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Fr. Scott Donahue
Rev. L. Scott Donahue Mercy Home’s President & CEO. He has been involved with the Home since 1990. Fr. Scott leads a strategic vision to expand and strengthen the life-changing services Mercy Home provides, and to advance insights in the field of caring for trauma-effected and disadvantaged youth. Currently Mercy Home provides care for over 600 children and families in need.
Fr. Scott’s advocacy on behalf of disadvantaged children is rooted in his ministry as a Catholic priest. Ordained in 1982, Fr. Scott has served as a resident priest in a number of Chicago area parishes. He held leadership positions within the Chicago Archdiocese, including vice chairman of the Association of Chicago Priests and Vocations Director. Fr. Donahue holds master’s degrees in theology, applied spirituality, and social work. He has authored a book entitled ‘Years of Mercy’. Additionally. he was awarded an honorary doctorate from St. Xavier University.
In addition to his leadership of Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, and his parish ministry, Fr. Scott serves as the principal celebrant of the televised “Sunday Mass at Mercy Home” on WGN-TV Ch. 9. The televised Mass reaches over 60,000 elderly, sick and homebound folks every week.
Mercy Home’s Senior Leadership
Tom Gilardi
Vice President of Youth Programs
Tom started at Mercy Home as a youth care worker in 1992. After spending time in Youth Programs, Tom moved to Human Resources to help cultivate qualified employees for Mercy Home and then back to Youth Programs as Vice President due to his strong understanding of the needs of Mercy Home’s children. Tom has a Masters of Social Work degree and extensive field experience. His strong clinical and management skills have increased the effectiveness of youth programs.
Emily Neal, LCSW
Vice President of Organizational Development and Clinical Operations
Emily Neal has been with Mercy Home since 2002 and held numerous positions at the agency including Therapist, Contracted Clinical Supervisor, Manager of Training, Director of Admissions, and Clinical Director. She received her master‘s degree in social work from the University of Chicago in 2002. Her work and training has focused on providing trauma-informed interventions to children, adolescents, young adults, and families in a variety of settings, including residential treatment, outpatient mental health, schools, and juvenile corrections. Emily is a faculty member of the Complex Trauma Treatment Network and the founder and convener of the IL ARC Consortium. Emily is a certified to train the ARC Framework, the National Resource Center for Youth Services’ Residential Child and Youth Care Professional Curriculum and is certified in the Child Trauma Academy’s Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT).
Steve Snyder
Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Information Technology
Steve received his undergraduate degree from DePaul University in Information Systems. While working for a consulting company, Steve earned his MBA in Operations Management from DePaul University. While completing his master’s degree, Steve started his own consulting company, which he successfully ran for 17 years. Steve holds Project Management Professional (PMP) and the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certifications. His blend of technological and business skills allows him to be a resource for all of Mercy Home’s departments.
Joe Wronka
Vice President of Advancement
Since he began as a MercyWorks volunteer in 2004 Joe has been an active team member in various departments within Mercy Home. Joe has BA in Sociology from St. John’s University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. Joe supported youth to attain their academic, career and interpersonal goals as Youth Care Worker, Education Coordinator and Vice President of The Academy. As a member of the Youth Programs Administration team, Joe coordinated and led youth activities and, as a supervisor of the Home’s training program, designed training curriculums and oversaw training of all agency coworkers. Since 2015 Joe has led a team of fundraising professionals to garner the financial resources needed to operate Mercy Home for Boys & Girls from generous supporters across the country.
Cheryl Murphy
Chief Financial Officer & Vice President of Finance, Human Resources and Facilities
Cheryl has a BS degree in Accountancy from Northern Illinois University and an MBA in Finance from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Cheryl is also a certified public accountant. Cheryl worked as an auditor at Ernst & Young for four years and then for Dominick’s Finer Foods for nine years with the last four as the Vice President and Treasurer. Cheryl has been at Mercy Home since 1999 and oversees Finance, Human Resources, Facilities and our printing and kitchen operations.
Liz Kuhn Tomka
Vice President of Education and Career Resources
Liz Kuhn Tomka, LCSW, was promoted to Vice President of Education and Career Resources in May 2019. Liz received her undergraduate degree in Family Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and, upon graduation, became a full-time MercyWorks volunteer at Mercy Home. Liz later enrolled in the Columbia University School of Social Work and received a certificate in School Social Work. Liz worked as a Program Coordinator and later as the Chair of the Department of Student Life at a charter high school for five years. Liz returned to Mercy Home in 2010 to manage the volunteer program. She transitioned back to her passions of Education and Social Work in 2012, and she has provided leadership of after school programs and academic resources since that time. Outside of work, Liz enjoys time with her family and is highly invested in her neighborhood.
