Steering Committee

Steering Committee Co-Chairs

Miguel Palacio, MA
Associate Director, Association House of Chicago

Madeline Roman-Vargas, MA
Dean, Humboldt Park Vocational Education Center of Wright College

Steering Committee Members

Lee Francis, MD, MPH
VP Medical Services and CEO, Erie Family Health Center

Jose Lopez, PhD (ABD)
Executive Director, Puerto Rican Cultural Center

Eliud Medina
Executive Director, Near Northwest Neighborhood Network/HPEP

Christy Prahl, MA, MUPP, PhD
New Communities Program Director, Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation          

Jose Luis Rodriguez, BA
Program Manager, CO-OP Humboldt Park

Janece Simmons, BS, MPS                                                                                                                                                        Community Development Planner, West Humboldt Park Development Council

Steve Whitman, PhD                                                                                                                                                                    Executive Director, Sinai Urban Health Institute