The Advisory Council represents and links AgeOptions to suburban Cook County communities. It focuses on programmatic and planning issues and recommends action to the Board of Directors. Council committees are often issue-oriented and focus on legislation and public information.
Residents of suburban Cook County are encouraged to apply for membership on the Advisory Council. For additional information and a nomination form, please contact Kim McCahill at (708)383-0258 or kim.mccahill@ageoptions.org.
Chairperson
Molly Hofer
Family Life Educator
University of Illinois
Oak Forest
Vice Chairperson
Andrew Teitelman
Social Services Consultant
Oak Park
Secretary
Barbara Hume
Veterans Administration
Retired
Oak Park
Members
Julie Bach
Director, School of
Social Work
Dominican University
Oak Park
Jim Boyle
Retired
Oak Park
Esther Brodsky, LCSW
Retired
Oak Park
Natalie Chadwell
South Holland
Shirley Drewenski
Director of Continuing Education
South Suburban College
Harvey
Elizabeth Essex
Associate Professor Emeritus
Governors State University
Oak Park
Kay Frey
Retired
Franklin Park
Margaret Gergen
Retired
Chicago
Kelly Gilbert
Executive Director
Visiting Angels North Shore
Bolingbrook
Carol Goldbaum
Generative Services
Wilmette
Lela Grimble
Advocate Ambassador
Alzheimer’s Association
Maywood
Jacqueline Jones
Kinesiologist
Berkeley
Audrey Klopp
Assistant Professor
Marcella Niehoff School of
Nursing, Loyola University
La Grange Park
Amelia Luckie-Griffin
Chief Executive Officer
Rophe Healthcare Adult Day
Services Center
Harvey
Vern Moore
Retired
Crete
Nan O’Connor
Social Worker
Northbrook
Ruth Reko
Volunteer
Alzheimer’s Association
River Forest
Dianah Richmond
Licensed Social Worker
Community Living Center
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Bellwood
Joan Strickland
Retired
Calumet City
Katie Walsh
Senior Citizen Services
Cook County Sheriff
Maywood
Leslie Weber, Jr.
Senior Advocate
Social Services
Mount Prospect
