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Mary Broderick

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Mary Broderick is President of the Board and the parent member representative on the Board of Directors. Ms. Broderick has a Bachelors of Science from the University of Illinois Chicago. Ms. Broderick is the mother of three children and is the Owner/CEO of a market research company.
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Claudia Castaneda

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Claudia Castaneda is Secretary of the Board of Directors.
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Michael O'Connor

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Michael A. O'Connor is a 1970 graduate of DePaul University School of Law. He worked in federally funded legal services programs serving low income families from 1970-1990.
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Salvador Cicero

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Salvador Cicero served as Chief for Legal Affairs for the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago from 1998 to 2001.
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Laurene M. Heybach

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Laurene M. Heybach is the Director of the Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.
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Deborah Pergament

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Deborah Pergament is the founder and managing attorney of Children's Law Group.
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Maurice Sykes

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Maurice Sykes is an assistant Cook County Public Defender working in the child protection division.
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Briggitte Carlson

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Briggitte Carlson, Immediate Past President of the Board of Directors, is an Associate at Reed Smith in the litigation department.
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Click here to read about our new federal civil rights lawsuit, filed October 1, 2008!

Issue #6 of The Family Defender is now available. Click Here to read the online version.

Save the Date:

March 4, 2009: Speak Out Sponsored by the Parent Empowerment Program

March 12, 2009: Family Defense Center Open House 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the FDC offices

May 19, 2009: FDC Benefit Special Event honoring Prof. Dorothy Roberts

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