Leadership Team

SamaraCare's Board of Directors and Leadership Staff

Board of Directors

SamaraCare is governed by an active Board of Directors representing a cross-section of the community including business, religious and community leaders.

Officers

Zachary (Zac) Larson

Vice Chair
Founding Partner & Wealth Advisor
IntentGen Financial Partners

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Elizabeth (Elise) Klosterman Brown

CEO & Founder, Focus Consulting & Training, LLC

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Richard (Rick) Ochenkowski

Treasurer
Principal, DHJJ

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Kevin Brown

Managing Director of BMO’s Commercial Banking Team

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CEO & President

Michael Bradburn, LCSW, PCC

CEO & President
SamaraCare

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Members at Large

William (Bill) Gianaras

Retired; VP Business Improvement, KeHe Distributors

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Lawrence Hudson

Registered Nurse
Mercy Medical Hospital

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Michelle Grotto

Director, AML Governance

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Griselda Munoz

Member at Large

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Elisabeth Himmelman

Board Member

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Michael (Mike) Hoffman

Retired, Police Social Worker, Naperville Police Department

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Evan Young

Board Member

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Waldo (Wally) Pacheco

Principal, Engage Creative

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Administrative Staff

The amazing people that keep things moving at SamaraCare.

Michael Bradburn, LCSW, PCC

CEO & President

mbradburn@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 357-2456 x210

Paul O'Brien

Director of Finance and Administration

pobrien@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 357-2456 x135

Tom DiMatteo, Pharm D, MD

Medical Director

psychiatry@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 541-8930

Monica Guilhot-Chartrand, LCSW

Clinical Director

mguilhot@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 357-2456 x127

Anita Scott

Communications & Development Director

ascott@samaracarecounseling.org
(847) 529-5155

Kary Pekarek, LCSW

Director of Clinical Training Program

kpekarek@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 357-2456 x305

William Peterson

Grants Manager

wpeterson@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 357-2456 x126

Erin Lech

Billing Supervisor

elech@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 357-2456 x303

Karen Markley

Clinical Operations Manager

kmarkley@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 357-2456 x136

Alondra Perez

Office Manager - Wheaton

aperez@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 260-0606 x304

Cassandra Perez

Assistant Clinical Manager/Clinical Intake Coordinator - Wheaton

cperez@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 260-0606 x105

Dorota Drozd

Billing Specialist

ddrozd@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 357-2456 x137

Lynn Veldman

Billing Specialist

lveldman@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 260-0606 x116

Denise D'Argenio

Clinical Intake Coordinator

denised@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 357-2456 x301

Carrie McGill Simkins

Clinical Intake Coordinator

csimkins@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 357-2456 x315

Elise Lech

Office Assistant

emlech@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 357-2456 x132

James Wronski

Communications Associate/Data Analyst Specialist

jwronski@samaracarecounseling.org
(630) 357-2456 x124