Our Staff

Madeline M. – Caseworker

April 16, 2024

Madeline joined MAC in 2023 as a caseworker in the DCFS Program. Madeline completed her bachelors degree in Applied Behavioral Sciences from National Lewis University.

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Grace K. – Caseworker

April 16, 2024

Grace has been working at MAC as a DCFS Program Caseworker since August of 2023. She received her bachelors degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign.

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Laura Q. – Confidential Intermediary/Caseworker

May 17, 2021

Laura has been with MAC since 2016 and began at MAC as a caseworker in the DCFS Program. She then added the role of Confidential Intermediary in the Confidential Intermediary…

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Jessica B. – Caseworker

May 17, 2021

Jessica joined MAC in 2016 as a Post Adoption Guardianship Caseworker in the DCFS Program. Jessica completed her undergraduate degree in Social Work at Concordia University Chicago and her Master’s…

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Denise V. – Confidential Intermediary/Caseworker

May 17, 2021

Denise has been with MAC since 2014. She received her Master’s degree in Social Work from the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago.…

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Elisabeth R. – Caseworker

May 14, 2021

Elisabeth has been working for MAC since June of 2019 as a DCFS Program Caseworker. She graduated with a degree in Psychology from Illinois Wesleyan University.

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LaKisha W. – Program Specialist/Intake Coordinator

May 14, 2021

LaKisha joined the MAC staff as a Program Specialist/Intake Coordinator in 2004. She has 20 years experience in the social service field with 18 of those years specializing in permanency…

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Sue F. – Staff Genealogist/File Retrieval Specialist

May 14, 2021

Sue has been with MAC since 1996. She works as both our staff genealogist and file retrieval specialist.

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Dawn Saphir-Pruett, LCSW – Executive Director

February 5, 2021

Dawn has been with MAC since 2004. Dawn began at MAC as a caseworker and enjoyed that work for several years before becoming the DCFS Program Coordinator and eventually the…

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Kathryn Marker, LCSW – Direct Service Coordinator, DCFS Program

February 5, 2021

Kathryn joined MAC in 2012, first as a caseworker in the DCFS Program and then also as a Confidential Intermediary in the Confidential Intermediary Service of Illinois Program (CISI). She…

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