Our Executive Leadership Team

Executive Leadership Team

• Nancy Hughes Moyer, M.S.W.

  President and CEO

  Nancy Hughes Moyer serves as the President and CEO for Volunteers of America of Illinois and has over 20 years of experience in the social services sector. Prior to being named as the CEO for Volunteers of America of Illinois, Ms. Hughes served as the Senior Vice-President of General Operations for Kids Hope United. Throughout her tenure at Volunteers of America of Illinois, Nancy spearheaded the Veterans services program and was responsible for the development of Hope Manor I, Hope Manor II and soon to be, Hope Manor Joliet. Under Nancy Hughes Moyer’s leadership, VOA of IL has grown from 50 employees, when she started, to now exceeding over 100 employees. Nancy Hughes Moyer is a graduate of Loyola University where she received a B.S. Degree in Social Work. She also holds a Master of Arts from the School of Social Work at Aurora University.

• Rea Hobbs, M.A., Nonprofit Administration

  Executive Vice President, Program Operations

  Rea Hobbs has been with VOA of IL since October of 2006 and previously served as a Foster Care Case Manager, Program Support Coordinator, Director of Support & Compliance and Director of Human Resources and Office Administration. As Executive Vice President Program Operations, Ms. Hobbs is responsible for all day to day oversight and management of the Foster Care program, the True North Project for Veterans and Hero2Hero, a peer support program for Veterans. Ms. Hobbs holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s of Non-Profit Administration Degree

• David Savage, M.B.A.

  Chief Financial Officer

  Mr. Savage is responsible for financial and accounting operations, resource management, grants and contract compliance, and financial controls. He also provides financial leadership for all operating programs including housing and housing development by coordinating the ‪compliance and financial operations ‬of the organization’s child welfare programs; elder care programs and veterans programs. Mr. Savage has been with VOA of IL since September of 2016. Prior to joining Volunteers of America of Illinois Mr. Savage has held a variety of financial leadership roles for non-profit organizations including Director of Financial Operations at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Chief Financial Officer of Civitas Schools and the Director of Operations and Finance for The Ancona School. He has also held various management leadership roles in the area of finance and corporate strategy for ATT in Illinois. Mr. Savage is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Account. He has a MBA from the University of Indiana in Finance and Bachelors of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois.

• Amanda Deichl

  Senior Director of Human Resources and Quality Assurance

  Ms. Deichl has more than 18 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector. She joined Volunteers of America of Illinois in June of 2006. Ms. Deichl is currently responsible for leading the Human Resources and Quality Assurance strategies for Volunteers of America of Illinois , with a particular focus on performance and quality improvement. She is also responsible for oversight of the agency's Risk Management processes. Prior to joining Volunteers of America of Illinois, Ms. Deichl worked for six years at Kids Hope United- a human services organization serving children.

• Sue Dahlkamp, M.B.A.

  VP of Business Development and Strategy

  Ms. Dahlkamp joined Volunteers of America Illinois in May 2017 and is responsible for innovative product and service design and delivery strategies that align with our organizational mission and capacity. This includes analyses of meaningful market opportunities and developing and assisting in the implementation of plans for execution of projects and other strategies. Ms. Dahlkamp is also responsible for our downstate and St. Louis housing portfolio. Prior to joining Volunteers of America of Illinois, she worked at Impact Behavioral Health Partners in Evanston, IL and for a small Medicare managed care consulting firm as a Project Manager implementing Medicare Operation and Compliance systems. She received her Master's in Business Administration from Illinois Institute of Technology and her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Loyola University Chicago.

• Bruce Jones

  Vice President of Program Operations (Clinical and Hope Manor services)

• Aida Garcia

  Senior Regional Housing Director

• Liliana Scales, M.A., Nonprofit Administration

  Director of External Relations and Resource Development

  Ms. Scales is responsible for leading the fundraising strategy for the organization with the primary focus on continuous financial growth through increased revenues. This includes generating, evaluating and pursuing opportunities, establishing key partnerships in the community, marketing the VOA of IL vision and mission and developing business plans for new initiatives. Ms. Scales is also responsible for community relations for external partnerships and media inquiries. Ms. Scales has been with VOA of IL since October of 2013. Prior to joining Volunteers of America of Illinois, she was the Assistant Director of Enrollment at John Carroll University. She received her bachelor’s in May 2007 and her Master’s in Nonprofit Administration May 2012.

• Carlton Evans

  Director of Veterans Outreach and Agency Chaplain