Our Leadership Team
Our entire team is committed to our mission to serve our children, families, volunteers, donors, medical partners, and the community.
Executive Leadership
Holly Buckendahl
Chief Executive Officer
hbuckendahl@rmhccni.org
Development
Jim DeMaria
Vice President, Development
jdemaria@rmhccni.org
Nicole Rakers
Director, Major Gifts & Foundation Giving
nrakers@rmhccni.org
Ben Morgridge
Director, Corporate Giving
bmorgridge@rmhccni.org
Finance and Administration
Kim Szalkus
Vice President, Finance and Administration
kszalkus@rmhccni.org
Human Resources
Carol Davis
Vice President, Human Resources
cdavis@rmhccni.org
House and Family Room
Lisa Mitchell
Vice President, Programs and Services
lmitchell@rmhccni.org
Ronald McDonald House near Advocate Children’s
Anne Czarnecki
Program Director
aczarnecki@rmhccni.org
708.423.5285
Ronald McDonald House near Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
Katie Allabough
Program Director
kallabough@rmhccni.org
630.517.8678
Ronald McDonald House near Loyola University Medical Center
Kelly Evans
Program Director
kevans@rmhccni.org
708.327.2273
Ronald McDonald House near Lurie Children’s
Lora Batdorff
Associate Director
lbatdorff@rmhccni.org
312.888.2503
Ronald McDonald House near UChicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital
Mardelle Gundlach
Program Director
mgundlach@rmhccni.org
773.324.5437
Ronald McDonald Family Room in Edward Hospital
Brittany Rhyne
Family Room Manager
brhyne@rmhccni.org
630.527.3800
