President
Gia Biagi
Studio Gang Architects
Vice-President
Deborah Sims
Commissioner, District 5
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Treasurer
Cynthia A. Bergmann
Attorney
Freeborn & Peters, LLC
Directors
Erika Allen
Commissioner
Chicago Park District
Cathy Breitenbach
Director of Cultural and Natural Resources
Chicago Park District
Walter Burnett
Alderman, 27th Ward
Shemuel B. Israel, DC
Healthy Habits By Design and North Lawndale Greening Committee
Wyllys Mann
Baird and Warner
Cynthia Moreno
Director of Conservation and Experiential Programming
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Doctor Julie Morito
Commissioner
Chicago Department of Public Health
Christy Webber
President
Christy Webber Landscapes
Ex Officio Directors
Arnold Randall
General Superintendent
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Michael P. Kelly
Superintendent
Chicago Park District
Non-Voting Director
Elvia Rodriguez Ochoa
Neighborhood Programs Director
Openlands
Staff
Ben Helphand
Executive Director
bhelphand@neighbor-space.org
Robin Cline
Assistant Director
rcline@neighbor-space.org
Erik Hernandez
Land Monitoring and Stewardship Coordinator
stewardship@neighbor-space.org
Sally Hamann
Program Assistant
shamann@neighbor-space.org
Joe Zarrow
Development and Strategic Communications Coordinator
jzarrow@neighbor-space.org