Board of Directors
Patients and community help lead our organization.
Our Board
Tapestry 360 Health is governed by a Board of Directors made up of local community members and patients. As a federally qualified health center, at least 51% of Directors must be active patients.
- Chair, Jacinta Staples
- Vice-Chair, Coletta Sargant
- Secretary, Pemba Bayo
- Treasurer, David Ireland – Finance Committee Chair
- Kristen Plocinik
- Matthew Katzfey
- Jerome Lucas
- Nicholas Peneff
- Tasneem Qureshi
- Barbara Wahler
- Lester McCarroll, III
- Denzel Olagbegi
- Dean Thompson
- Susana Salgago
- Jacinta Staples
- Jose Arroyo
Advisory Boards
We also have a number of advisory boards that help us carry out our work.
The Development Board is dedicated to fundraising and building community support for our mission.
- Matt Katzfey, Chair
- Benjamin Dahlstrom
- Emily Ellsworth
- Mark Hinrichs
- Henry Lotsof
- Sharmin Moten
- Patricia Murphy
- Luigi Randazzo
- Michael Rangel
- Rachel Reichman
- Nick Stading
- Janet Syverson
- Nicole Willis, Chief Executive Officer
Five Community Advisory Boards for specific health centers advise and partner with us on how to best meet the needs of our patients and the community.
- Iliana Alban, Albany Park Community Council — Parent, Family and Community Engagement Coordinator
- Thomas Applegate, North River Commission — Executive Director
- Dalia Aragon, North River Commission — Economic Development and Housing Organizer
- Jenise Celestin, Swedish Hospital — Director, Community Relations
- Victor Dufour, Albany Park Community Center — Associate Director of Community Partnerships
- Alex Early, Friendship Center Chicago — Executive Director
- Rebecca Larsen, World Relief — Intensive Case Manager Refugee Resettlement
- Renee Lehocky, Lawrence Hall — Director of Strategic Initiatives
- Kanella Maniatis, Action for Children — Program Manager
- Felicia McBride, Action for Children — Project Development Manager
- Jamie Rotter, Trilogy — Occupational Therapist
- Dära Salk, 47th Ward Alderman Matt Martin’s office — Constituent Services Liaison
- Sangeeta Solshe, Carole Robertson Center — Sr. Health Manager
- Rie Uchiyama, CEDA WIC — Field Coordinator
- Kaoru Watanabe, Cambodian Association of Illinois — Associate Director
- Aisha Achesah, AdvocateAurora Health — Regional Coordinator, Community Health
- Sandra Arellano, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center — Manager Senior Market Development
- Sara Barrera, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center — Coordinator, Healthy Families Program
- Sarah Butterfield, District Office of State Representative Ann Williams — Director of Outreach and Engagement
- Michael P. Conlon, Merlo Branch | Chicago Public Library — Branch Manager
- Robert Flinn, District Office of State Senator Sara Feigenholtz
- Nyya Flores, Divvy for everyone /LYFT — Community Strategist and Organizer
- Jennie Hull, Nourishing Hope — Chief Program Officer
- Chris Jessup, 44th Alderman Tunney’s Office — Director, Public Safety & Business Affairs
- Elizabeth Rutha, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center — Director of Training
- Maggie West, Harold Washington College — Community Relations Strategist
- Oscar Zambrano, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center — Director of Physician Services
- Emily A Anderson, Northwestern University/Center for Community Health — Research Project Manager
- Maya Atassi, Syrian Community Network — Program & Development Coordinator
- Fahmida Begum, Indo-American Center — Public Health Coordinator
- Rachel Bowen, Rogers Park Business Alliance — Membership & Business Services Coordinator
- Gwen Clancy, Trilogy, Inc — Program Manager
- Barbara Dever, Chicago Park District
- Monica Dillon, Loyola Community Nursing Centers — Project Director, RN
- Peggy Forbes, Madonna Mission — Executive Director
- Jim Ginderske, Neighbors for a Healthy Rogers Park / Move To Better Healthcare — President
- Samera Hadi, Girl Forward — Education Program Manager
- Ekram Hanna, Middle Eastren Immigrants and Refugee Alliance — Community Engagement Manager
- Maria Kamenaki, Howard Area Community Center — Director, Health and Human Services
- Rebecca Larsen, World Relief — Intensive Case Manager Refugee
- Ashley Marine, Girl Forward — Executive Director
- Myriam Perez, A Just Harvest — Energy Outreach Coordinator and Organizer
- Leslie Perkins, 49th Ward Office — Chief of Staff
- Kate Polgar, Care for Real — Director of Community Engagement & Office Administration
- Sandi Price, Rogers Park Business Alliance — Managing Director
- Sima Quarishi, Muslim Women Resources Center — Executive Director
- Vaniya Rajabi, Middle Eastern Immigrants and refugee Alliance — Case worker
- Isabel Reyes, Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago — Associate Director of Admission
