Board & Staff

The AFP Chicago Chapter Board of Directors is an all-volunteer board that is made up of 22 members. Their role is to ensure the policies and procedures established by the chapter are fulfilled. Please click here for more information on board service and AFP Chicago Pathways to Leadership.

2017 Board of Directors

President:  John Huebler CFRE Illinois Institute of Technology 

President-Elect & Senior Vice President – Membership (Interim): Melissa Berliner, Campbell & Company

Senior Vice President – Education: Morgan Henington, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School

Senior Vice President – Communications & External Relations: Kristienne Hanna, Swedish Covenant Hospital

Senior Vice President – Ethics & Emerging Initiatives: Tula Gogolak, Easter Seals 

Secretary: Crystal Williams, CNP, Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management, North Park University

Treasurer: Meredith Mann

Immediate Past President & Senior Vice President – Membership (Interim): Eric Johnson CFRE, BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life) 

Laura Aikens, CCS Fundraising 

Teresa Battaglia, Archdiocese of Chicago

Michael Boersma CFRE, Advocate Charitable Foundation

Patricia Broughton, CFRE, Girls Scouts of Greater Chicago & NW IN

 Sherre Jennings Cullen CFRE, Urban Gateways

Melanie Dykstra, Dominican University

Alyson Hall CFRE, American Association of Endodontists Foundation 

Tony Martinez, Jr., The Chicago Community Trust

Bill Melamed, Arts Consulting Group

Craig Morris, CFRE, YMCA of the USA





 Stacey O’Malley, Feeding America

Gabriella Pehanich, YMCA of the USA

Katie Roth CFRE, CNP, MNA, Lake Forest College

Jill Silver Topolski

Staff

Pamela V. Williams CAE, Executive Director
Gail Brooks CMP, Director of Meetings
Carletta Seay, Manager, Membership & Registration Services
Elizabeth Haley, Manager, Communications & Programs 
Scott Freeman, Controller

Q&A with 2017 AFP Chicago Chapter President John Huebler, CFRE

John Huebler, CFRE is AFP Chicago's 2017 Chapter President and Senior Major Gift Officer, Institutional Advancement at the Illinois Institute of Technology. 

We invited John to share his insights with us, includng how he entered the development profession, turning points in his career, and why he is looking forward to the year ahead for AFP Chicago. 

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