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.

2009 Annual Report

Board of Directors

Officers

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

Jay Krames, Vice President
Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Angie Perkins, Treasurer
CFO, Medical Segment, Cardinal Health

Vincent J. Concialdi, Secretary
Director, Grant Thornton

Herb Wehner, Member at Large
Vice President, Strategic Sales, Experian

Bruce Church, Past President
President, Balanced Environments, Inc.

Andy Greenawalt, Campaign Liaison Chair
CEO, Emerson Ecologics

Jay Meyer, Executive Director
OMNI Youth Services

Members

Steve Balinski
Chief, Buffalo Grove Police Department

Ken Blumenfeld
Senior Purchasing Manager,
APP Pharmaceuticals LLC

Michael Fine Senior Vice President, Bank Of America Business Capital - West Division

James Hohmann
CEO, FBL Financial Group

Dennis Jordahl
Senior Director, AscendOne

Aldo Mancini
Synovate, Head of Information Services - Americas

Ric Meza
Midwest Regional Counsel, MALDEF

Sonia Munoz
Bank of America, Retail Speciality Fulfillment

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

Stephen Penny
Senior Vice President, Trustmark

George Reimnitz
Barrington Bank & Trust

Jared Smith
Associate Pastor, Village Church of Lincolnshire

Staff List

Love Anderson, MA
Youth and Family Counselor

Susana Becker, MSW
Outreach Counselor

Amy Berrafato, MA
Youth & Family Counselor

Charlene Blackmore, MSW, LCSW
TPSN Supervisor

Carrie Carren, MSW, LCSW, CADC
Youth and Family Treatment Specialist

Bonnie Collins, MA
Child Development Specialist

John Conway IV, MSW, LCSW, CADC
Coordinator Experiential and Wilderness
Therapy Services

Juan Curiel, BA
Outreach Specialist

Timothy Dummer, AS
Payroll /Accounts Payable Specialist

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

Svetlana Fastovskaya, MSW, LCSW, CADC
Russian Services Specialist

Ana Fernandez, MSW
Intact Family Supervisor

Kazimierz Fiut, MDiv, CADC
Crime Victim Advocate

Ted Fleming, MSW
Youth and Family Counselor

Jiju George, BS
Controller

Erin Greiss, BS
TPSN Case Manager

Jackie Herbert, MSW
Youth and Family Counselor

Kimberly Hort, MA, DTR
REALITY Director

Sean Hoyer, MA, LCSW, CADC, DCSW
Youth and Family Treatment Specialist

Kirsten Jensen, BA, CADC
Manager of Journey and Prevention

Priya Kapoor, MSW
TPSN Case Manager

Thaddeus Karwowski, BS, MCSE, MCP
MIS Manager

Anna Katz, BA, ICDVP
Intact Family Case Manager

Mary Beth Kerf, MA, LCPC, CADC
Clinical Manager

Ann Kroger-Vetri, MSW
Intact Family Case Manager

Emily Labbe
REALITY Assistant

Linda Lamb, BA
Human Resource Specialist

CJ Locke, MS
Youth and Family Counselor

Juan Maldonado, BA
Intact Case Manager

Nicole McGinnis, BA
TPSN Case Manager

Linda Merkys
Billing Coordinator

Sasa Mo, MA, LCPC, CADC
Youth and Family Counselor

Yvette Mojica-Luna, BS
Intact Family Case Manager

Elisa Maria Montanez, MSW
Prevention Specialist

Nancy Muenz, BSW
TPSN Case Manager

Eileen O'Connor
Data Systems Coordinator

Syndrea Porter, MA
Youth and Family Counselor

Wendy Prado
Prevention Specialist

Lizzete Puente
Administrative Assistant

Alicia Regan-Kuranda, BA
Grant Writer

Carlos Rodriguez, BA, CADC
Coordinator Substance Abuse Services

Rebecca Rosario, BA
Crime Victim Advocate

Kelley Schiller, BSW, CADC
Prevention Specialist

Anna Sponsel, MS, CADC
Youth and Family Counselor

Tristan Stewart, MA
Youth and Family Counselor

Chrissy Trilling-Raices, BA
Grants Manager

David Ventrelle, Licensed Clinical Psychology
Psychologist

Katie VerLee, BA
Prevention Specialist

Mike VerLee, BA
Youth and Group Counselor

Vel Vetri, MA, LCPC
Youth & Family Treatment Specialist

Lynn Voightman, AA
Administrative Assistant III

Jason Wynkoop, MA, LCSW
Program Coordinator

Aaron Yundt Jr.
Computer/Maintenance Assistant

Melissa Zelman, MSW
TPSN Case Manager