OMNI Youth Services: About Us

OMNI Youth Services is the largest and most comprehensive youth development organization serving the needs of Chicago’s northwest suburbs. We don’t only focus on resolving existing problems, but pursue the development of skills for life.

At OMNI, our mission is to develop responsible youth and strengthen families. We work with thousands of youth and families, many of whom have nowhere else to turn; and we have a proven track record of making a dramatic difference in their lives, through our counseling services, mentoring programs, substance abuse and treatment programs, services to juvenile offenders, community service projects, youth development programs, and our work with neglected and abused children, multicultural resource center programs, and more...

Leading the way in finding innovative solutions that create positive change in youth, families and community life has been the vision of OMNI Youth Services. That vision continues to solidify the foundation of the mission: To develop responsible youth and strengthen families through comprehensive, community-based programs of counseling, youth development, prevention and partnerships.

2006 Annual Report

Board of Directors

Officers

Bruce Church, President
President, Balanced Environments

Michael Patterson, Vice President
President, On Track Leadership, Inc.

Angie Perkins, Treasurer
CFO, Medical Products Manufacturing, Cardinal Health, Inc.

Jay Krames, Secretary
Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Glenn Kinney, Past President
President, Norcomp Services, Inc.

Jay Meyer, Executive Director
OMNI Youth Services

Members

Steve Balinski
Chief, Buffalo Grove Police Department

Ken Blumenfeld
Director of Procurement, Indalex

Jim Harris
Group Human Resources Manager
Construction Products North America, ITW

James Hohmann
President & CEO, Allstate Financial

Dennis Jordahl
Regional Sales Manager
Corporation Service Co.

Ric Meza
Midwest Regional Counsel, MALDEF

Sonia Muoz
Assistant Vice President, Charter One Bank

Janelle Osborne
Fundraising Volunteer

Danielle Pascucci
Assistant States Attorney
Lake County States Attorney's Office

Stephen Penny
Senior Vice President, Trustmark

Liz Reidel
Director, Investment Technology Allstate-Financial

George Reimnitz
First Vice President, CHASE

Richard Rosen
School Board District 21

Janice Smith
Area Sales Manager, American Airlines

Jared Smith
Associate Pastor, Village Church of Lincolnshire

Herb Wehner
Vice President, Strategic Sales, Experian

Staff List

Milagros Acosta, MA
Outreach Counselor

Tracey Ambrose, BA
Youth and Family Counselor

Lisa Aranas, MA, LPC
Youth and Family Counselor

Karina Arango, MSW
Youth and Family Counselor

Susana Becker
Outreach Counselor

Charlene Blackmore, MSW, LCSW
TPSN Supervisor

Ximena Bleers
Administrative Assistant 1

Vanessa Bueno
Administrative Assistant 1

Josue Canchola, BS
Outreach Counselor

Carrie Carren, MSW, LCSW, CADC
Youth and Family Counselor

Bonnie Collins, MA
Child Development Specialist

John Conway IV, MSW, LCSW, CADC
Coordinator Community and Family Services

Jennifer Dean, MA, LCPC
Juvenile Justice Youth & Family Treatment Specialist

Marjorie Diaz, MJ
Youth and Family Counselor

Migdalia Diaz, BGS
Outreach Counselor

Timothy Dummer
Payroll /Accounts Payable Specialist

Margaret Dunne, MA, LCPC, CADC
Intake and Crisis Coordinator

Jacqueline Exson-Phillips, BA
TPSN Case Manager

Svetlana Fastovskaya, MSW, CADC
Russian Services Specialist

Ana Fernandez, MSW
Intact Supervisor

Kazimierz Fiut, MDiv, CADC
Crime Victim Advocate

David Galarza, MA, LPC
Youth and Family Counselor

Jiju George, BS
Senior Accountant

Catherine Giroux, MA, LPC
Youth and Family Counselor

Liz Gordon, MS
Parent Aid Supervisor

Bryon Harris, BA
Youth and Family Counselor

Araceli Hernandez, BA
Youth and Family Counselor

Stephanie Hise, BA
TPSN Case Manager

Christine Hoeflich
Quality Assurance Assistant

Kimberly Hort, MA
Prevention Specialist

Sean Hoyer, MA, LCSW, CADC
Experiential Therapy Coordinator

Kirsten Jensen, BA, CADC
Manager Juvenile Justice

Damon Jones, BS, MA, M Div
Youth and Family Counselor

Thaddeus Karwowski, BME
MIS Manager

Anna Katz, BA
Intact Family Case Manager

Mary Beth Kerf, MS, LCPC, CADC
Clinical Supervisor

Emily Kirby, PSY D
Post Doctoral Fellow

Haley Kliefoth, BA
Youth and Family Counselor

Ann Kroger, MSW
Intact Family Case Manager

Linda Lamb, BA
Human Resource Specialist

CJ Locke, MS
Youth and Family Counselor

Gwen Lopez, MA, CADC, LCPC
Juvenile Justice Youth & Family Treatment Specialist

Guadalupe Magallanes
Administrative Coordinator

Shari Matthews-Huizar, MSW
Manager of Community Outreach Clinical Services

Colleen McGee, MS
Youth and Family Counselor

Nicole McGinnis, BA
TPSN Case Manager

Linda Merkys
Billing Coordinator

Aparajita Mitra, BA, MA
Intact Family Case Manager

Sasa Mo, MA
Youth and Family Counselor

Yvette Mojica, BS
Intact Family Case Manager

Elisa Maria Montanez, BA
Outreach Counselor

Nancy Muenz, BSW
TPSN Case Manager

Eileen O'Connor
Data Systems Coordinator

Dolores Palikij
Executive Secretary

Alma Prado
Program Secretary

Wendy Prado
Outreach Counselor, Prevention Specialist

Lizzete Puente
Program Secretary

Seniqua Rice, MA
Youth and Family Counselor

Carlos Rodriguez, BA, CADC
Coordinator Substance Abuse Services

Rebecca Rosario, BA
Crime Victim Advocate

Earle Ruhnke, PSY D, CADC
Intern Supervisor

Kelley Schiller, BS, CADC
Youth Mentor Supervisor

Fran Schmidt
Administrative Coordinator

Anna Sponsel, MS
Youth and Family Counselor

Christine Trilling-Raices, BA
Grants Manager

David Ventrelle, Licensed Clinical Psychology
Psychology

Katie VerLee, BA
Prevention Specialist

Mike VerLee, BA
Youth and Family Counselor

Vel Vetri, MSW, LCPC
Youth & Family Treatment Specialist

Lynn Voightman
Administrative Assistant III

Edward Weaver, BA
Intact Case Manager

Melissa Wojnaroski, MSW
Youth and Family Counselor

Meghan Wudtke, BA
Administrative Assistant 1

Aaron Yundt Jr.
Computer/Maintenance Assistant

Melissa Zelman, MSW
TPSN Case Manager