Leadership
Executive Team
Elaine Grande
Executive Director
Donald Arneberg
Operations
Catherine Stowers
Director of Programs
Mark McCabe
Finance
Officers
Thank you to our dedicated board of directors who have a passion to give back to the community.
Chair:
Steve Pappageorge
Executive Director, Corporate, Community and Continuing Education, Moraine Valley Community College
Vice Chair:
Heather Jones
Downtown Park Forest Property Manager, Village of Park Forest
Secretary:
Maureen Rafa
BS, RN, PMHBC, Elder Care Coordinator, MR Compassionate Care Coordination, LLC
Treasurer:
Mark W. Smolenski
Sr. Mortgage Loan Officer, OneTrust Home Loans
Directors
Sam Balark
Director, External Affairs, AT&T
Christine Brown
Director of Business Development, Elevate Care
Alice Collins
M.S., Community Outreach Worker, Cook County Health
Jon Dawson
First Vice President, Wintrust Investments
Jeff Good
Chief Sustainability Executive & Vice President of Operations, Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
JoAnn Gruca
RN, PhD., Associate Professor Emeritus of Nursing, Saint Xavier University
Meghan Moran
Assistant Department Head of Customer Services, Oak Lawn Public Library
Bernadette Orr
Retired, Former Executive Director, Palos Township
Lynn Reasonover
Retired, Former Senior Vice President/Client Executive, Northern Trust
Vicky Smith
Executive Director, Southwest Conference of Mayors
Stephen Sutera J.D.
Huck Bouma J.C. Attorneys at Law
“Pathlights helped my grandmother remain in her home so she could continue to function as an independent woman with dignity and self-respect. My family was grateful for the assistance, and we never forgot. Fast forward to the day I was invited to join the Pathlights' Board. I seized the opportunity to help others just as they assisted my grandmother. I am humbled to serve the organization.”
— Steven L. Pappageorge, Pathlights’ Board Member/Volunteer