Mercy Home’s Boards
Board of Directors
This group of board leaders and past Board of Regents chairman serve as the governance board for the Home, approval of the annual audit and budgeting processes and strategic vision.
Rev. L. Scott Donahue
PRESIDENT & CEO
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls
Robert Greco
TREASURER
Robert G. Carmody
President/CEO
Diana’s Bananas
Eileen Mitchell
President
AT&T Illinois
Joe Nolan
Beverly Capital
Patricia Walsh
Jim Williams
CBS 2 Chicago
Board of Regents
Mercy Home’s Board of Regents is the main advisory board for the organization providing oversight of key programs and fundraising initiatives.
Lydia Andrews
Bloomberg
Peter Argianas
Gold Coast Bank
Skip Behm
AArete
Sue Bettman
LSC Communications
Mark Brady
William Blair
Dave Braun
NewControl
John Chandler
St. Ignatius College Prep
James Corrigan
Corrigan Financial, Inc.
Jim Curtin
Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Felicia Davis
Mary Dempsey
DePaul College Prep
Edward Gamble
Illinois Attorney General
Robert Gauch
Exelon
Jim Jenness
Kellogg Company
Marybeth Johnson
Lincoln Park Zoo
Timothy Knight
Tribune Publishing
Paula McGrath
Nuveen Investments
Paul Merkel
Daniel A. Nicholas
Harris Associates
Fran O’Malley
Worsek & Vihon
Richard Price
Mesirow Financial
Bill Rancic
Bill Rancic Productions
John Sheehy
StarCom MediaVest Group
Mark G. Sander
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
Paul Tashima
UBS
Nancy A. Temple
Katten & Temple, LLC
Alex Wiggins
Rush University Medical Center
Rana Wright
Harris Associates
Ambassadors of Mercy
The Ambassadors of Mercy is a select board of prominent men dedicated to advancing the mission of Mercy Home for Boys & Girls. This board of resourceful professionals surfaces and helps develop key influence support to sustain and expand vital programs for children in need.
Paul Adcock
NYSE ICE
David Baez
Cook County Sherriff’s Police
Michael Barrett
William Busch III
Gallup
Timothy Cavanagh
Cavanagh Law Group
Tim Cimaglio
Outdoor Interiors
John Clesen
Ernest J. Codilis, Jr.
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
Kevin Crain
Morgan Stanley
Scott Dias
Goldman Sachs
Keith Giemzik
BMO Harris
John Jaeger
OneDigital Health & Benefits
Michael K. Lall
President & COO
AED Professionals
Eric Larson
Walsh Construction
William J. Lewis
Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
Michael McCarihan
Wells Fargo Securities
Terrence G. Muldoon
Capital Market Solutions
George Nolan
AkzoNobel
Timothy J. Nolan
Bulls-I-Toy
Peter O’Brien
MADO Management
Scott Pearson
The Northern Trust Company
Jeffrey Pettiford
Window Rock Capital Partners LLC
Bill Pragalz
360 Benefits
Patrick Quinn
JP Morgan Private Bank
Thomas Robinette
Robinette Demolition, Inc.
Kevin Rooney
Focuscope, Inc.
John Salvino
William Blair & Co.
Konstantine Sepsis
Avison Young Chicago
Don Silich
Constant Organization, Ltd.
Todd Steffen
Newell Brands
Robert Van Fossan
William Weldon
Weldon Investments
Kenneth J. Wroblewski
Andersen Tax LLC
Patrick Zamkin
Olenik & Associates
Leader Council
The Leader Council members are powerful and accomplished professional women who strongly believe that the lives of Mercy Home’s young people can be improved through education. They meet throughout the year and donate their time, talent, financial support and professional resources to open doors to education in order to change the trajectory of children’s futures and break cycles of abuse, neglect, and poverty.
Nancy Amicangelo
Shay Bahramirad
ComEd
Nancy Bentley, PhD
Benedictine University
Sue Bettman
LSC Communications
Deirdre Bormes
Keller Williams
Eileen Bower
Clyde & Co.
Beth Bracco
Blue Plate Catering
Micae Brown
Micae Brown Sales Agency
Juliann Cecchi
Northwestern University School of Law
Jean Ratty Chidley
Chicago Parking Meters, LLC
Patty Meagher Clare
PM Clare & Associates
Tracey Coyne
Crowe LLP
Lisa DeCristofaro
Paycom
Mary Dempsey
DePaul College Prep
Mary Dominiak
Village of Antioch
Susanne Dumbleton, PhD
DePaul University
Julie Fitzgerald
Abbvie
Susan Flood
Emily Garrison
Reed Smith LLP
Patricia Gianone
Duffy Designs, Ltd.
