About
Family Action Network (FAN) is a 501(c)(3) organization that curates a high-quality speaker series. All FAN programs are free and open to the public.
FAN’s Mission
The Family Action Network (FAN) presents fresh ideas that elevate minds, expand hearts, and make the world a better place.
FAN’s Vision
An informed and compassionate community.
FAN Board of Directors, Staff,
and Liaison Council
FAN is a 501(c)(3) organization powered by the passion, dedication, and goodwill
of its Board of Directors, staff, and Liaisons.
AnneMarie Anderson, Secretary
Marcus Campbell, Ed.D., Chair
Manuel Cuevas-Trisán, JD
Sharon Graboys
Michael Kaufman, JD
Maureen Kebo, MA, Treasurer
Keith Robinson, Ed.D.
Heidi Stevens
Lonnie Stonitsch, Executive Director
Executive Director: Lonnie Stonitsch
Business Manager: Rachel Lee
Director of Operations: AnneMarie Anderson
Liaison Council Director: Vivien Hanson
Event Manager: Kay McBrearty
Event Promotion: Andee Albaum-Feinstein
Social Media Manager: Jeremy Lee
A/V Director: Jennifer Medvin
Joanne Burgess (Bannockburn)
Diana Flemma (Winnetka)
Lizzie Kinnich (Northfield)
Pete Kula (Northfield)
Sunhee Lee (Chicago)
Kay McBrearty (Wilmette)
Gail Nusekabel (Wilmette)
Judy Rubovits (Evanston)
Laura Scalia (Evanston)
Sabine Scholz (Wilmette)
Julene Stellato (Winnetka)
Compass Health Center: Kelly Jones
Evanston Scholars: Tito Odenigbo
Family Service Center: Robin Lake
Foundation 65: Anita Geevarghese
Gorton Center: Amy Wagliardo and Ann Wildman
Haven Youth and Family Services: Jimena Escurra
Illinois Student Assistance Commission: Matthew Montez and Jacqueline Moreno
Lake Michigan Association of Independent Schools: Sally Sharp
Magnetar Capital: Brittany Porter
Mindful Psychology Associates: Michelle Gebhardt
New Trier Multifaith Alliance: Eve Williams
Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations: EL Da’Sheon Nix
Psychgeist Media: Dave Nussbaum
Rebel Human: Jennifer Arrington and Tait Medina
The Alliance for Early Childhood: Lara Scarborough and Erika Wall
The Book Stall at Chestnut Court: Stephanie Hochschild
The Family Institute at Northwestern University: Crystal Reynolds
Wilmette Public Library: Sarah Beth Brown
Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District: Sydney Clark
Youth and Opportunity United (Y.O.U.): Orlando Cooper and Laurie Dayon
Avoca/Marie Murphy PTC: Eugenia Hsin and Maya Vasudevan
Baker Demonstration School: Hilde Kaiser
Barrington D220: Matt Fuller
Beacon Academy: Gretchen Wooldridge
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School: Lauren El-Mofty and Ericka Thacker
Brickton Montessori School: Jamie Kendall
Catherine Cook School: Kimberly Edison
Central School (Glencoe): Sarna Goldenberg
Chiaravalle Montessori: Jill Wu
Chicago Jewish Day School: Eve Segel
Countryside Day School: Janeth Mendoza
Cove School: Julia Lazzara
Crow Island School: TBD
Francis W. Parker School: Margaret Dailey
Glencoe D35: Betty Weir
Grayslake Community High School D127: Joe Alger and Kate Oldenburg
Greeley Elementary: Caity Smith
Hubbard Woods Elementary: Shannon Love
Hyde Park Day School: Maureen McCarthy
Kenilworth D38: Hilary Harvey
Lake Bluff D65: Kaitlyn Stabenow
Lake Forest Academy: Leigh Ann Jacobson, Jacqueline Leib, and Elizabeth Lombardo
Lake Forest Community High School D115: Ann Kiesling and Patrick Sassen
Lake Forest Country Day School: Leigh Melton
Latin School of Chicago: TBD
Leo Catholic High School: Tiffany Harston
Loyola Academy: Sarah Bennett
Lycée Français de Chicago: Sarah Galer and Nicole McKendry
Morgan Park Academy: Jacinta Inniss, Tiffany Merrills, and Jennifer Schmidt
Near North Montessori School: Justin Bryant
New Trier Parents’ Association: Robin Cook and Tracey Lowry
North Shore Country Day School: Neena Arora, Alison Fitzgerald, Frieda Molina, and Diane Williams
Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy: Karen Kellams
Pope John XXIII School: Jackie Sulton
Regina Dominican High School: Kate Bankston
Resurrection College Prep High School: Michelle Vázquez
Rogers Park Montessori School: John Frampton and Kate Frampton
Roycemore School: Bessie Mbadugha
Sacred Heart Schools: Marjie Murphy
St. Bernard School: Caroline Macdonald
Saints JFX HSO: Liz Devaraj
Santa Clara University School of Law: Lisa Foo
Science and Arts Academy: Chelsea Overstreet
Skokie School: TBD
South School: TBD
Stevenson High School D125: Mara Grujanac
The Avery Coonley School: Meghan McCarthy and Angel Van Howe
The Frances Xavier Warde School: Jimmy Greenfield
University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice: Maureen Stimming
Washburne School: TBD
West School: Jennifer Mallamud
Wilmette D39: Leo Krause
Wolcott College Prep: Jena Karcazes