Chicago House and Social Service Agency has welcomed new leaders to assist the organization in achieving its objectives and to serve individuals and families who are disenfranchised by HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ marginalization, poverty, homelessness and/or gender nonconformity.
Ray Koenig, partner at Clark Hill PLC, will lead Chicago House's board of trustees as the new chair, replacing Ray Lechner, who served as chair for three years. Koenig, who recently served as internal vice chair, will be joined by Ryan Garrison, of seoClarity, as external vice chair; Kinley Preston, of Vanite'a Paul Mitchell Focus Salon, as internal vice chair; Drew Ferguson, of DeVry, Inc., as secretary; and Tom Smith, of BMO Harris, as treasurer.
The board of trustees also welcomed the addition of Damon Cates, senior associate vice president and campaign director at University of Chicago; Robert Fojtik, public affairs manager at AON PLC; Lindsay Gaskins, founder/CEO of Marbles: The Brain Store; Steve Sondheimer, senior compliance analyst at Chicago Housing Authority; Maritxa Vidal, director of health education, community outreach and marketing at Puerto Rican Cultural Center: VIDA/SIDA; and Adam Zebelian, assistant state's attorney at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.
In May, Chicago House announced Scott Ammarell as the new CEO following an extensive national search.
For more information about the organization, visit ChicagoHouse.org .