For more than 20 years, Amy has combined her passion for enriching lives and strengthening communities with deep experience in program development, board relations, fiscal management, fundraising, and general operations. Her career has largely been in the nonprofit sector where she has served in key leadership positions with organizations that focus on serving youth and families and community health. Amy earned her Bachelor's Degree from Tufts University and her Master's in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, singing in a classical chamber choir, and playing ice hockey.
Towana Horne has been the Human Resource Coordinator at HACC since 2009. She is responsible for all Personnel Files, Health Benefits and Employee's Compensation. She received her Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from Northeastern Illinois University.
Maria Kamenaki, the Director of Health and Human Services since 2012, is responsible for leadership and the delivery of programs and services and fiscal operations of the Health and Human Services Department. She has a Master of Artis in Clinical Psychology and over 20 years of experience in program development and evaluation with expertise in grant management and compliance, social services, employment and education.
Robert Conlon, HACC's Director of Youth Development Services since 2011, is responsible for leadership and delivery of the services and fiscal operations of Youth Development Department. Mr. Conlon has more than nine years of experience in non-profit youth programs. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Michigan State University and is trained in Youth Program Quality Assessment (YPQA), and the Youth Assessment & Screening Instrument (YASI).
Jason Kaiser, HACC's Education and Employment Director since 2017, is responsible for providing leadership and the delivery of programs and fiscal operations of the Adult Education Department and Employment Resource Center.
Stephania Koliarakis has been the Director of the HACC Family Center since 2010. Ms. Koliarakis is responsible for the leadership and delivery of the services and fiscal operations for the Department of Child Development Services. She received her CAS in Infant Studies from Erikson Institute in 2008, her MAT in Early Childhood Education from National-Louis University in 2008 and her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from DePaul in 1995. Ms. Koliarakis has also taught at Oakton Community College since 2007 as an adjunct professor in the Early Childhood Department.