
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
Chavon Martin
Director, Human Resources
cmartin@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
Kiron Blackwood
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
kblackwood@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1772
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 Sankey
Director, Early Childhood Education
ksaney@breakthrough.org (773) 444-8237
Myisha McGee
Post Secondary High School Director
mmcgee@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8216
Nadia Hill
Associate Director, B2OF
nhill@breakthrough.org (773) 722-1144
Ana Pyper
Director, Nettie Bailey Student Achievement Program
apyper@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8207
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
Associate Director, Sports & Fitness
d.johnson@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8236
Astoria Griggs-Burns
Associate Director of Community Health and Wellness
agriggs-burns@breakthrough.org
BREAKTHROUGH ADULT SUPPORT NETWORK
Cheron Massonburg, BSN, RN
Chief Program Officer, Housing, Health and Wellness
cmassonburg@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8251
– Fresh Market / Food Services –
Wendy Daniels
Associate Director, Food Services
wdaniels@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8260
– Homeless Intervention – Families & Permanent Supportive Housing –
Lauren Cole
Director of Housing Programs
lcole@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1715
Craig Whitney
Program Coordinator, ASN Men’s Center
cwhitney@breakthrough.org (773) 319-8703
Tenisha Gibbs
Program Coordinator, ASN Women’s Center
tgibbs@breakthrough.org (773) 722-0179
– Behavioral Health Services –
Lisa Wiese, LCSW, RDDP
Director, Behavioral Health Services
lwiese@breakthrough.org 773-346-1723
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Wilonda Cannon
Chief Program Officer, Community Economic Development
wcannon@breakthrough.org
Nate Bedell
Director of Community Operations
nbedell@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1382
Carolyn Crockett
Financial Coach
ccrockett@breakthrough.org (872) 444-8265
VIOLENCE PREVENTION
– Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) –
Damien Morris
Chief Program Officer, Violence Prevention
dmorris@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1734
Martin Coffer
Director of Community Relations
mcoffer@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1714
Tashee Poplous
Associate Director, Violence Prevention
tpoplous@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1708
NyEdra Turner
Associate Director, Violence Prevention
nturner@breakthrough.org (773) 475-6728
Zachary Johnson
Outreach Coordinator
zjohnson@breakthrough.org (773) 475-6728
Fred Gillespie
Outreach Coordinator
fgillespie@breakthrough.org (773) 475-6728
Vernell Mattox
Program Coordinator
vmattox@breakthrough.org (773) 476-9728
– Victim Services –
Alantha Miles
Victim Services Coordinator
amiles@breakthrough.org (773) 346-1703
We are truly grateful for all of our staff