Board of Directors

Board Address:
8320 South Madison Burr Ridge, Il. 60527
- C/O Giant Steps Illinois, Inc.

Chair and Founder: 
Debra K. Nauman, President, Simply Elegant Catering

President: Christine Thornton-Wiener, President, Hope Foundation for Autism and Epilepsy

Executive Vice President: 
Craig Lacy, Managing Director, Madison Capital Funding, LLC

Vice President Development: 
Patty Lynch President, Patty Lynch Interiors  

Vice President Program Planning: 
Sylvia R. Smith, VP Performance Solutions 

Vice President Planning: 
William Murphy, Mayor, Village of Woodridge    

Secretary: 

Director: 
Jean K. Holley, Executive Vice President & CIO, Tellabs

Director: 
Christopher Domke, Director, Merrill Lynch

Legal Counsel:                                                                             Terry L. Hodges, Esq. Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick &Kohn

Honorary Board Members

U.S Congesswoman Judy Biggert                                                        State Senate President Emil Jones Jr.                                                      State Representative Patricia R. Bellock      
Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Esq.                                            State Senator Kirk Dillard                                                          State Representative Jim Durkin                                                                 State Senator William Delgado
Gregory L.  Dose, Esq., GoldStein, Skrodzki, Russian, Nemec & Hoff, Ltd. Antonio M. Romanucci, Esq. Romanucci & Blandin                                Darlene Berringer, M.S., M.T.A.  Director General, Giant Steps International