Saint Leonard’s Leadership and Board; Diverse, committed, passionate, and representative of those we serve.

Saint Leonard’s Board of Directors

Matthew McFarland, President
Vice President Strategic Partnerships and Community Relations, TASC

Breanna Kantor, Vice President
Director of Legal Programs, Cabrini Green Legal Aid

Queen Brown
Community and Reentry Volunteer

Rev. Ian Burch
Rector, St. Chrysostom’s Church

Susan Cox
Retired Federal Judge

Mary Kathryn Curry
Partner, Employment Attorney, Honigman

Nikki Donnelly
Attorney, Rights and Restoration Law Group, LLC

John Ekholm
Architect and Project Manager

Marshawn Feltus
Violence Intervention Supervisor, BUILD, Entrepreneur, ACT Yoga

Cheryl Gaines
Retired VA Psychiatrist

Sally Gonzalez
Managing Director of Finance & Ops Impact for Equity

Craig Espevick, Treasurer
Vice President of Operations, Yaskawa America, Inc.

Sallie L. Gaines, Secretary
Retired Senior Communications Strategist

Ryan Hatten, Member at Large
Attorney, Applegate Thorne & Thomson

David Hartt
Retired Urban Planner

T. Manning
Founder, Socially Responsible Ventures, L3C

Courtney Owens
Investment Analyst, Sustainable Growth Advisors, LP

Manny Perez
SVP at Cabrera Capital Markets

Mike Roane
Vice President, Brinshore Development

Will Smith
Owner, Concepts Outside of Ordinary Limits, LLC

Thomas Southerland
Clinical Director, Trilogy, Inc.

Mike Tobin
Senior Advisor for Strategic Talent Management, Vantage Leadership Consulting

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Leadership Council

Bennett Applegate
Attorney, Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, P.C.

Willette Benford 
Senior Advisor, MK Pritzker
Saint Leonard’s Alumni

Walter Burnett, Jr.
Former City of Chicago Vice Mayor & 27th Ward Alderman

Sen. Lakesia Collins
Illinois State Senator, 5th District

Bob Dougherty
Former Executive Director of Saint Leonard’s Ministries

Aviva Futorian
Attorney

Deborah Harrington
Board Emeritus

Fred Stein
Photographer & SLM Volunteer

Nikki Will Stein
Board Emeritus

David Waud
Board Emeritus