Board of Directors
The Board of Directors works closely with the CEO to define the vision and mission of the organization, to determine the strategic plan, and to support the implementation of that plan. To contact a board member, please send an email to [email protected]2018-2019

Amy Carnow
Vice President

Deb Gulson
Director

Glenn Burmeister
Director

Holly Matson
Director

Jim Foley
Secretary

Kelly Cohen
Director

Lisa Mitchell
Director

Mike Borkowski
Board President

Patrick Sassen
Director

Sean Postol
Treasurer
Maja has been in Youth led prevention all throughout her high school career and feel in love with prevention when she attended a summer camp called the Cebrin Goodman Teen Institute (CGTI) at Eastern ...
Dean Kapolas has 12 years of experience in customer service, 2 years of experience doing prevention work with Omni Youth services, and 1 year of research assistance experience at Lake Forest College....
Ashley from LFHS before earning a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. Her professional experience includes scheduling, managing, and servicing of clients and accounts. She joined LEAD in December 2015...
Holli brings over 25 years of experience in the meetings, special events and event marketing business. She began her career in catering and hotels, moving into full destination management services for...
Debbie serves as community relationship point person for LEAD's youth crisis hotline, Text-A-Tip. She began working with LEAD in 2015 as a concerned parent and, in that role, facilitated the implement...
Nicole brings 20 years of experience in Operational Excellence and Financial Management roles in the non-profit, healthcare, and corporate business segments. Nicole has designed and managed general bu...
Nate brings 7 years of experience in tech start-ups and over 15 years of experience in youth-led prevention. Nate has worked in start-ups and small businesses serving diverse clients, was employee num...
Andy Duran has been the chief executive of LEAD since May 2012. In the past 8 years, Andy has taken LEAD from a small community organization into a Nationally recognized prevention organization th...