Staff Directory
Leadership/Central Office
Lorraine Hocker, Executive Director, ext. 2030
Shelly Perkins, Operations Deputy
Christine Pryor, Senior Human Resources Generalist, ext. 2610
Elena Albarran, HCV Program Manager, ext. 2570
Gilma Beachem, HCV Intake Manager, ext. 2050
Gerald Cole, HCV Program Senior Manager, ext. 1203
Heidi Semenek, Director of FSS & Special Programs (ROSS, FUP, MS5, EHV, VASH, SRN), ext. 2260
Brian Snook, Director of Public Housing, ext. 1701
Norma Carlon, Manager of Capital Improvements & Procurement, ext. 2210
Derek Eovaldi, Property Disposition Coordinator, ext. 2407
Support/Central Office
Lashawn Jones, Receptionist, ext. 2300
Tracey Heleniak, Executive Assistant & FOIA Officer, ext. 2630
Katrina Gofron-Ellison, Assistant, ext. 1206
Julie Otto, Fraud Investigator & Collections, ext. 2310
Accounting/Central Office
Tamara Harrington, Assistant Finance Manager, ext. 2600
Dee Kupsky, Accounts Payable Specialist, ext. 2406
Paul Mazur, Staff Accountant, ext. 2010
Nicholas Netz, Accounting Specialist, ext. 2680
Mimi Soto, Purchasing & Billing Specialist, ext. 1251 and ext. 2140
Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program
Gerald Cole, HCV Program Senior Manager, ext. 1203
Elena Albarran, HCV Program Manager, ext. 2570
Gilma Beachem, Intake Program Manager, ext. 2050
HCV Recertification Team 1
Zion
Katrina Harden, (last names A-K), Certification Specialist II, ext. 2740
Sabrina Johnson, (last names L-Z), Certification Specialist II, ext. 1204
HCV Recertification Team 2
Antioch, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Fox Lake, Ingleside, Lake Villa, Wadsworth, Winthrop Harbor
Amiel Hernandez, Certification Specialist, ext. 2460
Park City, Round Lake(s)
Katy Holter, Certification Specialist, ext. 1804
HCV Recertification Team 3
Beach Park, Cary, Elgin, Gages Lake, Green Oaks, Hainesville, Highland Park, Highwood, Island Lake, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lindenhurst, North Chicago, Old Mill Creek, Prairie View, Spring Grove, Vernon Hills, Volo, Wauconda, Wildwood
Tina Buckley, Certification Specialist, ext. 2091
Grayslake, Gurnee, Lakefront, Lakemoor, Long Lake, Mettawa, Mundelein & Third Lake
Nikkita Moore, Certification Specialist, ext. 2550
Project-Based Voucher (PBV) Program
Colonial Park, Grayslake Senior Library Lane, Fairhaven Mundelein, Brookstone & Regency
Catherine Coyne, PBV Certification Specialist II, ext. 2091
Tiffany Senior
Amiel Hernandez, Certification Specialist, ext. 2460
A Safe Place 1, A Safe Place 2 & Woodstone
Katrina Harden, (last names A-K), Certification Specialist II, ext. 2740
Sabrina Johnson, (last names L-Z), Certification Specialist II, ext. 1204
PBV/HCV Intake Team
Victor Mendoza, HCV Intake Coordinator, ext. 2240
Tema Navarro, Portability Specialist, ext. 2700
Gilma Beachem, HCV Intake Manager, ext. 2050
FSS: Family Self Sufficiency/FUP: Family Unification Program
Yanitza Montemayor, (last names A-G), FSS Specialist ext. 2160
Felipe Cortez, (last names H-O), FSS Specialist ext. 2020
Jelena Milunovic, (last names P-Z), Lead FSS Specialist, ext. 2520
Janet Lennemann, ROSS Coordinator - Public Housing, 847-417-7180
Heidi Semenek, Director of FSS & Special Programs, ext. 2260
MS5/SRN/EHV/VASH/FUP
Laura Vazquez, Special Programs Coordinator, ext. 2230
Housing Counseling/TAP
Liz Werning, Int Directot of Housing Counseling Programs, ext. 2060
Dulce Madrigal, HUD Certified Housing Counselor, ext. 2404
Natalie Arizmendi, Housing Specialist, ext. 2402
Daisy Hurtado, Housing Specialist, ext. 1800
HQS/Inspections
Gerald Cole, HCV Program Senior Manager, ext. 1203
Demond Anderson, HQS Supervisor, ext. 2530
Elena Lara, Landlord Liasion, ext. 2730
Inspections for:
Beach Park, Gurnee, Russell, Wadsworth, Waukegan, Winthrop Harbor, Zion
Matt Ivantic, (last names A-K), HQS Specialist, ext. 2470
Inspections for:
Beach Park, Gurnee, Russell, Wadsworth, Waukegan, Winthrop Harbor, Zion
Solomon Jones, (last names L-Z), HQS Specialist, ext. 2580
Inspections for:
Antioch, Gages Lake, Fox Lake, Hainesville, Ingleside, Lake Villa, Long Lake, Round Lake(s)
Antwione Whitfield, (last names A- K), HQS Specialist, ext. 2070
Jean Headley, (last names L-Z), HQS Specialist, ext. 1208
Inspections for:
Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Cary, Deerfield, Grayslake, Highland Park, Highwood, Island Lake, Lakemoor, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Mettawa, Mundelein, Park City, Prairie View, Third Lake, Spring Grove, Vernon Hills, Volo, Wauconda, Wildwood
Matt Ivantic (last names A-G), HQS Specialist, ext. 2470
Jean Headley (last names H-M), HQS Specialist, ext. 1208
Antwione Whitfield (last names N-T), HQS Specialist, ext. 2070
Solomon Jones (last names U-Z), HQS Specialist, ext. 2580
Public Housing
Brian Snook, Director of Public Housing, ext. 1701
Rich Jeswani, Leasing Manager, ext. 1803
Valeria Martinez, Public Housing Support, ext. 1250 (Shiloh)
AMP 2 & 3 Hawley, Warren, Shiloh, Beach Haven, Kuester, Millview & Orchard
Renee Grider, Senior Property Manager, ext. 1442
AMP 3 Beach Haven, Kuester, Millview & Orchard
Cara Steffens, Assistant Property Manager, ext. 1700
AMP 4 & 5 Scattered Sites
Derick Moore, Senior Property Manager, ext. 1705