Our Team
Michelle Dinneen-White
Founder & CEO
Program Coordinator
Chloe Harrison
Brenda Lopez
Outreach Team &
Feedback Loop Team
Parent Play Leader
Karen O'Hara
Play Kit Factory
Volunteer Squad Coordinator
Cecilia Gutierrez
Outreach Team &
Feedback Loop Team
Parent Play Leader
Emma O'Grady
Communications Intern
Marquette University
Jerrica Omoware
Neighborhood Outreach
Parent Play Leader
MaryRose Sheridan
Data Intern
Illinois State University
Sandy Ruiz
Neighborhood Outreach & Bilingual Family Engagement Intern
National Lewis University
Mykela Collins
Outreach Team
Parent Play Leader
Vianka Gomez
Social Media Intern
Data Intern
Parent Play Leader
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Alexandra Molloy
Play Kit Factory Volunteer
Sydney Wodika
Senior Communication Intern
Michigan State Law School
Shania Dorsey
Neighborhood Outreach Intern Winter 2022 Howard University
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Lisa Radcliffe
Neighborhood Outreach
Parent Play Leader
Wendy Martinez
Neighborhood Outreach Intern
Spring 2022 DePaul University
Courtney Boyd
Outreach Team
Parent Play Leader
Mykela Collins
Neighborhood Outreach
Parent Play Leader
Support Contributors
Tammy Steele
Author, Content Contributor
Emma Faulkner
Social Media Consultant
Jonathon Nicoletti
Acolyte Applications
Alumni
Parent Play Leaders
SALENA POTTER
TAMIKA BAKER
JESMINE WHITLEY
Jemika Stone
Ashley Heywood
Christine Meeks
Jada Lige
Laurie Webb
Shantiera Miller
Jameycia Jenkins
Frida Diaz
Ashonte Collins
Jennifer Fullilove
Alumni
Interns
samaiya butler - university of chicago
heidi mazon- bilingual Illinois State University
jerrena Taylor -
Chicago State University
malani hughes-
Chicago state university
Alumni
Fellows
BEONCA DOBY
2020 Fellow
National Louis
OTHER SUPPORT CONTRIBUTORS maryrose sheridan registration/data input
tyler daniels website consultation Guadalupe Ruiz Parent Play Leaderellie urchell & Meara Haggarty kit prep
Board of Directors
Juliet Bradley MD, FAAFP
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Lead Physician, Dr. Jorge Prieto Family Health Center
James P. Duff
National Head of Banking
BMO Wealth Management
Meg Zwick
Millennium Trust Company
SVP & Director, Alternative Custody Services
James P. Duff
National Head of Banking
BMO Wealth Management
Jim Barry
President, March4Meg
MaryEllen Lesniak
Tolton Family Literacy of De La Salle
Michelle Dinneen-White
Founder, Play Smart Literacy
Veronika Hayes-Copeland
Feedback Loop Coordinator
