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.
Manuel Cuevas-Trisán, JD
Sharon Graboys
Michael Kaufman, JD
Maureen Kebo, MA, Treasurer
Rachel Lee, Chair
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 Promotion: Andee Albaum-Feinstein
A/V Director: Jennifer Medvin
Dana Anderson (Lake Forest)
Joanne Burgess (Bannockburn)
Colleen Carey (Wilmette)
Diana Flemma (Winnetka)
Michele Gelman (Evanston)
Lizzie Kinnich (Northfield)
Pete Kula (Northfield)
Sunhee Lee (Chicago)
Coleen Martin (Evanston)
Kay McBrearty (Wilmette)
Gail Nusekabel (Wilmette)
Judy Rubovits (Evanston)
Laura Scalia (Evanston)
Sabine Scholz (Wilmette)
Julene Stellato (Winnetka)
Shannon Stowasser (Lake in the Hills)
Pam Tingley (Evanston)
Janelle Wood (Glenview)
Compass Health Center: Kelly Jones and Brittney Teasdale
Connections for the Homeless: Lily Buchen
Evanston Scholars: Kay Israelite
Family Service of Glencoe: Emily Mysel
Family Service Center: Robin Lake
Foundation 65: Anita Geevarghese
Lake Michigan Association of Independent Schools: Sally Sharp
Magnetar Capital: Amy Jeffers
Mindful Psychology Associates: Michelle Gebhardt
New Trier Multifaith Alliance: Eve Williams
Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy: Julie Deardorff
The Alliance for Early Childhood: Lara Scarborough
The Book Stall at Chestnut Court: Stephanie Hochschild
The Family Institute at Northwestern University: Crystal Reynolds
Wilmette Public Library: Sarah Beth Brown
Youth and Opportunity United (Y.O.U.): Kelsey Caspersen
Avoca/Marie Murphy PTC: Maya Vasudevan
Baker Demonstration School: Hibo Mohamed
Barrington D220: Matt Fuller
Beacon Academy: Gretchen Wooldridge
Catherine Cook School: Daisie Sisko and Motoko Maegawa
Central School (Glencoe): TBD
Chiaravalle Montessori: TBD
Countryside Day School: Janeth Mendoza
Cove School: Kristy Lutton
Crow Island School: TBD
Francis W. Parker School: Margaret Dailey
Greeley Elementary: Kate Casale MacNally
Harper Elementary PTO: Emily Primosch
Hubbard Woods Elementary: TBD
Hyde Park Day School: Maureen McCarthy
Kenilworth D38: Hilary Harvey
Lake Bluff D65: TBD
Lake Forest Academy: Leigh Ann Jacobson and Elizabeth Lombardo
Lake Forest Country Day School: TBD
Latin School of Chicago: John Sirek
Loyola Academy: Michelle Prassas
Near North Montessori School: Claire Bracco
New Trier Parents’ Association: Robin Cook and Nicole Rivera
North Shore Country Day School: Pascale Dunaway, Alison Fitzgerald, and Frieda Molina
Pope John XXIII School: Denise D’Aloia
Regina Dominican High School: Kate Bankston and Katie Bramblet
Rogers Park Montessori School: John Frampton
Roycemore School: Bessie Mbadugha
Sacred Heart Schools: Marjie Murphy
Santa Clara University School of Law: Lisa McMahon
Science and Arts Academy: Erin Fleckenstein
Skokie School: TBD
South School: Jennifer Mallamud
St. Athanasius School: Shannon Valko
St. Francis Xavier School HSO: Liz Devaraj
Stevenson High School D125: Mara Grujanac
The Avery Coonley School: Jessica Friess
University of Chicago Laboratory School Parents’ Association: Lena Jessen, Melissa McMahill, and Carrie Trimble
Washburne School: TBD
West School: Sarna Goldenberg
Wolcott College Prep: Jena Karcazes