Our Boards

Board of Directors

The voluntary Board of Directors provides leadership, counsel and direction.

Chairman
M. Mead Montgomery

Vice Chairman & Treasurer
Peter D. Morris

Secretary
Scott F. Vender

Directors
Diane M. Blake
Frank D. Cella
Julia Comier
Elizabeth S. Foley
William A. Gifford, Jr.
William Graham
Jan Hartwell
Thomas W. Hodson
Harry Jaffe, MD
Elaine R. Kurczewski
Darlene Landsittel
Todd Miller
E. Dennis Murphy, MD, FACP
William E. Racine
Kevin J. Shrier
David M. Tingue
Ann Weiser

Honorary Board Members
M. Joseph Hickey, Jr.
Elizabeth LeTourneau-Lee, BA, RN, CPHN
The Honorable John E. Porter

Advisory Council

The Advisory Council provides specialized input and feedback; it is comprised of community and healthcare leaders.

Rev. Gilbert W. Bowen, DMin
James L. Downey, MD
Frank D. Ferris, MD
Earl J. Frederick
Edward H. Kaplan, MD
U.S. Senator Mark S. Kirk
Harry J. Miller, MD
U.S. Representative Janice D. Schakowsky
State Senator Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
Stephen M. Shortell, PhD
Pat Taylor

Service Board

The Service Board raises funds and generates community awareness of Midwest CareCenter programs and services by holding a variety of events.

President
Carol Fitzgerald

Vice President
Pairlee Dulin

Members
Sharrie Bailey
Diane Blake
Pam Cramer
Mindy Fauntleroy
Lori Henderson
Lina Nicklin
Sharon Palmatier
Arona Sarfatty
Lisa Stiffler

Associate Members
Julie Ann Ariano
Diane Beemer
Heather Blackwell
Connie Falcone
Margie Falter
Betsy Foley
Kathy Handelman
Julie Johnson
Anne Lyman
Karen Marshak-Hilder
Lynn Mathias
Barbara Missimer
Christopher Mundy
Susan Mundy
Katherine Nicklin
Leslie North
Nancy Phair
Linda Ransford
Julie Riley
Gene Schaefer Flynn
Meg Schmitz
Kay Seweloh
Renee Shrier
Susan Smith
Carole Sotter
Barbara Speer
Nancy Stevens
Maureen Ward Kirby
Marchell Willian
Stuart Yaffe

Garden Advisory Committee

The Garden Advisory Committee is involved with the planning and development of our healing garden, a collaboration among Midwest CareCenter, the Chicago Botanic Garden and local gardening clubs.

Co-chairs
Lyn Little
E. Dennis Murphy, MD, FACP

Members
Scott Byron
Jeanne Daniel
Caroline Degenaars
Tom Donahoe
Elizabeth Dugan
John Elwood
Kent Fuller
Mary Glerum
Dorothy Hebert
Nancy Hoag
Jeannie James
Kitty Kirby
Nancy Kurz
Nancy Mack
Barb McDonough
Amy Olson
Nancy O’Malley
Barbi Paine
Janet Poor
Connie Patterson
Gloria Rinella
Gene Rothert
Henrietta Saunders
Tobey Taylor
David Waud

Friends of Jewish Care Services

Friends of Jewish Care Services is committed to the continued development of the Jewish Care Services program.

Andy Amend
Barbara Borden
Barbara Breyer
Michael Cahr
Naoma Cahr
Michele Chinsky
Linda S. Clark
Lynn Cohen
Carol Dragon
Ellen Gussin
Annette Feldman
Marcia Fields
Joan Golder
Sherri Goltz
Michele Gorski
Barbara Harrison
Renee Held
Debby Karton
Nina Kavin
Sara Kushnir
Karen Marshak-Hilder
Beth Mednick
Joan Moriarty
Sabra Pitler
Joan Porat
Sinda Rosenberg
Arona Sarfatty
Annette Turow

Campaign Leadership

Serve as the driving force for the $18-million Keeping Our Promise campaign for a new inpatient hospice pavilion and healing garden.

Co-chairs
E. Dennis Murphy, MD, FACP
Gail Sturm
Scott Vender

Members
Peter Baugher
Michael Beemer
Bill Blackwell
Heather Blackwell
Diane Blake
Scott Byron
Frank Cella
Elizabeth Foley
William Gifford
William Graham
Ellen Gussin
Thomas Hodson
Art Hofstetter
Harry Jaffe, MD
Mary Joyce
Elaine Kurczewski
Darlene Landsittel
Wendy Lane
Carolyn Little
Amy Lyman
Karen Marshak-Hilder
Todd Miller
M. Mead Montgomery
Peter Morris
Katherine Nicklin
William Racine
Kevin Shrier
Ron Spaeth
David Tingue
Jeffery Vender, MD
David Waud
Ann Weiser