Founded in October of 2005 after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the Naperville Responds development team includes many local business leaders, associations, city officials and residents. Our purpose is to help raise funds to help Pass Christian rebuild their community. All members of Naperville Responds are volunteers and 100 percent of every dollar goes toward building new homes.

Naperville Responds has nonprofit 501 (c) (3) charitable status in cooperation with the Naperville Jaycees Foundation.

Our immediate goal is to raise funds to build 20 homes in Pass Christian.

Meeting Schedule for 2007 - Most meetings are held at 9 a.m., on the first Tuesday of the month unless otherwise noted. Meetings are held in City Council Chambers in the Naperville Municipal Center.

Naperville Responds welcomes all residents to attend monthly general meetings to find out about our domestic Partner City initiative. While the major focus is fundraising to build up to 20 homes in Pass Christian, Mississippi, we also support and welcome all organizations to make connections with similar organizations in The Pass.

For instance, the libraries are working together, our schools are corresponding, the Naperville Art League is in touch with the Pass Christian Art League and many local churches are involved in mission trips to help Pass Christian rebuild. Local scout groups are helping, too. We welcome all ideas and participation!

Co-chairmen
Bill Brestal
Ron Wehrli

Honorary Chairman
Mayor George Pradel

Executive Board
Kevin Gallaher - President
Stephanie Penick - VP
Richard J. Mikolajczyk - Secretary
Mary Frances - Treasurer

Board Members
Steve Chirico
Julie Cole
Jack Persin
Rich Mikolajczyk
Patti Roberts
Don Pugh
Don Welbourn
Charles Newman
Thomas Burns
Pete Smith
Judy Caribeaux
Lourdes Johnston
Ray Kinney
John Zediker
Rick Grimes
Roxanne Lang
Sue Omanson
Darlene Schluter

Friends of Naperville Responds
Sue Banks
Peggy Pizza
Kevin Gensler
Chuck Corrigan
Mike Skarr
John Schillerstrom
Nick Ryan
Teresa Ryan
Larry Van Sommeren
Adam Van Sommeren
Eric Van Sommeren
Marvin Keplinger
Linda Furer
Joanne Dunbar

