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Leadership staff


Office Location

500 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
phone (630) 545-0610 - fax (630) 545-0640

Mailing Address

505 Crescent Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

Do you need housing help?
(630) 545-0610 x1, Email Bridge for Housing Help


Interim CEO & Senior DirectorAmy Van Polen, CFRE
(630) 403-5090, amy.vanpolen@bridgecommunities.org

Associate Director of Program Partnerships, Marti Deuter
630-403-5109, marti.deuter@bridgecommunities.org

Director of Employment and Adult Education, Jodi Fegter
(630) 403-5111, jodi.fegter@bridgecommunities.org

Employment and Adult Education Counselor, Kristina Martinez
(630) 403-5112, kristina.martinez@bridgecommunities.org

Employment and Adult Education Counselor, Zhavonne Morse
(630) 403-5110, zhavonne.morse@bridgecommunities.org 

Director of Children's and Support Services, 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 

Volunteer Coordinator, Mary Slade
(630) 403-5098, mary.slade@bridgecommunities.org 

Manager of Family Wellness, Megan DeAngelis
(630) 403-5087, megan.deangelis@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 

Intake and Program Assistant, Katie Roper
(630) 403-5113, katie.roper@bridgecommunities.org 

Intake and Program Assistant, Joy Spratt

630-403-5100, joy.spratt@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

Aseia Wells
(630) 403-5115, aseia.wells@bridgecommunities.org

Veronica Horton
(630) 403-5114, veronica.horton@bridgecommunities.org 

Director of Finance & Administration, Meghan Kilian, CPA
(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, ext.3, cassie.nesheim@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

Manager of Donor Relations, Liza Sury
(630) 403-5096, liza.sury@bridgecommunities.org

Communications & Marketing Manager, Andrew Baumann
(630) 403-5092, andrew.baumann@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."