Meet the Team
Willow House is fortunate to have some of Chicago’s leading business professionals and dedicated volunteers serving on the Board of Directors. Their expertise and passion for the Willow House mission is the backbone of our cause.
Board of Directors
Kirk Kohls,
CFA, CPA
President
KPMG
AJ Coleman, MBA, CFE, CAMS
Treasurer
Byline Bank
Jane Bryant Klett
Secretary
Abbott
Dr. Martins Adeoye
Member
Elemental Center Ltd.
Maureen French
Member
Enquire AI
Patty Knoblauch
Member
Retired
Eric Lynch
Member
AbbVie
Diane Rapaport, MD
Member
VITAS Hospice
Tim Casey
Member
Salesforce
Karen Gold
Member
Peak Effects Marketing
Beatrice Lauture
Member
AbbVie
Esther Morales
Member
Retired
Selvaanish Selvam
Member
McKinsey
Willow House Staff
David Scheffler
Executive Director
Lauren Raney, LCPC, ATR
Assistant Program Director
Megan Andriano, LPC, ATR
Program Director and
Clinical Site Coordinator: Libertyville
Mickayla Bedenian, LSW
Program Associate and
Clinical Site Coordinator: Arlington Heights
Mackenzie Liberta, MA, CCLS, GC-C
Clinical School and Program Coordinator
Amanda Roper
Program Coordinator
Charlotte Shuber, LCSW
Clinical Site Coordinator: Chicago
Samantha VanDeman, ATR-P
Clinical Site Coordinator: Expressive Arts
Halle Winkler, LSW, PEL
Clinical Site Coordinator: S.O.S. Bannockburn
Victoria Vepari
Clinical Site Coordinator: Round Lake Park
Jennifer Fieten CCLS
Clinical School Coordinator: Chicago
Elizabeth McCreless
Clinical Intern
Chris Froseth, MBSR
Clinical Intern
Itamar Steiner
Clinical Intern
Krystyna Long
Operations and Administrative Coordinator
Nancy Reed
Controller
Stefanie Norris,
MSW, LCSW
Founder
Volunteer Clinical Consultant