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Meghan Scholnick

Executive Director

Meghan joined the CASA of McHenry County team as Executive Director in 2019 and is excited to lead the organization to ensure that abused and neglected children have what they need to thrive.  As a lifelong resident of McHenry County, Meghan has served in both community development and education roles spanning from direct service through strategic planning and development.  She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with degrees in International Studies, Environmental Economics and Law and Spanish and a graduate of Aurora University with a master’s degree in Elementary Education. 

Stacy Scala-Krajewski

Program Manager

Stacy brings over 20 years of experience in Child Welfare, a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology/ Sociology and a Masters in Science in Community Counseling. After serving at CASA of Lake County as a Case Manager/ Volunteer Coordinator and then the Director of Advocate Management she also served as Foster Care Supervisor at Arden Shore, Foster Care Director at Shelter Inc. and most recently as the Program Supervisor for the WRAP Program at Nicasa Behavioral Health.

Emily Greene

Events and Communications Manager

Emily joined the CASA of McHenry County team in 2017 and is responsible for the coordination of all CASA events. A lifelong resident of McHenry County and a graduate of Northern Illinois University with a degree in Communications and non-profit management, Emily comes with experience in fundraising, event planning and volunteer management.

Kelly Conneen

Advocate Manager

​Kelly started as an advocate in April of 2014 and joined the CASA staff in July 2018. A graduate of Bradley University with a degree in Communications, Kelly has experience in employee communications and marketing. Kelly is passionate about advocating for children in foster care and is looking forward to continue sharing the mission of CASA.

Kathryn Burghardt

Advocate Manager

Kathryn joined the CASA of McHenry County team in 2020, she has worked in the social services field in various forms for the past 7 years. She graduated from Aurora University in 2018 with her Masters of Social Work (MSW) and from Northern Illinois University in 2015 with her Bachelors of Science in Family and Child Studies.

Board of Directors

Todd Schroll, President

Director of Behavioral Health and Operations, Advocate Aurora Health

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Victoria Van Jacobs

Sales Associate, Corporate Disc Company

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Mike Carlson

Commercial Lender, Crystal Lake Bank&Trust

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Tiffany Mitsven

Health Educator, Northwestern Medicine HMR

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Bill McHenry

President, Widgeteer Inc.

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Catherine Fischer

Small Business Advisor, Padgett Business Services

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Kristin Georgy

Safe Families for Children

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Holly Hawes

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