Valerie Giardini
The Northern Trust Company
Bridget Gibbons
Onward Healthcare Consulting, LLC
Karen Golden
Susan Golden
Golden Leadership, LLC
Rebekah Hamilton
Rush Univ. College of Nursing
Anne T. C. Harney
Collins Engineers
Susan L. Henry
Cornerstone CPA Group, LLP
Marisabel Villanueva-Hucker
KPMG LLP
Nancy Iannotta
The Private Bank
Caroline Becker Joss
Caroline Rose, Inc.
Claire Koeneman
Katie Kornel
Elizabeth Krepps
Sook Lee
Stout Risius Ross
Anne Leyden
TransUnion
Kerry Long
K. Long & Associates
Jennifer Lyons
WGN-TV
Claire Manaois
MCM Consulting Group
Natalie Martini
Deloitte
Kathleen M. McCabe
Ann Mendelsohn
Alexandra Mihalas
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
Eileen Mitchell
AT&T
Kendra V. Moten
Mary Mulhern
Marsh USA, Inc.
Mary Kay Mulvaney, PhD
Elmhurst College
Kathleen McDonough Mundo
Wilson Elser
Kerry O’Hare
Oxford Capital Partners, Inc.
Katina Panagopoulos
Wintrust Commercial Banking
Suleyma Perez
Northeastern Illinois University
Rachael Phillippe
Phillippe Builders
Diana Pisone
Lora Powers
Wells Fargo
Virginia Rugai
Mary Lee Schneider
SG360
Salme Harju Steinberg, PhD
Northeastern Illinois University
Ivana Taylor
BD Associates, Inc.
Kathy Taylor
Fuse-Rider
Nancy Temple
Katten & Temple, LLC
Susan Tomilo
Sikich Investment Banking
Susan Templeton
Taiber Kosmala & Associates LLC
Katie Twardak
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman
Monica Tynan
FDIC
Denise Wienand
Rush Oak Park Hospital
Laura Wicklander West
Great Lakes Advisors
Nancy Loewenberg Young
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Associate Board
Brendan Breen
The John Buck Company
Ryan Brown
BI Partners
Lisa Brzezicki
Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation
Tim Bullock
Advocate Medical Group
Vianni Busquets
Guerrero Media LLC
Maura Carr
Josh Cauhorn
Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella
Timothy Compernolle
Peapod Digital Labs
Emily Daniels
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Tim Day
Madison Capital Funding
Maggie Doyle
UpRight Law
Patrick Durham
Edelman
Tobias Dwumaah
British Petroleum (BP)
Ryan Ferris
The Huntington National Bank
Maggie Fobare
Starcom
Ryan Gallante
Chicago Blackhawks
Jenny Giudici
Crescent Parts & Equipment
Melanie Golden
SC Johnson
Amanda Healy
AKA Media Inc.
Demetrius Hill
Xylem
John Hoppe
Madison Capital Funding
Amber Hough
Worsek & Vihon LLP
Brianna Hughes
Luke Hughes
S & P Global
Megan Kellen
Accenture
TJ Kistner
Segal Marco Advisors
Ryan Kruzel
Pearlmark Real Estate
Aubrey H. Laverty
Tiffany Lim
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
Mario LoVerde
LiUNA Great Lakes
Michael Lyons
Horizon Therapeutics
Jack Maloney
Moran and Company
James Marek
Origami Risk
Krissy Mariano
Rush University Medical Center
Matt Martin
Stumm Insurance
Taylor Martin
Stephanie Maslen
Rebound Fitness
Conor McDonald
Paycom
Kathleen McGovern
DuPage Medical Group
Claudia Minner
Claudia Minner, PLLC
Isaiah Mireles
Maddie Mitchell
DePaul College Prep
Katie Mullen
Environmental Protection Agency
Kara Myers
StarCom Worldwide
Gannon O’Brien
Zeller Realty Group
Krista Paplaczyk
Northwestern Medicine
Rick Perez
Subrosa Investigations
Lauren Porto
SWC Technology Partners
Reggie Williams-Rolle
ComPsych
John Sadofsky
Robert Half International
Kimberly Schneider
Sarah L. Siderius
Nathan Sonoskey
True North Holdings LLC
Mark Stevens
Riveron Consulting
Nicole Tolentino
Taylor Precision Products
Jasen Toussaint
Northbrook Bank & Trust
Emma Walsh
Northwestern University
Arlo Walsman
Arlo Walsman Law Office
Brian Weber
Duff & Phelps
Jill Wenninger
Ulta Beauty
Emily Wisniewski
Arabella Advisors
Matt Yonover
Indiana Sugars