Our Team

Passionate about educating and empowering young people, Monique is excited to be a part of a team that helps youth make informed, life-changing decisions. She believes in the power of knowledge and its dedicated to create positive, lasting impact on the lives of young people. Outside of work, Monique enjoys spending quality time with her husband and four children, as well as watching home remodeling shows on HGTV.

Monique joined Candor Health Education in October of 2024.

As a health educator at the former Robert Crown Center for Health Education, he was passionate about improving individual and community health through education and public awareness.  Over the years he has delivered presentations on a variety of health topics to more than 175,000 youth and adults.  Now returning to Candor Health Education, he is enthusiastic about being given the opportunity to once again influence the lives of young people in a positive way, which he hopes will impact them to make good and healthy choices for many years to come.

David is strongly committed to both God and family.  Happily married for more than 34 years to his wife, Marcia, they are the proud parents of two adult sons, Gerald II and Gavin.  He finds personal enjoyment.

She earned a BS in Health Education from Illinois State University (1994) and was a member of Eta Sigma Gamma, a Health Education Honorary Society.  

Prior to joining the Candor Education Team, Susan spent 2 years as a faculty member for Illinois State University’s College of Health Sciences, 9 years teaching health education at the middle school level and 4 years working as a Special Education Assistant while completing her LBS1 (Learning Behavior Specialist endorsement) at National Louis University.  

Susan brings to her work extensive experience in curricula development, depth of content knowledge and the strategies to differentiate instruction to meet individual need. Her greatest joy is working and connecting with students, providing them with the tools and information they need to make healthy choices in regard to their physical, social and emotional health. 

Rebecca enjoys working at Candor because of the positive work environment, ample growth opportunities, and the collaboration with dedicated colleagues across the organization.

So far in her career, Jenny is proud of coordinating a collaborative community health needs assessment and plan with three local hospitals, including 100 other partners, assisting living facilities, workplaces, and park districts to create tobacco-free policies, and training teens to become their own advocates to revise school policy to address vaping issues

In her spare time, Jenny loves to read and camp. She also spends a lot of time at the hockey rink with her husband and two children.

She is excited to be back to her health education roots here at Candor and loves working with kids and being a part of their day.

She spent most of her career working with orphaned children who have suffered severe trauma, teaching therapeutic ways to unlearn certain behaviors. She also taught children who suffer with severe mental illnesses, autism, and down syndrome.

She loves to travel. Her goals is to visit every single country in the world at least once. She also loves trying new foods and learning about other’s cultures.

Antonio began his career at the Health Education Learning Project as an HIV tester and counselor. He then took on a leadership role overseeing the Mpowerment Project. a community-level HIV prevention initiative at AIDS Outreach Center. Following this, Antonio relocated to Chicago, where he became a Link Up Coordinator, focusing on harm reduction strategies for BIPOC queer men. Antonio is a dedicated public health professional with extensive experience in community organizing, HIV prevention, and substance use harm reduction.

Antonio looks forward to expanding his experience in community health education and empowering youth to make informed decisions about their health.

Rachel is passionate about athletics and wellness. She served as a coach for her university track club and as a Rehab Technician at Illinois Bone & Joint Institute. Through these experiences she discovered a sense of purpose in empowering individuals of all ages to achieve their physical goals and build lasting confidence.

She is excited to empower young people to make wise and confident decisions, helping them become more self-aware and thoughtful in their choices.

Tammi has a Bachelor of Science in School Health Education from Western Illinois University and a Master of Science in Education with a concentration in community health from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  She has published teaching ideas in peer-reviewed journals, presented at state and national conferences, and is a lifetime member of Eta Sigma Gamma, the National Health Science Honorary.

In her free time, Tammi enjoys outings with her family, working on jigsaw puzzles and reading.

She has been a consultant to area schools and districts implementing SEL, worked for the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), and participated on statewide committees of the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership. In 2009, she received a Those Who Excel Award from the IL State Board of Education for her leadership in District 181 to initiate SEL system-wide.

As a board member of the District 181 Foundation, she developed its programming for parents. Prior to her work in K-12 schools, Jeanne taught at the Art Institute of Chicago, area museums, and DePaul University’s School for New Learning.

She attended the University of Michigan (BA) and the University of Chicago (MA).

Jeanne enjoys travelling with her family, biking, and gardening, as well as the arts and assisting English-language learners as a tutor. She is pleased to support the Candor Health Education as it provides essential learning and life skills to students and families.

Steve attended Northeastern Illinois University where he specialized in Secondary Education Language Arts, and majored in Communications, Media, and Theatre. Steve found his passion for Health Education while working as a Community Educator for Planned Parenthood within Chicago Public Schools. Through Candor, Steve has been able to embrace his enthusiasm for teaching while promoting vital health information focused on youth development, drug awareness, and healthy sexuality. At home, Steve is a parent and foster parent to a house full of beautiful energetic children who provide him with a somewhat valid excuse to still read comic books and play video games.