{"id":4391,"date":"2022-09-26T10:36:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/howardevanston.org\/?page_id=4391"},"modified":"2024-04-05T15:32:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T20:32:53","slug":"our-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/howardevanston.org\/about\/our-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jason Kaiser<\/strong>
\nExecutive Director<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jason Kaiser has been the Executive Director at Howard and Evanston Community Center (HACC) since November 2021. <\/span>Before<\/span> becoming Executive Director, he was<\/span> the<\/span> director of adult support services<\/span> for five years<\/span>,<\/span> which<\/span> includ<\/span>ed<\/span> programs for education, employment, health, and human services. \u202fJason dedicated one year of service as a <\/span>Literacy<\/span> C<\/span>oordinator at HECC through Literacy Volunteers of Illinois\/AmeriCorps. He<\/span> has experience as an English Language Acquisition and Adult Secondary Education Instructor with the City Colleges of Chicago. He has <\/span>over<\/span> a decade of experience in higher<\/span> education\u202fadministration at Northwestern University. Jason has a bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Wisconsin\u2019s School of Education, focusing on Education and Fine Arts.<\/span> In his spare time, Jason enjoys ceramics, camping, and spending time with his family.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Nancy Salvador
\n<\/strong>Director of Early Childhood<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Nancy Salvador has over 14 years of experience in Early Childhood Education, with 12 years in Early Head Start and Head Start. Since receiving her bachelor’s from Northern Illinois University in 2009, Nancy has had broad work experience in the early childhood education field. This includes being a home visitor, family support worker, program supervisor<\/span>,<\/span> and Family Engagement Manager. She also has experience in program start-up and developing program policies and procedures. It is very rewarding for Nancy to see the children thrive and staff grows in the programs while ensuring high-quality services. Nancy received her M.Ed. in Early Childhood Administration in 2017. She has\u202flived in or near Rogers Park for over 20 years. In her free time, Nancy likes to watch reality tv and spend quality time with her two children.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Robert Conlon<\/strong>
\n Director of Youth Development Services<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Robert Conlon <\/span>has been the <\/span>Director of Youth Development Services at Howard and Evanston Community Center<\/span> for over a decade<\/span>. He has also served as <\/span>an <\/span>Adult Education Instructor and <\/span>the <\/span>Youth Program Coordinator for <\/span>five<\/span> years.\u202f<\/span><\/span>Robert is a strong advocate of Youth Voice<\/span>, which he<\/span> believes is the active, distinct, and concentrated ways young people represent themselves throughout society. Robert is also a practitioner of Popular Education,<\/span><\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span>a collective effort where Teachers and learners are not two distinct groups; everyone teaches, and everyone learns! Learners make decisions about <\/span>their<\/span> learning and how the learning process <\/span>occurs<\/span>.\u202fPiloting these concepts as a Youth Program Coordinator helped Robert develop the youth\u202f<\/span><\/span>department mission of being \u201ca youth-voice and social <\/span>justice-themed<\/span> array of programs that use arts<\/span> and <\/span>technology as a vehicle for change\u201d Robert has a <\/span>B<\/span>achelor\u2019s<\/span> degree from Michigan State University and is trained in Restorative Justice, Youth Program Quality Assessment (YPQA), and the Youth Assessment & Screening Instrument (YASI). Robert lives in the Rogers Park community of Chicago.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Misael Gonzalez<\/strong>
\nFacilities Manager<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Misael has been with <\/span>Howard and Evanston Community Center<\/span> for <\/span>ten<\/span> years<\/span> a<\/span>s the Facilities Manager<\/span>. <\/span>He oversees <\/span>the main <\/span>campus\u2019s<\/span> <\/span>security, maintenance, and <\/span>facility <\/span>services<\/span>.<\/span> He inspects <\/span>the facility for safety regulations, <\/span>manages renovations and updates, negotiates contracts with vendors and service providers<\/span>, <\/span>and <\/span>manages facility <\/span>supplies and orders<\/span> to ensure that the center is safe and functional for employees, <\/span>volunteers, and the community members we serve.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Jim Bell<\/strong>
\nProgram Manager<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jim <\/span>comes to HECC with over a<\/span> decade of experience working citywide with Chicago<\/span> nonprofits<\/span> in the Austin, <\/span>Bronzeville<\/span>, East Garfield<\/span> Park, Humboldt Park, North Lawndale, and Uptown<\/span> communities. Earning his master\u2019s degree in Social<\/span> Work from Loyola University Chicago, Jim has worked<\/span> as a front-line staff, providing clinical, life skills, and<\/span> workforce services. Jim has shifted his career focus to<\/span> the program administration side, taking lessons<\/span> learned from the front-line and leading teams to meet<\/span> the needs of populations who are the most vulnerable<\/span> and hard to reach. Jim originally hails from Syracuse,<\/span> NY, and is a Navy veteran.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Charles Hardwick<\/strong>
\nRe-entry and Workforce Services <\/strong><\/em>Supervisor<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Charles has been a voice for the prison reentry and workforce development community since 2002. After serving 14 years in prison, he completed his liberal arts Associate\u2019s degree and worked as a Placement Specialist and then Case Manager, where he gained a city-wide reputation for offering employment-related services to ex-offenders. Now, as the Supervisor of Howard and Evanston Community Center\u2019s Re-entry and Workforce Services, he continues to engage with the community and build partnerships to change society\u2019s perception of low-income and disenfranchised individuals. Charles regularly collaborates with the Illinois Department of Corrections, Cook County Jail, the City of Chicago Department of Family Support Services, the Chicago-Cook Workforce Partnership, and the Chicago Jobs Council. He served as the Director of the Community Support Advisory Council North for 11 years, building a coalition of stakeholders to support the reentry community on Chicago\u2019s North Side. Currently, he serves on the board of Counseling First and the Civic Leadership Foundation. In his free time, Charles enjoys watching documentaries, traveling, and spending quality time with his friends, four children, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.\u202f<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Moon Parker<\/strong>
\nAdult Education Manager<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Moon Parker’s commitment and passion for her community led her to HECC over 15 years ago. She spent the <\/span>first-decade<\/span> teaching GED prep<\/span>. Then she transitioned<\/span> into the <\/span>coordinator<\/span> role to provide continued support for the ESL and GED program students and the adult education team.\u202fAs an immigrant<\/span> herself<\/span>, she empathizes with so many of our students who have had to adapt to a new country, a new language, and a myriad of cultures. She believes that students are teachers and teachers are life-long learners. Moon developed a Peer Leadership Council to identify and train students who served as liaisons and advocates for their language cohorts. This unique team exemplifies her belief in empowering students to become active participants in their own education and voices for their peers and their community. Moon\u202fhas a master\u2019s degree in Education and a <\/span>bachelor\u2019s degree<\/span> in Social Work. Moon’s loves are her husband of 20 years, two sons<\/span>,<\/span> food, art, and Motown!<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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