Meet the Team
Willow House is fortunate to have some of Chicago’s leading business professionals and dedicated volunteers serving on the Board of Directors. Their expertise and passion for the Willow House mission is the backbone of our cause.
Board of Directors
Kirk Kohls, CFA, CPA
President
KPMG
AJ Coleman, MBA, CAMS
Treasurer
Byline Bank
Jane Bryant Klett
Secretary
Abbott
Patty Knoblauch
Member
Retired
Eric Lynch
Member
AbbVie
Dr. Martins Adeoye
Member
Elemental Center Ltd.
Maureen French
Member
Crisis24
Diane Rapaport, MD
Member
VITAS Hospice
Esther Morales
Member
Retired
Selvaanish Selvam
Member
Clariant
Beatrice Lauture
Member
AbbVie
Willow House Staff
David Scheffler
Executive Director
Lauren Raney, LCPC, ATR
Program Director and
Clinical Site Coordinator: Libertyville & Expressive Arts
Denise O'Handley
Development Director
Kelsey Hoeper-Albassam,
LPC, NCC, CT
Clinical School & Community Program Coordinator and
Clinical Site Coordinator: Survivors of Suicide Loss
Charlotte Shuber, LSW
Clinical Site Coordinator: Chicago
Mickayla Bedenian, LSW
Program Associate and
Clinical Site Coordinator: Arlington Heights
Amanda Roper
Program Coordinator
Elaine Cesar
Clinical Social Work Intern
Tiffany Probst, MA
Clinical Social Work Intern
Stefanie Norris,
MSW, LCSW
Founder
Volunteer Clinical Consultant
Nancy Reed
Controller
