policy, approve position statements, programs and services
• Approve the annual budget and financial statements
• Represent the public need and interest to the organization and positively represent AgeOptions to the public
• Find the resources needed for an efficient organization
• Evaluate organizational effectiveness

If you are interested in serving a three-year term on the Board of Directors, please contact Philomena Abruscato at (708) 383-0258, or philomena.abruscato@ageoptions.org for information and a nomination form.

Chairperson

Gayle Kricke, PhD
Director of Operations, Primary Care
Northwestern Medicine

Vice-Chairperson

Richard T. Evans, DBA
Professor
South Suburban College

Directors

• Tonya Boddie, PhD
  Regional Business Manager
  BASF
• Lisa L. Campbell, PhD
  Healthcare Leader & Consultant
• Rose Canonaco
  Consulting Manager
  Miller Cooper & Co., Ltd
• Mary E. Coonda
  Social Security Administration
  (Retired)
• Bonnie Ewald, MA
  Manager, Dept of Social Work & Community
  Health, Rush University Medical Center
  
  Murray A. Gordon
  CEO
  Gordon Associates Long Term Care Planning
• Felicia Houston, MA
  Mental Health Specialist
  Advocate Health Care
• Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD, MPH
  Associate Professor
  University of Chicago
• Fred Karutz
  EVP Strategic Solutions
  Valenz Health
• Genevieve Kruse
  Divisional Vice President, Medicare
  Health Care Service Corp
• Dheeraj Mahajan, MD
  President & CEO
  CIMPAR, S.C.
• Bruce Matson
  CFO (Retired)
• John P. O’Connor
  Partner
  Plante Moran
• Eric Parker
  Partner
  Stotis & Baird Chartered
• Rev. Kirsten Peachey
  Faith & Health Partnerships
  Advocate Health, Midwest Region
• Jack Prior
  Associate General Counsel
  Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Jeffery Waddy, DrPh
  Public Health Consultant at HMHC
• Brad Winick
  Consultant
  Planning/Aging

Staff Officers

Diane Slezak
President
Chief Executive Officer

Robert Mapes
Vice President

Kim McCahill
Vice President

Mike Giuntoli
Treasurer

Carole Murphy
Secretary