Board of Directors

The Member Community Action Agencies elect the Illinois Community Action Association (IACAA) Board of Directors to guide the work of the Association. The Board sets goals, monitors effectiveness, and supports the network through coordination and communication.

Illinois Community Action Agencies share a common mission of reducing poverty through individual, family, and community-level initiatives that change lives and improve neighborhoods. The IACAA Board provides a unified voice to the Illinois poverty-fighting network.

Illinois Community Action Association Board of Directors

Kevin Bushur, Chairperson

Chief Executive Officer

Jill Calkins, Vice-Chairperson

President and CEO

Richard Stubblefield, Secretary

Executive Director

Tara Murray, Treasurer

Executive Director

Gina Strafford-Ahmed, Officer at-Large

Executive Director

Dwight Ford

Executive Director

Lena Hicks

Executive Director

Dave MacDonna

Executive Director

Michelle Allen

Executive Director

Jeremy Fennewald

Executive Director

Anqunette Parham

Executive Director, Health and Human Services

Stephanie Stahlhut

Executive Director

Dalitso Sulamoyo

Chief Executive Officer

Harold Rice

President and CEO