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.

Caroline Jones Shah’s career, volunteer work and community involvement has been focused on law, children and education. She is an attorney and avid local volunteer and organizer. Caroline practiced law in Washington DC and New York City before moving to Chicago in 1999. She practiced in the areas of telecom, regulation, corporate and contract law primarily and became in-house counsel with a DC consulting firm.  Caroline has trained as a Crisis Counselor for Crisis Text Line and regularly counsels on their text based suicide hot line. Carolinealso teaches as a substitute in the D63 and D181 school systems.  In the past Caroline has done pro bono legal aid work for the underserved community and has also volunteered as PTO president and vice president at her children’s school in Atlanta, GA, along with various other volunteer roles in the local Dupage county schools.  She attended Muhlenberg College (BA) and American University, The Washington College of Law (JD).  

Caroline has three children, two dogs and has lived with her husband, Neel, in the western suburbs of Illinois, from 1999 to the present, except for a 7 year period in Atlanta Georgia.  She has also had the opportunity to live in the UK, Italy, Belgium, and within the US, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Washington DC.

Caroline enjoys traveling, painting and walking. Caroline is excited to contribute to and work with Candor and hopes to positively impact children’s lives and help promote sensible science based healthcare education.

As a Clarendon Hills resident and the father of two young daughters, Brad is passionate about the challenges that are facing kids today.  As a teenager, Brad participated in a Drug and Alcohol Prevention Task Force and saw firsthand how a community can benefit from programs like those provided by Candor Health.  Brad looks forward to volunteering his time and effort to a cause that is near and dear to his heart and to the hearts of all parents with younger children.

With ever evolving threats, distractions and pressures on today’s youth, Brad feels that the need for education programs to arm kids and parents with the tools to make good decisions have never been greater.  The importance of emotional, social and mental health are even more critical in these uncertain times.

Brad recently joined Hakkōda, an IBM Company, where he is excited to help clients modernize their data ecosystems, accelerate analytics and AI initiatives, and unlock value through cloud-native platforms and intelligent automation. With Hakkōda’s deep Snowflake partnership and IBM’s scale, he is focused on helping organizations move from data potential to data impact.

Brad received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois with a minor in Information Technology Studies.  In his spare time, Brad enjoys rooting for the Fighting Illini, playing golf, paddle tennis and traveling with his family.

As a father of a boy and a girl who both participated in Candor’s puberty program, he was impacted by the conversations it stimulated at home. He is a strong believer in early education about topics that can shape a student’s life – and in some cases, save it.

Eric is the Regional Manager, Economic Development, at BNSF Railway Company where he has worked since 2005. He develops strategic products and services for industry groups, including rail transport, industrial real estate, electric/gas utilities, economic development agencies. Prior to that, he worked in an economic development role for Northern Indiana Public Service Company and in sales roles with Trigen Energy and Enron Energy Services. He earned an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1995.

Eric and his wife Ann enjoy volunteering in the community where they have lived for 25 years. He is an avid platform tennis player, history buff, and is looking forward to being a grandfather in 2022.

In addition to event management, Kristi plays a vital role in content creation for EAC newsletters, administration of the organization’s scholarship program, volunteer recruitment, and several financial and administrative functions.

Kristi holds a BA in Communications from Indiana University. Before her time at EAC, she worked in the television industry and later transitioned into private corporate event planning. Deeply committed to service, Kristi has been actively involved with organizations including Children’s Home & Aid, the Hinsdale Junior Women’s Club, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and now Candor Health. She has also held board and committee positions with local schools and community nonprofits.

Kristi’s broad experience in strategic planning, community outreach, and youth-focused initiatives makes her a valuable addition to the Candor Health board.

Alisa also enjoys spending time with family outdoors, playing family board games; fitness, dance, music and writing.

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