[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1587766600037{margin-top: -80px !important;}”][vc_column][rev_slider slidertitle=”Featherfist-AboutUs 11″ alias=”featherfist-aboutus-11″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1596913208935{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #f2e3d1 !important;}”][vc_column][ultimate_spacer height=”60″ height_on_tabs=”30″ height_on_tabs_portrait=”30″ height_on_mob_landscape=”10″ height_on_mob=”10″][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1596913214485{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1597181713968{margin-bottom: -20px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][ultimate_spacer height=”0″ height_on_tabs=”0″ height_on_tabs_portrait=”40″ height_on_mob_landscape=”40″ height_on_mob=”40″][vc_column_text el_class=”serviceheader”]Meet the Featherfist Team[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”servicecopy”]Whether it’s a Case Manager, Outreach Worker, Board Member, Executive Director or Housing Locator, each Featherfist team member understands that serving Chicago’s homeless demands dedication and commitment 365 days a year.[/vc_column_text][ultimate_spacer height=”0″ height_on_tabs=”0″ height_on_tabs_portrait=”40″ height_on_mob_landscape=”40″ height_on_mob=”40″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” css=”.vc_custom_1596912946613{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #f2e3d1 !important;}”][vc_column][ultimate_exp_section title=”FOUNDERS” new_title=”FOUNDERS” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#6f4f47″ text_hovercolor=”#e59690″ bghovercolor=”#6f4f47″ title_active=”#ffffff” title_active_bg=”#6f4f47″ cnt_bg_color=”#f1e2d0″ extra_class=”slideHeader” title_font_size=”desktop:30px;”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1596914511014{margin-right: -30px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=”tealleader”]Melanie G. Anewishki (Founder & Executive Director)[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”servicecopyaccordian imgshadow”]As Founder and Executive Director, Melanie G. Anewishki embodies the “power & purpose” of Featherfist–the largest homeless outreach nonprofit agency in Chicago.

A retired college professor specializing in Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Residential Childhood & Human Services, Melanie received her PhD in Education Curriculum & Instruction, as well as Educational Psychology from Loyola University. She is a former trainer for the Lay Ministers of Care and a Eucharistic Minister.

Her education and experience led to the development of the Featherfist Model of Social Services, which addresses the underlying causes of homelessness. Melanie has received numerous awards for her achievements, including recognition and funding from the City of Chicago, Cook County Board, State of Illinois, HUD McKinney Funds and Veterans Administration Funds.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”3″ css=”.vc_custom_1597184567451{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}” accent_color=”#7cb2af”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text el_class=”tealleader”]Stacey Anewishki (Chief Operating Officer)[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”servicecopyaccordian imgshadow”]Upon graduating from National Louis University, Stacey spent a rewarding decade-long career in elementary education before joining Featherfist in 1995 as the Chief Program Officer.

Since 2005, Stacey has been the Chief Operating Officer responsible for day to day operations and resource collaboration. She is the staff leader of Featherfist, working side by side with her team of more than 60 employees to help more than 2,000 homeless clients annually discover hope and stability in their journey to regain “power & purpose” in their lives. Stacey’s compassion and dedication has helped nearly 90% of Featherfist clients obtain and/or maintain stable, affordable housing each year. Stacey sits on several policy related advocacy committees throughout the city of Chicago focused on Homelessness and Veteran Services. She was honored in 2020 by Coldwell Banker Realty as a Hometown Hero. She is a fitness enthusiast and likes to run marathons for a cause.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”3″ css=”.vc_custom_1597184567451{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}” accent_color=”#7cb2af”][vc_column_text el_class=”tealleader”]Araina Brown (Vice President, Emeritus)
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”servicecopyaccordian imgshadow”]Araina joined Featherfist as Chief Operating Officer in 1992. From the start, she not only worked tirelessly to promote our organization throughout Chicago, but also maintained an exhaustive list of partners who helped Featherfist clients after they left our care.

Araina’s work in human services began in 1974 as the owner/operator of the Loft—a center on the southside of Chicago that provided social services and creative outlets for “latch key” teens. During Featherfist’s initial outreach phase, Araina also trained in family welfare at the Mary McDowell Family Services for three years. She received her degree in Social Services at Kennedy King College and Governor State University.

In 2005, she became Vice President Emeritus of Featherfist and President of the Featherfist Development Corporation, a Community Development Entity (CDE) that finds and packages community projects to foster stability and growth.[/vc_column_text][/ultimate_exp_section][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” css=”.vc_custom_1596912946613{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #f2e3d1 !important;}”][vc_column][ultimate_exp_section title=”BOARD OF DIRECTORS” new_title=”BOARD OF DIRECTORS” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#78181a” text_hovercolor=”#bf2256″ bghovercolor=”#78181a” title_active=”#ffffff” title_active_bg=”#78181a” cnt_bg_color=”#f1e2d0″ extra_class=”slideHeader” title_font_size=”desktop:30px;”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1597606751942{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Tesa Anewishki[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Roelean Duncan[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Richard Goode[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Michelle E. Posey[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1597606766571{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Kirkland Townsend[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Wayne Williams[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Jessica R. Smith[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner]

[vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1601494587865{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Virginia Mitchell
IN MEMORIUM[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Jerome Simmons
IN MEMORIUM[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Janet Bell
IN MEMORIUM[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/ultimate_exp_section][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” css=”.vc_custom_1596912946613{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #f2e3d1 !important;}”][vc_column][ultimate_exp_section title=”MANAGEMENT TEAM” new_title=”MANAGEMENT TEAM” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#565c34″ text_hovercolor=”#96a554″ bghovercolor=”#565c34″ title_active=”#ffffff” title_active_bg=”#565c34″ cnt_bg_color=”#f1e2d0″ extra_class=”slideHeader” title_font_size=”desktop:30px;”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1597606766571{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Melanie G. Anewishki
Executive Director[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Stacey Anewishki
Chief Operating Officer[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1599685648762{margin: 0px !important;padding: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1597606766571{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Anis Bensaheb
Chief Financial Officer[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Deborah Culpepper
Director of Grants & Contracts[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Sherry Reichert
Director of Accounting
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Leslie Levy
Director of Project Development

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/ultimate_exp_section][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” css=”.vc_custom_1596916278241{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: -40px !important;background-color: #f2e3d1 !important;}”][vc_column][ultimate_exp_section title=”SUPERVISORY STAFF” new_title=”SUPERVISORY STAFF” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#ff8c10″ text_hovercolor=”#ffc97a” bghovercolor=”#ff8c10″ title_active=”#ffffff” title_active_bg=”#ff8c10″ cnt_bg_color=”#f1e2d0″ extra_class=”slideHeader” title_font_size=”desktop:30px;”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1597606766571{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Stephen Tenang
Facility Director[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Ceandra Daniels
Supervisor of Programs[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Abraham House-El
Coordinator, SSVF[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Oludoapo Kasali
Facility Director[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1597606766571{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Jo’el Jones Sr.
Supervisor,
Operation Night Owl[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Kendra Jones
Director of Housing[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Myles Mayfield
Coordinator,
Intake & Assessment[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Timothy Zenner
Facility Director[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1597606766571{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Christopher Jackson
Facility Director[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Clemie Walker
Employment Specialist[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1599687088163{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]

IN MEMORIUM

[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1597606766571{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Jeff Mitchell[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Heidi Jones[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”imgshadow”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”tealboard”]Terrance Steele[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/ultimate_exp_section][/vc_column][/vc_row]