If you would like to become involved in one of several committees please contact Whitney Nickle
Executive Bios
Jacqueline Kronk
Whitney Nickle
Anne McGraw
Teresa Santos
Aleah Wilburn
Executive Committee Members:
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Jacqueline serves as Director of Development & Public Relations
at the Center for the Homeless. She left her career in sports
broadcasting after having a transformative experience working at an
orphanage in Chile. Since coming to the Center three years ago,
Jacqueline has run the Resilience teen program and worked on the
Development team before being asked to take over the department last
June. Her passion for the mission of the Center drives her work and
she is quite thrilled to take fundraising in a new and exciting
direction with this event.
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Whitney is the Events Coordinator at the Center for the Homeless. She graduated in May from Indiana University in Bloomington with a Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs. Whitney was raised in South Bend in a family where "giving back" was expected. It was not thought of as a duty, but considered a joy to see the difference one person was able to make in a community by getting involved. Starting at a very young age, she was fortunate enough to have numerous opportunities to help less fortunate individuals in the community. Last summer Whitney had the benefit of a unique opportunity as a development intern at LOGAN Community Resources, Inc. in South Bend, Indiana.
Whitney is very excited to be part of the staff at the Center in the effort to give the Center's guests the hope and tools needed to break the cycle of homelessness.
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IU South Bend Director of Development, Anne McGraw, is delighted by the partnership between the IU South Bend Student Government Association and the Center for the Homeless. “It is the perfect marriage of a student service project and the opportunity to raise awareness and dollars for CFH. The concept is fresh and new to the area.” A longtime supporter of CFH, Anne feels that this is an ideal occasion to showcase issues and solutions related to homelessness on a local level. Anne is confident that the combination of great music and dancing will result in a high-energy, successful event. She invites you to join the fun as a dancer, volunteer, or spirited supporter in the first annual Dance for the Homeless.
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Ivan is a senior at Purdue University of Technology at South Bend. Ivan also serves as the President of Indiana University of South Bend Student Government Association 2007-2008. He is excited and honored to be apart of an event that he feels will continue to grow and exemplifies how people in the community can and should reach out to other less fortunate. We are all connected in this life, look around sometimes and you’ll see how much it matters to lend a hand. One step at a time we will work towards ending homelessness, so one person at a time we will shelter, educate, and guide back into our community as a contributing member of society.
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Aleah is a Junior Nursing student at Indiana University South Bend,
where she also serves as a Senator in the Student Government
Association. Aleah has great passion and enthusiasm for helping others
in the community and takes great joy in being a part of charity events.
She has been involved for the past 8 years with the American Cancer
Society's Relay for Life Event in Mishawaka, IN, and takes active roles
in many other local charities. Aleah has focused her energy on making
the Michiana Dance Marathon a great success and is fully dedicated to
breaking the cycle of homelessness, one step at a time. She challenges
you to do the same.
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Currently serving as secretary of IU South Bend Student Government Association, Teresa Santos is a fourth-year senior majoring in Fine Arts. An active participant in student life, Santos has served as a member and senior officer of numerous campus clubs and organizations, and is the founding President of the IUSB Visual Arts League raising scholarship funds for IUSB’s Visual Art Students. Santos holds advisory positions on several campus administrative committees and was recently nominated by the IU Board of Trustees in as one of ten finalists recommended to Governor Mitch Daniels for the Student Trustee position. Santos brings her unique skills and enthusiasm to this project that will benefit the residents of South Bend’s Center for the Homeless, and ultimately the greater community at large.
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