Leadership staff
Office Location
505 Crescent Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
phone (630) 545-0610 - fax (630) 545-0640
Do you need housing help?
(630) 545-0610 x20, Email Bridge for Housing Help
General Information
(630) 545-0610 x10
CEO, Karen S. Wells
(630) 403-5101, karen.wells@bridgecommunities.org
Director of Employment and Adult Education, Jodi Fegter
(630) 403-5111, jodi.fegter@bridgecommunities.org
Director of Children's Programs, Jill Garbaliauskas
(630) 403-5099, jill.garbaliauskas@bridgecommunities.org
Children's Program Coordinator, Michelle Stasi
(630) 403-5097, michelle.stasi@bridgecommunities.org
Children's Program Coordinator, Janet Carlson
(630) 403-5089, janet.carlson@bridgecommunities.org
Children's Activities and Education Manager, Mary Slade
(630) 403-5098, mary.slade@bridgecommunities.org
Manager of Nutrition Services, Megan DeAngelis
(630) 403-5087, megan.deangelis@bridgecommunities.org
Intake Manager, Kristin Sabatino, LCSW
(630) 403-5113 kristin.sabatino@bridgecommunities.org
Intake and Program Assistant, Rachel Benning
(630) 545-0610 x 20, rachel.benning@bridgecommunities.org
Director of Data and Evaluation, Susan Ryerson Espino, Ph.D.
(630) 403-5094, susan.espino@bridgecommunities.org
Director of Program Housing, Dave MacArtney
(630) 403-5108, dave.macartney@bridgecommunities.org
Senior Case Managers
Paul Matthews, LCSW
(630) 403-5104, paul.matthews@bridgecommunities.org
Molly Colford Howieson
(630) 403-5107, molly.howieson@bridgecommunities.org
Case Managers
Cheryl Miceli
(630) 403-5109, cheryl.miceli@bridgecommunities.org
Kristin Sabatino, LCSW
(630) 403-5113, kristin.sabatino@bridgecommunities.org
Director of Finance & Administration, Meghan Kilian
(630) 403-5102, meghan.kilian@bridgecommunities.org
Portfolio Manager, Yesenia Sanchez
(630) 403-5103, yesenia.sanchez@bridgecommunities.org
Staff Accountant, Cassie Nesheim
(630) 545-0610 x15, cassie.nesheim@bridgecommunities.org
Senior Director, Amy Van Polen, CFRE
(630) 545-0610 x 12, amy.vanpolen@bridgecommunities.org
Director of Community Engagement, Jen Bystry
(630) 403-5095, jen.bystry@bridgecommunities.org
Senior Development Manager, Margo Matthew
(630) 403-5091, margo.matthew@bridgecommunities.org
Manager of Foundation and Corporate Relations, Andrea Carradus
(630) 403-5093, andrea.carradus@bridgecommunities.org
Development Assistant, Pamela Paulsen
(630) 403-5088, pamela.paulsen@bridgecommunities.org
Marketing and Communications Manager, Lisa Doyle
(630) 545-0610 x 30, lisa.doyle@bridgecommunities.org
Manager of Donor Relations, Susan Hacker, CFRE
(630) 403-5096, susan.hacker@bridgecommunities.org
"As a mentor, I feel that I have received more than I have given...the goal of a mentor might be to help families find resources to further their education, get out of debt, and plan for the future, but one soon realizes that it is the social and emotional support that is most essential. Being a mentor has taught me patience, compassion, and perseverance. It has changed my definition of success and increased my gratitude toward family, friends and God."