Leadership staff
Office Location
500 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
phone (630) 545-0610 - fax (630) 545-0640
Mailing Address
505 Crescent Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Do you need housing help?
(630) 545-0610 x1, Email Bridge for Housing Help
Interim CEO & Senior Director, Amy Van Polen, CFRE
(630) 403-5090, amy.vanpolen@bridgecommunities.org
Associate Director of Program Partnerships, Marti Deuter
630-403-5109, marti.deuter@bridgecommunities.org
Director of Employment and Adult Education, Jodi Fegter
(630) 403-5111, jodi.fegter@bridgecommunities.org
Employment and Adult Education Counselor, Kristina Martinez
(630) 403-5112, kristina.martinez@bridgecommunities.org
Employment and Adult Education Counselor, Zhavonne Morse
(630) 403-5110, zhavonne.morse@bridgecommunities.org
Director of Children's and Support Services, Jill Garbaliauskas
(630) 403-5099, jill.garbaliauskas@bridgecommunities.org
Children's Program Coordinator, Michelle Stasi
(630) 403-5097, michelle.stasi@bridgecommunities.org
Children's Program Coordinator, Janet Carlson
(630) 403-5089, janet.carlson@bridgecommunities.org
Volunteer Coordinator, Mary Slade
(630) 403-5098, mary.slade@bridgecommunities.org
Manager of Family Wellness, Megan DeAngelis
(630) 403-5087, megan.deangelis@bridgecommunities.org
Director of Data and Evaluation, Susan Ryerson Espino, Ph.D.
(630) 403-5094, susan.espino@bridgecommunities.org
Director of Program Housing, Dave MacArtney
(630) 403-5108, dave.macartney@bridgecommunities.org
Intake and Program Assistant, Katie Roper
(630) 403-5113, katie.roper@bridgecommunities.org
Intake and Program Assistant, Joy Spratt
630-403-5100, joy.spratt@bridgecommunities.org
Senior Case Managers
Paul Matthews, LCSW
(630) 403-5104, paul.matthews@bridgecommunities.org
Molly Colford Howieson
(630) 403-5107, molly.howieson@bridgecommunities.org
Case Managers
Aseia Wells
(630) 403-5115, aseia.wells@bridgecommunities.org
Veronica Horton
(630) 403-5114, veronica.horton@bridgecommunities.org
Director of Finance & Administration, Meghan Kilian, CPA
(630) 403-5102, meghan.kilian@bridgecommunities.org
Portfolio Manager, Yesenia Sanchez
(630) 403-5103, yesenia.sanchez@bridgecommunities.org
Staff Accountant, Cassie Nesheim
(630) 545-0610, ext.3, cassie.nesheim@bridgecommunities.org
Director of Community Engagement, Jen Bystry
(630) 403-5095, jen.bystry@bridgecommunities.org
Senior Development Manager, Margo Matthew
(630) 403-5091, margo.matthew@bridgecommunities.org
Manager of Foundation and Corporate Relations, Andrea Carradus
(630) 403-5093, andrea.carradus@bridgecommunities.org
Manager of Donor Relations, Liza Sury
(630) 403-5096, liza.sury@bridgecommunities.org
Communications & Marketing Manager, Andrew Baumann
(630) 403-5092, andrew.baumann@bridgecommunities.org
During the 2021 school year, 1,901 DuPage County students (birth to 12th grade) were identified as lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This includes children living in shelters, cars, and most commonly those children sharing housing with others due to loss of housing or economic hardship. This is how homelessness is defined for our school children under the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act.