Lumity's talented and innovative staff members are professionals intent on meeting the needs of member organizations. Staff associates are experts in nonprofit organizational excellence.

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Richard Kurtz - Executive Director

Rick is responsible for overall management of the organization. His goal is to continue expanding Lumity's work of ensuring that nonprofits throughout the area have a single source of tools to help them deliver quality services to community residents.  Rick’s long experience in business and nonprofit development and expansion helps Lumity’s team drive impact-related programming. 

phone ext. 149

 

 

Paul Cusimano - Director, External Affairs

Paul works with friends and supporters to ensure that funding, communications, and public relations activities support Lumity’s efforts to allow Chicago-area nonprofits do more with less.  His efforts help individuals, corporations, foundations, members of the Board, event guests, and Chicago’s nonprofit sector secure resources to make their programming achieve desired impact. 

phone ext. 185

 

 

Julie Henderson - Director, Administration

Julie manages the administrative functions of Lumity. She is responsible for day-to-day business functions, finances, and supervision of the support staff and is the go-to person for questions about billing, payments, and rental of Lumity’s meeting and training facilities.

phone ext. 130

 

 

 

Ed Henrikson - Director, Information and Training Services

Ed works to ensure our training efforts meet the diverse needs of our community, as well as providing thought leadership and best practice models for diverse sets of nonprofit operations.  Ed has enjoyed leading successful teams for both non-profit and for-profit companies, managing programs that were replicated nationwide.  With his project leadership and communication skills, Ed is known for building strategic and tactical plans and successful teams.

phone ext. 132

 

 

Dottie Johnson, CPA - Director, Consulting Services

Dottie has more than twenty-five years of nonprofit consulting services, with personal expertise in accounting and financial management for nonprofit organizations.  Dottie understands how total organizational capacity can increase through effective, low-cost tools.  She also provides training and consulting on accounting, internal controls, financial management systems and reporting. Published in trade journals and other professional publications, she is an active member of the Illinois Society of CPA and of the Nonprofit Education Sub-Committee and the Alliance for Nonprofit Management.           

phone ext. 158

 

Licia Knight - Director, Community Centers of Excellence

Licia directs services for the Community Centers of Excellence program, which includes the Community Technology Center partners, and oversees digital literacy skill-based training, workforce development and youth services within technology centers, and digital inclusion services. Her skills include technology planning, program management, and service delivery expertise. Licia has over 20 years of experience in information technology consulting and applies this management experience to creating vital, mission-driven organizations throughout Chicagoland. 

phone ext. 119

 

 

Norma Dreux-Tabb - Office Manager

Norma staffs the front desk and keeps the office running smoothly. She greets visitors, answers the phone, and is responsible for routine membership and billing duties. Norma's goal is to help members and prospective members access Lumity services easily and efficiently.

phone ext. 0

 

 

Jane Haldiman - Program Associate, External Affairs

Jane is responsible for fundraising research, grant and proposal writing, the annual Benefit, producing Center publications, and assisting with Board relations.  Jane's goals are to raise public and corporate awareness of Lumity and its many activities, and to use different media to get the Lumity message out to funders, nonprofits, and the technology community alike.

phone ext. 134

 

 

Betsy Murphy - Training Manager/Trainer

Betsy teaches and manages Lumity's Microsoft Office suite training. She teaches classes on Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and on Adobe Photoshop and InDesign as well. She also helps administer the Lumity Training Center.

phone ext. 116

 

 

 

 

Lahesha Williams - Program Associate, Community Technology Center Accelerator

Lahesha assists with management of the CTC program resources and services. Her skills include system administration and application development.  Lahesha brings experience from on-site CTC work and the for-profit world to Lumity. 

phone ext. 123