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.

Jeremy is the Associate Executive Director and joined us in the Spring of 2023.  With a long-standing background in Hospitality and Hotels, Jeremy made the switch to the nonprofit sector in 2016.  Growing up in a small, rural area of Illinois, Jeremy takes pride in joining an organization that has such a profound, direct and immediate impact on families and the community, as helping your neighbor is a way of life where he is from.  Outside of work you will find Jeremy spending time with his teenage daughter or riding his motorcycle through the Chain-O-Lakes.

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.

In her role, Andrea is responsible for providing overall fiscal functions and financial management oversight including general accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, and coordinative efforts between the Family Services, Construction, Critical Home Repair, and Restore divisions.

Andrea brings extensive and diverse fiscal operations and grants management experience through long-term service in the state and local government sectors.  She began her professional career working at the capitol building, in Albany, NY for the New York State Governor’s Division of the Budget, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of South Florida-Tampa, and a Master’s Degree from Indiana University-Bloomington.

As a Lake County native, Andrea is most fulfilled to be a part of the HFHLC mission, working with a dedicated team of professionals who band together through community, donorship, and servitude to partner with families and help them enhance their lives  & achieve one of life’s most basic needs and greatest successes.  Outside of HFHLC, she enjoys spending quality time with her family and dogs, simply cherishing & enjoying life and nature from as many aspects & lenses as possible.

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.

Reagan is the ReStore Program Manager. She oversees the day-to-day functions of the ReStore and ensures that customers have an enjoyable experience whether they are donating items or shopping at the store. Reagan believes that safe, affordable housing is a human right and has spent the duration of her career working with individuals to help them achieve this goal. In her free time, she can be found catching up on the latest Netflix shows or spending time with her 2 daughters and dog in local forest preserves and other outdoor spaces.

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.