- Jamie Rotter, Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare
- Susana Salgado, Centro Romero — Director, Youth Program
- Almaz Seyoume, Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago — Refugee Resettlement Program Manager
- Emily A. Anderson, Northwestern University Center for Community Health — Research Project Manager
- Maribel (May) Alimboyoguen, Oakton Community College — Assistant Dean for Health Careers
- Katrina Belogorsky, Skokie Public Library — Community Engagement Liberian
- David Clough, Skokie Health Department — Public Health Analyst
- Mark Collins, Niles Township /food pantry — Trustee
- Noy Frial-Lopez, Turning Point — Chief Clinical Officer
- Ala Jawad, Ahlul Bait Center — Board Member
- Michelle Jordan, Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin — General Counsel/District Director
- Diana Juarez, Skokie School District 68 — Coordinator of Family Services and Engagement
- Allison Kiboi, Skokie School District 69 — Community Schools Manager
- Rency Kunnummel Roy, Northwestern University/Center for Community Health
- Sara Manewith, Jewish Child & Family Services — Director
- Sabiha Patel, Skokie School District 68 — Director of ELL Parent Center
- Sarah Rankin, School District 69 — Community Schools Resource Coordinator
- Atour Sargon, Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin — Deputy District Director
- Mark Schroeder, NorthShore Evanston & Skokie Hospitals — Manager, Community Relations
- April Stallworth, Niles Township High Schools District 219 — Director of Community Relations and Strategic Partnerships
- Radhika Sharma, APNA Ghar — Manager, Outreach and Education
- Mohamed Syed, MCC Mosque
- Shelley Wax, Skokie Health Department — Public Health Nurse
- Irum Zunera Hameeduddin, Northwestern University/Center for Community Health
Adejumoke Akinbusuyi, Christopher House — Site Director
John Blick, Uptown Chamber of Commerce — Director of Business Services
Tamarra Brown, Uptown Voice
Leslie Combs, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky’s office — District Director
Christopher Ervin, Heartland Alliance Health — Manager, Health Center
Verron Fisher, Columbia College Chicago — Title IX Investigator and Deputy Coordinator
Cassandra Fricke, Voice of the People — Senior Support Coach
Erin Hantke, Heartland Health Outreach — Associate Director, Refugee Health Programs
Greg Harris, Illinois State Representative, 13th District
Colleen Heitlage, Voice of the People — Resident Services
Kanella Maniatis, Action for Children — Program Manager
Felicia McBride, Action for Children — Project Development Manager
Dennis Mondero, Chinese Mutual Aid Association — Executive Director
Tam Nguyen, Chinese Mutual Aid Association — Employment Counselor
San O, MSW, South-East Asia Center — Executive Director
Mary Rodriguez, Mercy Housing — Resident Services Manager
Adriana Scurto, Heartland Alliance Housing — Manager of Resident & Community Programs
Radhika Sharma-Gordon, Apna Ghar — Manager, Outreach and Education
Miranda Shumate, Northside Housing
Rosie Tingpalpong, Vietnamese Association of Illinois — Director of Programs
Nathaniel Ward, City Colleges of Chicago — Community Affairs Liaison
Kaoru Watanabe, Cambodian Association of Illinois/ — Associate Director
Lindsey Weston, Dina & Eli Field EZRA Multi-Service Center — Health and Pantry Coordinator
News About Our Board
0.4 min read|Published On: Aug 20, 2025|On Friday, October 10, 2025, Tapestry 360 Health will host its 10th Annual From the Heart Gala at Venue West in Chicago. This year’s theme, Blueprint for a [...]
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1.4 min read|Published On: Nov 14, 2024|Today, we celebrate National Philanthropy Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the incredible impact of philanthropy on our communities. At Tapestry 360 Health, we're [...]
2.5 min read|Published On: Nov 14, 2024|It's been a year since we embarked on our Clarendon Park outreach initiative in partnership with the 46th Ward. This monthly event is a [...]
1.5 min read|Published On: Nov 14, 2024|We're thrilled to announce that Dr. Courtney Mapes has joined the Tapestry 360 Health team as our new Chief Medical Officer! Dr. Mapes brings [...]
5.2 min read|Published On: Nov 5, 2024|A Sold-Out Success We're thrilled to announce that the 9th Annual Tapestry 360 Health Gala, The Power of Giving, was a resounding success! This [...]
4.1 min read|Published On: Oct 19, 2023|We are incredibly grateful for everyone who participated in this year’s 8th Annual From the Heart Gala! As we celebrate 30 years Together for [...]
0.4 min read|Published On: Sep 18, 2023|Our CEO Nicole Willis, Director of Pediatric Care, Dr. Hossain and Touhy and Skokie clinic manager, Tania Espitia sat down with La Ley to [...]
