About Board of Directors
Board of Directors
To keep the organization efficient and personal, we function as a group of circles--board, staff, interns, donors, partners--rather than a rigid hierarchy. Roles are defined, but boundaries are flexible. We believe trust and equity is the best way to utilize the gifts of all.
Leonide Begly
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Leonide moved to the USA in 1996 and now works as a Direct Service Provider II for Gateway Services. In Haiti, she managed a large household with her brother. Now she and her husband manage four lively children. Leonide offers the unique perspective of a recent immigrant who has led and experienced leadership in two cultures. She prefers fewer meetings and more action. |
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Marvin Porter
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Marvin is a bus driver for CityLink in Peoria. He is also a barber and theology student. He's a real people person with lots of experience working for nonprofits serving youth and persons with developmental disabilities. |
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Edward Sims
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Ed Sims retired after a career in industry and human services. He spent 17½ year working for a grain elevator that changed hands 4 times while he was working there. “The bigger the company the more you became a number,” Ed says. Then he worked 13 years as a direct service professional for a nonprofit, helping men with developmental disabilities to grow in the community and the in home. He and his wife, Mary Jo, have six children, three grandchildren and more to come. |
Anne Stewart
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Anne is a trainer for Crossroads Ministry, which trains and organizes leaders to fight racism and promote multicultural diversity. She lives in Evanston, where she was a member and an unofficial leader of Reba Place Fellowship for over twenty years. Anne has three grown children. |
