OUR TEAM
Meet Our Board Members
We are fortunate to have a generous team of volunteer board members leading our organization. Our board of directors works hard to provide financial oversight and keep us on the right track. They are also local leaders who spread the word about the help our agency can provide.

PRESIDENT
Shannon Devinger
Wintrust Financial
sdevinger@wintrust.com
VICE-PRESIDENT
Paul Zukowski
Prairie State Legal Services
pzukowski@pslegal.org
SECRETARY
Laura Franz
Veterans Path to Hope
lfranz@tlsveterans.org
TREASURER
Richard Adamson
First Secure Community Bank
Palm518@comcast.net
BOARD MEMBER
Gerald DuPaw, Jr.
Guaranteed Rate
jerry.dupaw@rate.com
BOARD MEMBER
James D. Huls
American Home Mortgage
BOARD MEMBER
Melissa Hernandez
N. Kane County Chamber of Commerce
melissa@nkcchamber.com
BOARD MEMBER
Krishin Thadani
US Small Business Association
thadanikrishin@gmail.com
BOARD MEMBER
Laura Ellen Schock
The Office of Congressman Sean Casten
laurae323@gmail.com
BOARD MEMBER
Lachell Jeffries Aaroneaux
NAMI of McHenry County
lachell@namimch.org
BOARD MEMBER
Mark Piekos
Illinois Small Business Development Center – McHenry County College
mpiekos@mchenry.edu