TERRY BERGDALL
PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS USA (ICA USA)
Terry is responsible for the “ICA GreenRise Uptown Building” in Uptown, an 8-story
multi-use facility that is the largest nonprofit service center in the Midwest. It is the
home of dental and medical clinics for homeless and low-income persons, 50-bed
interim housing for homeless women, and numerous other social programs that
range between urban organic gardening, mental health, substance abuse, job
training, and social justice advocacy. Built in 1921, GreenRise received landmark
status in 2013 by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks and was invited in 2012
as the first building owned by a nonprofit organization to join “Retrofit Chicago’s
Commercial Buildings Initiative.” On September 24, 2014, the ICA GreenRise
Building attracted considerable media attention when it went “live” as the largest
solar project for generating renewal energy on a building in Chicago outside of the
downtown area. ICA is the organizing sponsor of “Accelerate 77,” a program for
identifying, connecting, and strengthening community based sustainability initiatives
across Chicago neighborhoods. Through ICA’s “Technology of Participation, ToP®,”
Terry oversees a national network of 120 licensed contractors that is the most
prolific and proficient provider of training programs in group facilitation methods in
the country. Prior to his current position, Terry lived in Africa for 18 years where he
was the coordinator of the Swedish Cooperative Centre’s "Methods for Active
Participation Research and Development Project" (MAP) in Zambia, Kenya, and
Tanzania. He earned his PhD in International Development at the University of
Wales and is a faculty member of the Asset Based Community Development
(ABCD) Institute at Northwestern Universit
MARIA KIM
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
THE CARA PROGRAM
After 13 years in the insurance industry (with her last position leading the
technology division for a $400m insurance firm), in 2005 Maria Kim joined The
Cara Program - a workforce development and leadership development
organization helping men and women affected by homelessness and poverty to
secure and sustain quality employment. As CEO, she is charged with the
oversight of The Cara Program's strategic plan to create or secure 3,500 jobs
over five years, through two training campuses, and multiple social enterprises
designed to drive jobs for the most difficult to employ. Maria serves on the
boards of directors for EPIC Academy and Chicago Women in Philanthropy and
the Practitioner Advisory Board for the Science of Philanthropy Initiative. Maria
was a fellow for Leadership Greater Chicago's Class of 2008, a 2012 American
Marshall Memorial Fellow and a 2013 TEDxMidwest Emerging Leader. Maria
received her MBA through the Executive MBA Program of the University of
Chicago Booth School of Business.
ANN FISHER RANEY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
TURNING POINT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE CENTER
Ann Raney has worked as a clinician and administrator in community mental
health for nearly 30 years. Since 2001, she has served as Chief Executive Officer
of Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center in Skokie. Turning Point is known
for its innovative programs, including The Living Room at Turning Point, a
psychiatric respite program for adults in crisis. With advanced degrees in social
work and religion, Ann has taught at The University of Chicago, is a graduate of
Leadership Evanston, and maintains a private psychotherapy and consulting
practice. This year, Ann was selected for the Executive Leadership Program by
the National Council for Behavioral Health, joining a small group of national
leaders who are focusing on progressive issues and methods in mental health
care. Her clinical interests include relational therapy, spirituality, and mindfulness.
Her position at Turning Point includes staff supervision and consultation as well
as administrative oversight because she believes that all members of the agency
team benefit from understanding all aspects of the agency’s mission to provide
quality care to the community.