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, CAMS
Treasurer
Byline Bank
Jane Bryant Klett
Secretary
Abbott
Dr. Martins Adeoye
Member
Elemental Center Ltd.
Tim Casey
Member
Salesforce
Patty Knoblauch
Member
Retired
Eric Lynch
Member
AbbVie
Diane Rapaport, MD
Member
VITAS Hospice
Ellie Ander
Member
Chicago Northshore Moms
Maureen French
Member
Enquire AI
Beatrice Lauture
Member
AbbVie
Esther Morales
Member
Retired
Selvaanish Selvam
Member
Clariant
Willow House Staff
David Scheffler
Executive Director
Lauren Raney, LCPC, ATR
Program Director and
Clinical Site Coordinator: Libertyville & Expressive Arts
Denise O'Handley
Development Director
Mickayla Bedenian, LSW
Program Associate and
Clinical Site Coordinator: Arlington Heights
Charlotte Shuber, LCSW
Clinical Site Coordinator: Chicago
Amanda Roper
Program Coordinator
McKayla Luick
Clinical Social Work Intern
Victoria Vepari
Clinical Social Work Intern
Krystyna Long
Operations and Administrative Coordinator
Nancy Reed
Controller
Stefanie Norris,
MSW, LCSW
Founder
Volunteer Clinical Consultant