STAFF

The Chicago Alliance has five full-time staff members.

The Staff

Nancy Radner, Chief Executive Officer. Before becoming CEO of the Alliance, Nancy Radner served as Executive Director of the Partnership to End Homelessness since its inception. Previously, Nancy was a program officer at the Corporation for Supportive Housing, focusing on lending and technical assistance to build permanent supportive housing, and a staff attorney at the Legal Assistance Foundation, where her work included system-wide advocacy, specializing in housing law. Nancy holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan and an A.M. in Social Services Administration (SSA) from the University of Chicago and has received awards for trial advocacy and her commitment to social justice.

Sherise Alexander, Director of Operations. Sherise Alexander joined the Alliance in July 2007 to fill the new Director of Operations position. Sherise served previously as Executive Director of North Side Housing and Supportive Services, Program Director for that agency's Permanent Supportive Housing Program, and Executive Director of the YMCA of Metro Chicago, Child Welfare Program. She holds an MSW from the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Nicole Amling, Director of Public Policy. Nicole Amling joined the Chicago Alliance in September 2008 with several years of policy and advocacy experience on issues of homelessness and human services. Nicole worked previously at The Night Ministry as the Manager of Government Relations and at Women Employed as a Senior Policy Associate. Nicole is an active member of her community, sitting on the Goethe Elementary Local School Council and serving as chair of its Fundraising Committee. She received a Master’s degree from the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago and a Bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University.

Amanda Becker Carlisle, Director of Projects. Amanda Becker started with the Alliance in November 2007 and draws on two years of experience as a Community Planner for the Montgomery County Planning Commission in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Amanda holds an M.U.P.P. in urban planning and policy from the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Nicole Prichard, Project Associate. Nicole joined the Alliance in July 2008 after receiving her Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Before coming to the Alliance, Nicole spent time at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago where she worked on supportive housing programs for individuals with chronic illnesses. Nicole sits on the Young Women’s Leadership Council at the Chicago Foundation for Women which seeks to promote awareness about social justice issues facing women and girls.