Our Team
The Network Staff
Amanda Pyron, MSW (she/her)
Executive Director
Paroma Mukherjee (she/her)
Director of Development
Ella Pelen (she/her)
Full-time Communications & Marketing Intern
Meher Rehman (she/her)
Director of Capacity Building
Emagin Tanaschuk (she/her)
Centralized Training Institute Coordinator
Kiela McNair (she/her)
People and Operations Coordinator
Alondra Montes, MSW, ICDVP, ICPAIP (she/her)
Director, Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline
Anabel Perez (she/her)
Director of Member and Community Engagement
Olivia Farrell, MPP (she/her)
Director of Policy, Advocacy, and Research
Christina Velazquez (she/her)
Policy Associate
Wardah Mohammed (she/her)
Policy Intern
Board of Directors
Caroline Randazzo
Co-Chair
Neha Gill
Co-Chair
Executive Director
Apna Ghar, Inc.
Jennifer Coyne
Board Member
General Counsel
P44
Adam Murad
Board Member
Attorney
Natarajan Worstell LLC
Matthew McKenna
Board Member
COO/CFO
Plexus Group
Noor Naseer
Board Member
Sr. Director, Media Innovations & Technology
Centro
April C. Reed, Esq.
Board Member
Regulatory Compliance Attorney
PharmaCann Inc.
Brett Novey
Treasurer
CEO
PharmaCannis
Mallory Ori
Secretary
Roshni Joshi
Board Member
Carmen Gonzalez-Djangi
Board Member
Clinical Director of Behavioral Health
Metropolitan Family Services
Sarah Rocher
Board Member
Rosi Soriano Hasan
Board Member
Vice President, Head of Strategy & Process Improvements, Shared Services, Finance
Northern Trust Corporation
Associate Board
Maggie Arthur
Associate Board Member
Lindsay Cogan
Associate Board Member
Tory DeMartelly
Associate Board Member
Francesca Giordano
Associate Board Member
Tiffany Kouimanis
Associate Board Member
Amalia Salmeron
Associate Board Member
Nikhil Aggarwal
Associate Board Member
Mallory Ori
Associate Board Member
Jane Patzke
Associate Board Member
Susan Payes
Associate Board Member
Mackenzie Springberg
Associate Board Member
Vidya Ranganathan
Associate Board Member
Alana Embury
Associate Board Member
Syd Rothman
Associate Board Member
Youth Advisory Board
Elena Cerero
Youth Advisory Member
Melina Cerero
Youth Advisory Member
Angel Cruz
Youth Advisory Member
Jamaya Finister
Youth Advisory Member
Esmeralda Gonzalez
Youth Advisory Member
Klarissa Guillen
Youth Advisory Member
Angel Hernandez
Youth Advisory Member
Zynovia Jaen
Youth Advisory Member
Yenessa Meneses
Youth Advisory Member
Cristina Rodriguez
Youth Advisory Member
Kayla Sanchez
Youth Advisory Member
Fanta Sharod
Youth Advisory Member
Parnika Telagi
Youth Advisory Member
Moises Zavala
Youth Advisory Member
