
Staff
We have an incredible staff at Breakthrough who make our work possible.
FOUNDER
Arloa Sutter
asutter@breakthrough.org
ADMINISTRATION
Yolanda Fields
Executive Director
yfields@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1713
John Smith
Chief Administrative Officer
jsmith@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1730
Marissa Butler
Director, Human Resources
mbutler@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1731
Cheryl Anderson
Accounting Coordinator
canderson@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1732
DEVELOPMENT
Alexandra Cesario
Chief Development Officer
acesario@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1782
Kirsten Strand
Director, Donor Relations
kstrand@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1777
Bob Marsh
Director, Donor Relations
rmarsh@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1741
Bradley Troast
Director, Institutional Giving
btroast@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1783
Tanya Whitten
Director, Communications
twhitten@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1774
Lindsey Tollefson
Communications Coordinator
ltollefson@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1780
VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT
Ann Healing
Director, Church & Volunteer Engagement
ahealing@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1773
Tony Daniels
Associate Director, Church & Volunteer Engagement
adaniels@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1719
Courtney Porte
Church Engagement Coordinator
cporte@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1771
Gynger Garcia
Community Liaison
ggarcia@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8205
BREAKTHROUGH YOUTH NETWORK
Lisa Gwin
Chief Program Officer, Breakthrough Youth Network
lgwin@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8210
Kimberly Graham
Early Childhood Director
kgraham@breakthrough.org (773) 444-8237
Iris Ramirez
Youth Education Director
iramirez@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8207
Myisha McGee
Director, High School and Post-Secondary
mmcgee@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8216
Alece McFadden, MSW
Youth Behavioral Health Coordinator
amcfadden@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8219
Lamar Taylor
Associate Director, Youth & Development
ltaylor@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8220
DeAngelo Johnson
Director of Operations & Recreation
d.johnson@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8236
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Cheron Massonburg, BSN, RN
Chief Program Officer, Housing, Health and Wellness
cmassonburg@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8251
Wendy Daniels
Director of Food Services
wdaniels@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8260
Lisa Wiese, LCSW, RDDP
Director, Behavioral Health Services
lwiese@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1723
Astoria Griggs-Burns
Associate Director, Community Health and Wellness
agriggs-burns@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1776
Cornelius Chandler
Community Health Worker
cchandler@breakthrough.org (773) 970-4158
HOUSING
Craig Whitney
Program Coordinator, Men’s Center
cwhitney@breakthrough.org (773)-346-1711
Tenisha Gibbs
Program Coordinator, Women’s Center
tgibbs@breakthrough.org (773) 722-0179
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Nate Bedell
Senior Director of Housing and Community Economic Development
nbedell@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1382
Carolyn Crockett
Community Economic Development Program Coordinator
ccrockett@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8265
VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Damien Morris
Chief Program Officer, Violence Prevention
dmorris@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1734
Martin Coffer
Director, Community Relations
mcoffer@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1714
Tashee Poplous
Associate Director, Violence Prevention
tpoplous@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1708
We are truly grateful for all of our staff