Our People
Our dedicated staff, Board of Directors and Advisory Board
work together to fulfill CAC's mission.
Melanie Pignotti, LCPC
Chief Executive Officer
Jessica Montgomery, LSW
Director of Forensic and Advocacy Services
Kate Schultz, LCSW
Director of Mental Health Services
Executive Team
Board of Directors
​​Eduardo Cisneros (Board Chairperson)
Executive Coach, Leadership Development Consultant
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​Gretchen Peters (1st Vice Chairperson/Treasurer)
Retired
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Jennifer Saperstein, JD (Secretary and Chairperson of Legislative)
Community Volunteer​
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​​Don Duffey (Chairperson of Fund Development)
Zurich North America​
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​Sarah Lilly (Chairperson of Strategic Planning)
Kimberly Clark
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Lisa McComb (Chairperson of Employee Wellness & Development)
LMC Media LLC
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Roy Picciuca (Immediate Past Board Chairperson)
Wintrust Financial
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Dawn Stastny, SPHR, SHRM-SCP (Chairperson of Board Development)
BelPak​​​​
Bob Bensdorf
Bensdorf & Abramson, Inc.
Jamie Brown, JD
Abt Global, Inc.
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Damita Cravens, LCPC
Curt’s Café​​
​​Patty Errera
Links Technology​
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​Sergio Gomez, JD
Cooney & Conway, LLP
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Bonnie Mollison
Retired
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Bob Tucker
Tucker Consulting Team​​
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Sandra Talbott
City of Chicago - OPSA
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​Dr. Janet Tomezsko
Advanced Urogynecologic Care
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Tracy Tucker, LCSW
Affective Counseling​​
Emeritus Board
Joe Crimmins ​Brian Burke Herb Horn *deceased
Advisory Board
Dr. Jerry Bernstein
Retired MD
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Jim Burke
Links Technology
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Representative Fred Crespo
State of Illinois​​
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​​​K-9 Hope
K9 Comfort Dog
Streamwood Police Department
Heather Kent
Assistant State's Attorney
Detective Corporal Mary Kosartes
K9 Therapy Dog Handler
Streamwood Police Department
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Ned Loughridge
Retired Marketing Executive
and Professor
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Mayor Bill McLeod
Hoffman Estates
​Joane McLeod
Links Technology
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Senator Laura Murphy
Illinois 28th District
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Troy Triphahn
WT Group​