Our Team

OUR TEAM

Is Our Strength

We could not operate without the dedication of these people.

GUEST HOUSE STAFF
Board of Directors
THE GUEST HOUSE

Staff

Adam Helman
President and CEO
adamh@guesthousechicago.org
Joanie Vernasco
Director of Business Operations
jvernasco@guesthousechicago.org
Dionne Nicole Smith
Director of Development
dsmith@guesthousechicago.org
Jan Kroeschell
Manager of Volunteers and Programming
jank@guesthousechicago.org
Gabriella Accetto
House Manager
gaccetto@guesthousechicago.org
Art Sims
Community Outreach Manager
asims@guesthousechicago.org
Lorenzo Owens
Guest Services Representative
lowens@guesthousechicago.org
Kali Saffert
Development Specialist
ksaffert@guesthousechicago.org
Toni Price
Volunteer Program Assistant
tprice@guesthousechicago.org
GUEST HOUSE

Board Of Directors

We could not operate without the dedication of these people.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers

Adam Helman
President and CEO

Guest House

Joe Moore
Chair

Joe Moore Strategies, LLC

Paul D. Smith
Treasurer

Franciscan Alliance

Kanasha Herbert
Secretary

Sheppard

Yicheng (Ethan) Xin
Assistant Treasurer

PwC

Anthony Spangenberg
Former Board Chair

Savant Wealth Management

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Members

Jarold Anderson
David Cades
Exponent
Kathleen Egan
Rush University Medical Center
Charles Gavzer
Carnivale Restaurant
Patrick Kelly
Busey Bank
Matthew Manning
Busey Bank
Constance Nichols
Wintrust Bank Chicago
Conor O’Brien
COX O’BRIEN LLP
Marion A. Penn, II
Questco
Jane Morgan Reich
Founder
Stephen Ross
AMLI Residential
Mary Sabatino
Wiedner & McAuliffe
Anthony Scott
PNC
David Segil
+1Group
Gail Straus
GKS Consulting
Denise Szalko
Joe Turk
Peter Tyor
Rani Morrison Williams
UI Health
Sarah Wunder
Optum