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.

Agatha Demarchi

Senior Clinical Manager
Alex Houston

Community Education Specialist
Alicia T. Vega

Interim President & CEO
Anastasia McCargo

VP of Client Services
Ashley Hunter

Content & Operations Specialist
Ayesha Akhtar

VP of Health Equity, Education & Advocacy
Briee Salgado

Member Programs Coordinator
Christian Davis

Database & Operations Administrator
Emily Geary

Case Management Coordinator
Eric Alvarez

Director of Marketing & Development
Erin Bagley

Member Services Coordinator
Joe Gorman

Case Manager
Jose Valdez

Administrative Manager
Karina Villafuerte

Senior Case Manager
Karli Paggeot

Client Services Coordinator
Kurtis Coty

Finance & Operation Coordinator
Morgan Murphy

Director of Communications
Nate Smith

Health Equity Manager
Sara Kensler

Development Coordinator
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)
Steven P. Corda (Treasurer)
Eric Weber (Secretary)
Lisa N. Ahern
Gordon Hartranft
Dan Hugo
Takijah Heard, MD
Jason Hofferica
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
Meghan Bagley
Mackensie Balcirak
Shawn Blond
Elise Born
Rose Flanigan
Connor Fox
Patrick Green
Natasha Irani
Dani Kolkebeck
Suzanne Kozlowski
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
Robin Blackford, R.D.N.
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Emily Doll, M.D.
University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital
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. NorthShore University HealthSystem
Zehra Husain, M.D.
Rush University Medical Center
Antonio H. Iglesias, M.D.
Loyola Medicine
Naoum Issa, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Chicago Department of Neurology
Aditi Narechania, M.D.
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Patricia Ogden,
A.P.N., F.N.P., N.P.-C.
Children’s Habilitation Center
Jeffrey S. Raskin, M.D.,
F.A.A.N.S., F.A.A.P.
Ann and Robert H. Lurie
Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Joshua M. Rosenow, M.D.
Northwestern Medicine
Sepehr Sani, M.D.
Rush University Medical Center
Erica Cotton,
Psy.D., A.B.P.P.-C.N. – Northwestern Medicine
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