Board of Directors
The Catholic Charities Board of Directors help further the mission of Catholic Charities through their time, interest and financial support.
Board members also act as ambassadors helping spread the news of the good works of Catholic Charities.
Board members serve up to three terms, each being three years.
2021 Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet – Board Members
David Pezza, Chairperson
Attorney, White & Case LLP
Dane Paulsen, Vice Chairperson
Director of Risk Consulting, KPMG, LLP
Alicia Tocwish, Secretary
Parish Administrator, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Annette Kilian, Treasurer
Certified Public Accountant, Retired
Rev. John Balluff
Vicar for Priest, Diocese of Joliet
John Basile
Senior Vice President, NAI Hiffman
Michael Cannon
Attorney, Self-Employed
Joe Egan
Technical Project Manager, Patrick Engineering
Derrick Foreman
Vice President/Relationship Manager (Commercial Banking), West Suburban Bank
Sarah Gilberg
Guard, IL Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center)
Bill Hassett
Retired, RSM LLP
Joan Livingston
Former Therapist, Private Practice
Melissa Mendoza-Thompson
Principal, Joliet Public School District 86
Anne Mikulich
Retired: Family Mediator, Circuit Court of Cook County
Donald Murday
Partner, Chittenden, Murday & Novotny LLC
Bishop Richard E. Pates
Bishop, Diocese of Joliet
Jeffrey Steigelman
President, Bank Leumni — Chicago
Dr. Billie Terrell
Director/Clinical Consultant, B.P. Terrell and Associates
James Turano
Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending, Wintrust Financial, N.A.