Our TeamDedicated to helping people
Our staff come from diverse backgrounds with many years of experience. We work together for the common goal of serving our members.
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Agatha Demarchi
Bilingual Clinical Manager
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Alex Houston
Community Education Specialist
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Alicia T. Vega
Interim President & CEO
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Anastasia McCargo
VP of Client Services
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Ashley Hunter
Executive Assistant
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Ayesha Akhtar
VP of Health Equity, Education & Advocacy
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Christian Davis
Database & Operations Administrator
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Emily Geary
Case Management Coordinator
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Eric Alvarez
VP of Development & Marketing
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Erin Bagley
Member Youth Program Coordinator
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Jose Valdez
Office Manager
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Karina Villafuerte
Senior Case Manager
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Karli Paggeot
Clinician
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Kurtis Coty
Director of Finance
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Morgan Murphy
Director of Communications
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Sara Kensler
Special Events Coordinator
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Vanise Gardner
Case Manager
Board of DirectorsPhilanthropic Leaders
The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago’s all-volunteer Board of Directors is made up of professionals from all walks of life.
- Nancy Iida (President)
- Matt McInerney (Vice President)
- Jason Hofferica (Treasurer)
- Eric Weber (Secretary)
- Lisa N. Ahern
- Gordon Hartranft
- Dan Hugo
- Takijah Heard, MD
- Matt Samson
- Brad Serot
- Geoffrey Vance
- Jason Wendt
Associate BoardPhilanthropic Young Professionals
The mission of Associate Board is to engage, empower, and inspire young professionals to participate in philanthropic and leadership endeavors, develop the next generation of philanthropists, and build awareness of Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago in the Chicagoland area.
The Associate Board is a networking group with a collective goal to attract members to raise resources, broaden the volunteer base, and enhance awareness of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago while developing leadership skills and cultivating relationships with young professionals in Chicago.
- Benjamin Liener (President)
- Elizabeth Baunach (Vice President)
- Elise Cocagne (Vice President)
- Tim Arthurs
- Sammy Assaf
- Meghan Bagley
- Mackensie Balcirak
- Shawn Blond
- Elise Born
- Connor Fox
- Patrick Green
- Natasha Irani
- Dani Kolkebeck
- Suzanne Kozlowski
- Maggie Loesch
- Emma Radley
- Brittany Roydhouse
- Landis Weidner
- Brendan Wolfe
Want to join the Associate Board?
Click here to submit an application or contact Sara Kensler at skensler@epilepsychicago.org for more information.
Medical Advisory CouncilExperts in Neurology
Our Medical Advisory Council consists of board-certified epileptologists, neurosurgeons, pediatric neurologists, pharmacologists, social workers, registered dietitians, psychologists, and nurses from the Chicagoland area who advise and speak on education, services, research, and advocacy programs.
- John Millichap, M.D. (Chair)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine - Erica Cotton,
Psy.D., A.B.P.P.-C.N. – Northwestern Medicine - Robin Blackford, R.D.N.
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago - Priscilla Duong, M.D.
Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago - SuJin Eimer
Rush University Medical Center - Rebecca Garcia Sosa, M.D.
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago - Takijah Heard, M.D.
Endeavor Health - Zehra Husain, M.D.
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center - Antonio H. Iglesias, M.D.
Loyola Medicine - Naoum Issa, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Chicago Department of Neurology - Mehran Jalili, BS R EEG-T R EP-T
Midwestern Career College - Aditi Narechania, M.D.
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center - Patricia Ogden,
A.P.N., F.N.P., N.P.-C.
Children’s Habilitation Center - Joshua M. Rosenow, M.D.
Northwestern Medicine - Avni Sanghi, M.D.
- Priyamvada Tatachar, M.D.
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago - Peter C. Warnke, M.D.,
Dr.med, F.R.C.S.
University of Chicago Medicine - Joyce Wu, M.D.
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago - Shasha Wu, M.D.
UChicago Medicine