	Willard F. Brestal “Bill” Bill Brestal is president of the law firm Dommermuth, Brestal, Cobine & West, Ltd., and has practiced in the field of zoning and real estate land transactions since 1968. His practice is centered in the City of Naperville and neighboring municipalities within the Counties of DuPage and Will, although he has zoned parcels in Kane and DeKalb Counties; his law firm operates an office also in Aurora, Illinois. Within his 36-year practice he has represented developers and land owners during their processing of annexations, rezonings, plattings and special uses for approximately 35,000 acres of land. He has been a panelist and speaker at seminars, particularly relating to “school and park donation requirements” and “negotiated zoning.”
	Mayor George A. Pradel Mayor George Pradel took the oath of office as Naperville’s 40th mayor on May 1, 1995. He was re-elected in April 1999, and began his third, four-year term in May 2003 by virtue of an uncontested campaign. Prior to that, he had served in the Naperville Police Department for 29 years. He began his career in parking enforcement and the juvenile division, and was promoted to Sergeant in 1977. He was again promoted to Lieutenant in 1986, the rank that he held until April 30, 1995, the day he retired from the force to become Mayor.
	Sue Banks - Dommermuth, Brestal, Cobine & West, Ltd
	Brad Bialas - Bluepay, Inc.
	Amy Boerema - Daily Herald
	Janet Buglio - District 204
	Peter Burchard - City of Naperville
	David Byrne - Naperville Jaycees
	Judie Caribeaux - Sharing Connections
	Steve Chirico - Great Western Flooring Steve Chirico, 45, founded Great Western Flooring in 1981 and currently serves as its President. Chirico began his business career as a tile setter while attending Northern Illinois University. He is a member of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce, The Chicago Floor Covering Association and the Northern Illinois Home Builders Association. Chirico Served on the Board of Directors for NCO Youth and Family Services from 1999 to 2005. He currently serves on their Executive Advisory Board. During his term he started and was the Race Director for the Naperville ‘Spring Ahead’ 5-K Run. This fundraising event was a collaborative effort with Tellabs and it raised over $100,000 during its first five years, while he was the Director. The event continues today as one of the largest running events in Naperville. Chirico attended Northern Illinois University for 3 years as a political science major.
	Kent Christianson
	David Coleman - Sister Cities Commission
	Allison Deitch - City of Naperville
	Paul DeKruiff - Cohen Financial Paul is responsible for managing the origination, analysis, and placement of real estate investments. Specializing in multifamily investment advisory services. Prior to joining Cohen Financial, Paul served within the real estate groups of both GMAC Commercial Mortgage, and TVO Realty Partners. He has had the portfolio and asset management responsibility of multifamily and commercial real estate investments with a combined value in excess of $1 billion in total capitalization, as well as the disposition management of over 9,000 total apartment units with a combined value in excess of $400 million in total capitalization. DeKruiff holds a BS in Finance, Minor in Business Administration from Illinois State University (Normal)
	Donna Dziedzic - Naperville Public Library Donna Dziedzic joined the Naperville Public Library as its Executive Director in May of 1996. Donna Dziedzic has broad experience in the public and private sectors. She was the principal of Organization Transition Solutions, consulting with associations, small businesses, municipalities and libraries in organizational and staff development goals. She owned a successful allied health practice and served as Vice-President of a human development firm. Donna has held leadership positions at the Illinois Library Association, the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, and the New Jersey State Library. She spent 10 valuable years in a variety of positions at the Chicago Public Library.
	Mary Frances - Joyful Spirit/Jaycees
	Kevin Gallaher - Dommermuth, Brestal, Cobine & West, Ltd
	Kevin Gensler - Dommermuth, Brestal, Cobine & West, Ltd
	Shannon Greene Robb - Vice President Parent Board, Hobson Cooperative Nursery School
	Brenda D. Gregory - Great Northern Financial Corporation
	Lourdes Johnston - Stargate Holdings Corp.
	Ray Kinney - Minuteman Press
	Janet LeWald - SCARCE (School and Community Assistance for Recycling & Composting Education) A longtime resident and educator, Janet has been a teacher with SCARCE, a not-for-profit environmental education organization located in Glen Ellyn, since its inception 15 years ago. Two of SCARCE's projects include the Book Rescue Center and Tools for Schools programs, established to rescue books and other educationally-related materials and provide them to those in need. Well over 2 million "gently-used" books and a myriad of pens, binders, desks (even a half-dozen pianos!) have been kept out of the landfill and found new homes in schools, orphanages, hospitals, confined youth centers, and libraries - around the corner and around the world!
	Judy McGoogan - Grace United Methodist Church
	Rich Mikolajczyk - Sister Cities Commission Richard J. Mikolajczyk is a retired executive of the United States Postal Service. As the former Manager, In-Plant Support, he directed a group of engineers in support of automation, fixed mechanization and material handling systems in 44 mail processing plants throughout the Midwest. Rich is the former President of the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers. He currently serves as Secretary of the Sister Cities Commission, Board Member of Naperville Responds, Member of the Community Emergency Response Team and volunteers in the Career Center at Waubonsie Valley High School. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Illinois, an M.B.A. from DePaul University and has completed Executive Programs at the University of Chicago, Penn State University, the University of Illinois, the University of Virginia and Duke University.
	Chuck Newman - Naperville Catholic Families
	Rick Pierson - Evangelical Free Church
	Peggy Pizza - Dommermuth, Brestal, Cobine & West, Ltd
	Don Pugh - Grace United Methodist Church
	Nick Ryan - Marquette Companies
	John Schillerstrom - Northern Illinois Homebuilders Association
	Melea Smith - District 203
	Pete Smith - City of Naperville Peter Smith is the Emergency Preparedness Manager for the City of Naperville. Prior to his new post, he served as the Deputy Chief of the Elmhurst Police Department. He retired from the force after 34 years of service.  Mr. Smith is a voting member of The State Of  Illinois, Terrorism Task Force  (ITTF).
	Patrice Sullivan - Director, Hobson Cooperative Nursery School
	Emy Trotz - City of Naperville
	Ron Wehrli - Crestview Builders Naperville native Ron Wehrli of Crestview Builders, Inc. owns one of the Naperville area’s top homebuilding and land development firms. Since his company was founded in 1977, it has been an integral part of Naperville’s dynamic growth. Over the past twenty years, Crestview Builders, Inc. has developed seventeen subdivisions. With the experience of building over 1,400 homes in Naperville and nearby communities, he is now focused on helping Pass Christian rebuild.
	Don Welbourn - Stargate Holdings Corp.
	Tim West - Naperville Sun
	John Zediker - Moser Enterprises John joined Moser Enterprises, Inc. as Director of Entitlement in 2002 and became President and CEO in the summer of 2004. Prior to joining Moser, John was with the City of Naperville for four years where he oversaw the operations of the Transportation, Engineering and Development departments. John holds an MBA from the University of St. Francis and a Master of Science degree from Northern Illinois University. John Zediker, a 1994 graduate of Carroll College, received the Graduate of the Last Decade Award at the college's annual Opening Convocation on Aug. 31, 2005. The award recognizes recent Carroll graduates who have distinguished themselves through excellence in their profession, service to their community and service to their college. Zediker, of Naperville, Ill., a history and geography major at Carroll, earned an MBA at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Ill., and a master's degree in economic geography at Northern Illinois University. As president and CEO of Moser Enterprises Inc., he is a managing partner for 25 partnerships across 19 projects totaling more than $100 million in assets.