Team & Board of Directors

Joel is the Executive Director for Habitat Lake County, having started in the summer of 2021.  His career has been in the nonprofit sector, leading different organizations that have a mission to serve others.  The opportunity to join an organization that does work as amazing as Habitat does was too good to refuse, as he knows how impactful a decent and affordable home can be to anyone.  Outside of working at Habitat, Joel enjoys baseball and is a die-hard Cubs fan.  He lives in Lake County with his wife and teenage son.

As Sr. Director of Philanthropy, Jamie is responsible for raising financial support and increasing community awareness for and engagement with Habitat Lake County. She believes that philanthropy and storytelling can make wonderful things possible and is thrilled to see that in action every day at an organization that helps individuals and families create safe, stable places to call home.
Outside of Habitat, Jamie can be found tooling around Chicago by bike, snapping photos, and reveling in seeing the world through the eyes of her two tiny humans alongside her husband.

With over 35 years working in Human Services, Eunice has worked 9 1/2  years with Habitat for Humanity Lake County, IL.

Her role is to elevate and transform approved applicants into Partner Families, then becoming productive homeowners in their community. She supports Partner families as they learn to reduce debt, raise FICO scores, increase savings, fulfill their Sweat Equity hours, and complete home maintenance courses in order to ensure that they have the tools necessary to be successful homeowners. Eunice’s passion is to provide all families the opportunity to achieve successful homeownership because everyone deserves a safe decent affordable place to live. In 2018, Eunice patented the phrase, “Count yourself in, not out.”

In her spare time, Eunice loves to write and has self-published 2 books, Building Bridges, Changing Lives, (2012) and A Grandspring Time (2018). Eunice enjoys spending time with husband, children, and grandchildren. Vacations, a must.

Bill Kashul is Habitat Lake County’s Major Gifts Officer and has served in a fundraising role at Habitat for over 5 years. Bill has a strong record of service with non-profits. His passion to understand and act on housing issues of the underserved fits well with Habitat’s mission. Outside of work, Bill likes to spend time with his family.

Nick is the Community Engagement Manager for Habitat Lake County, having started in the summer of 2023.  For most of his career, Nick has served and worked in church youth ministries for junior high and high school students.  With a deep appreciation for the home and upbringing he had, his hope is for families to experience that same kind of love, hope, and positive impact in their new homes.  Outside of working with Habitat, Nick is an avid concert junkie and loves to capture pictures and videos of lifelong memories.  He currently lives in Lake County with his wife and animated pet dog.

As Habitat Lake County’s Office Administrator, Jennifer undertakes a variety of day-to-day office and clerical tasks. She is passionate about helping her community (North Chicago) build generational wealth.

She is an animal lover and enjoys spending time with and walking her dogs. She’s also an avid jigsaw puzzler and has completed, glued, and framed over 10 puzzles, with more on the way!

She is a graduate of the College of Lake County with an associate degree in accounting. She has recently Graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

As Business Operations Associate, Anna (pronounced ahn-ya, not an-na) assists in many different aspects of Habitat Lake County’s day-to-day, all in the name of having the organization run more smoothly. She believes wholeheartedly in Habitat’s Mission, and that decent, affordable housing is a human right. She joined Habitat Lake County’s team in April 2023.

Outside of work, Anna can be found tending to her wobbly cat, Cleo, and her plants. She is an avid reader, podcast enthusiast, and art and museum lover. She lives in Waukegan with her partner but is originally from Wisconsin (much to everyone’s chagrin).

David spends his days on the floor making sure our customers have the best possible experience. The mission of Habitat for Humanity providing families with opportunities to have safe housing is what makes David get up every morning and come to work. David believes each family should have a proper place to live. The ReStore provides families with what they need to be able to enjoy life. David is all about family and loves spending time with close relatives. On his days off, he enjoys using his grill for every single meal of the day. David loves food! 

Julio is the Residential Donation Coordinator for Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore in Lake County, IL., since June of 2022 and he is responsible for the assessment and subsequent acceptance, or rejection of items offered for donation to ReStore.  

Part of his responsibilities are to communicate directly with prospective donors by email, telephone, and text to coordinate the pickup of donated items. He works collaboratively with the ReStore managers, retail staff, warehouse team and volunteers to determine what type of resale items are needed and to ascertain the availability of retail floor space for donated items. 

In his spare time Julio enjoys reading (especially non-fiction), fishing, travel, biking` and kayaking. He and his son Matthew (who is diagnosed with Autism) volunteer and participate in numerous events for Special Olympics Illinois, Warren Special Recreation Association and Autism Speaks. 

Clay is the Construction Manager for Habitat Lake County, having started in the Fall of 2022.  His career has been engineering.  The opportunity to join Habitat for Humanity and be involved with making a meaningful impact on my neighboring communities is important to me.  Outside of working at Habitat, Clay enjoys long distance bicycling on local club rides.