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
Anne Kelly, Ph.D.
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
Joanne Burgess (Bannockburn)
Colleen Carey (Wilmette)
Kristin Dillon (Wilmette)
Diana Flemma (Winnetka)
Kendra Gallagher (Wilmette)
Pete Kula (Northfield)
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)
Bennett Day School: McKensie Bartz
Christ Church Winnetka: Rod Quainton
Compass Health Center: Sarah Koltun
Connections for the Homeless: Marissa Higgs
Evanston Scholars: Kay Israelite
Family Service of Glencoe: Emily Mysel
Family Service Center: Robin Lake
Foundation 65: Anita Geevarghese
Fusion Academy: Chrissy Dale
Haven Youth and Family Services: Jimena Escurra
Lake Michigan Association of Independent Schools: Faith Caron and Sally Sharp
Magnetar Capital: Alyssa Martorano
Mindful Psychology Associates: Michelle Gebhardt
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
Young, Black & Lit: Krenice Roseman
Youth and Opportunity United (Y.O.U.): Jennifer Simpson Leigh
Avoca PTC: Maya Vasudevan
Baker Demonstration School: Hibo Mohamed
Beacon Academy: Alicia Webb
Catherine Cook School: Daisie Sisko and Motoko Maegawa
Central School (Glencoe): Jessica Aspen
Chiaravalle Montessori: Michele Gelman amd Gretchen Wooldridge
Countryside Day School: Janeth Mendoza
Cove School: Annemarie Roane
Crow Island School: Kirby Doonan
Evanston Township High School D202: Evan Finamore
Faith, Hope & Charity PTO: Jennifer Dine
Francis W. Parker School: Margaret Dailey
Greeley Elementary: Kate Casale MacNally
Harper Elementary PTO: Emily Primosch
Hubbard Woods Elementary: Sarah Levi
Hyde Park Day School: Maureen McCarthy
Kenilworth D38: Hilary Harvey
Lake Bluff D65: Jane Duncan
Lake Forest Academy: Leigh Ann Jacobson and Elizabeth Lombardo
Lake Forest D67/Spirit of 67: Dana Anderson, Megan Engelberg, Kristin Tiveron, and Stacey Weber
Lake Forest Country Day School: Crystal Larsen
Latin School of Chicago: Stacey Larsen and Sunhee Lee
Loyola Academy: Sheila Blanchfield and Michelle Prassas
Near North Montessori School: Claire Bracco
New Trier Parents’ Association: Sydney Clark and Eve Williams
North Shore Country Day School: Pascale Dunaway and Janelle Wood
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
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
Sunset Ridge/Middlefork PTO: Alison Basofin and Lizzie Kinnich
The Avery Coonley School: Jessica Friess
University of Chicago Laboratory School Parents’ Association: Lena Jessen, Tina Louie, Cindy Marchessault, and Melissa McMahill
Washburne School: Amanda Kennepohl
West School: Sarna Goldenberg
Wolcott College Prep: Jena Karcazes
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart: Carmen Heredia-Lopez