Administration
Jill Calkins, CCAP, President/CEO - jcalkins@tcochelps.org

Fiscal Department
Dawn Kanzler, CCAP, Fiscal Operations Manager - dkanzler@tcochelps.org  
Terrisa Willett, Fiscal Operations/Human Resource Assistance -  twillett@tcochelps.org 
Janet Hunsberger, Bookkeeper - jhunsberger@tcochelps.org
Julia Vazquez, Receptionist - receptionist@tcochelps.org 

​CSBG
Neddie Watts, Community Services Director - neddie@tcochelps.org
Vanessa Hoffeditz, Community Services/Food Pantry Manager - vhoffeditz@tcochelps.org
                             , Housing Program Specialist-   
Jaime Maloney, Grantee Compliance Coordinator/ROMA Implementer  - jmaloney@tcochelps.org 

Foster Grandparents
Susie Welch, Program Director - susie@tcochelps.org

Head Start/Early Head Start
Rachael DeSpain, Program Director - rdespain@tcochelps.org 
Jenine Patty-Anderson, Education Manager - jenine@tcochelps.org
Kris Franks, Program Operations Manager - kfranks@tcochelps.org
Jessica Rueff, Family & Community Services Manager - jrueff@tcochelps.org
Elisabeth Henson, Northern Family Specialist - ehenson@tcochelps.org
Melissa Mital, Southern Family Specialist - mmital@tcochelps.org
Lyris Bryan, Northern Education/Disability Specialist -lbryan@tcochelps.org   
Anna Berlinski, Southern Education/Disability Specialist  - aberlinski@tcochelps.org 
Carol Cravatta, Northern Health Specialist - ccravatta@tcochelps.org 
Andrea Conrad, Southern Health Specialist - aconrad@tcochelps.org 
Sarah Hoffert, Nutrition Specialist - shoffert@tcochelps.org
Anne Metcalf, Transportation Supervisor - ametcalf@tcochelps.org
Amanda Schommer, Office Manager - aschommer@tcochelps.org
Keonna Lauts, Assistant Office Manager - klauts@tcochelps.org 
                 
LIHEAP
Tammy Saenz, Program Director - tsaenz@tcochelps.org
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Weatherization
Wayne Thompson, CCAP, Program Director - wthompson@tcochelps.org
Nichole Reynolds, Program Assistant - nreynolds@tcochelps.org 

Website
Neddie Watts - neddie@tcochelps.org

General Assistance
tcoc@tcochelps.org

TRI-COUNTY OPPORTUNITIES COUNCIL

Community Action Agency
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Building Opportunities to Transform Communities

 

 Serving the 9 Counties of Bureau, Carroll, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Putnam, Stark, and Whiteside Illinois

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