Senior Leadership Team
Juliana González-Crussi (she/her)
Executive Director
Nicole Comer (she/her)
Director of Finance & Business Strategy
Natalie Zayas (she/her)
Senior Director of Program Operations & Strategy
Paula Cripps-Vallejo (she/her)
Director of Development & Communications
To communicate with our Staff, please send an email to frontdesk@cclconnect.org or call 773-342-6210
Staff Team
The CCL team is committed to providing the best coaching and programming to our community.
Housing & Financial Team
Adriana Delgado (she/her)
Bilingual Housing & Financial Coach, Team Lead
John Puga (he/him)
Bilingual Housing & Financial Coach
Andrew Szkolnik (he/him)
Bilingual Housing & Financial Coach
Cassidy Kuebbeler (she/her)
Housing Resource Specialist
Employment Team
Lili Díaz (she/her)
Bilingual Employment Coach, Team Lead
Juanairis Castañeda (she/they)
Bilingual Employment Coach
Tenoch Rodriguez (he/him)
Bilingual Employment Coach
Rodrigo Perez (he/him)
Bilingual Employment Coach
Resource Development
& Outreach Team
Julio Pensamiento (he/him)
Director of Strategic Partnership, Team Lead
Mary Sico (she/her)
Bilingual Resource Development Coach
Yemilee Monjes-Lempa (she/her)
Outreach & Community Engagement Coordinator
Emma Vijil (she/her)
Bilingual Resource Development Coach
Shannon Schmidt (she/her)
Bilingual Resource Development Coach
Small Business Team
Jeremy Riegler (he/him)
Small Business Coach,Team Lead
Julian Arroyo (he/him)
Bilingual Small Business & Worker Co-Op Coach
Juan Zamora (he/they)
Bilingual Small Business Coach
Administrative Team
Mark Raney (he/they)
Impact & Evaluations Manager
Giselle Murillo (she/her)
Communications & Development Associate
Vanessa Valentin (she/her)
Administrative Assistant & Office Manager
To communicate with our Staff, please send an email to frontdesk@cclconnect.org or call 773-342-6210
Interns
If you are wanting to do your internship with Center for Changing Lives for the 2024-25 school year, please reach out to frontdesk@cclconnect.org or call 773-342-6210.
Board of Directors
Board President:
Joannie Foley
(she/her)
Director
Family Foundation
Bryan Maldonado (he/him)
Board Member
Wealth Analyst
BMO Bank
Lizeth Aguilar (she/her)
Board Member
Crew Liaison Manager
DiVinci Painters
Meghan Jacka (she/her)
Board Treasurer
Senior Audit Manager
KMPG
Bibi Thaibinh Hernandez (she/her)
Board Member
Entrepreneur
One Stop Beauty Salon & School
Jack Lee (he/him)
Board Secretary
Senior Consultant
GAINSystems
Maggie Clemons (she/her)
Board Member
Deputy Commissioner
City of Chicago Public Libraries
Yaritza Sandoval (she/her)
Board Member
Director of External Partnerships
Urban Alliance