Chris Dons - Director of Finance

Chris Dons graduated from Wheaton College with a Bachelor's in Business & Economics in 1998. That same summer, he and his wife Alyssa moved into the South Lawndale neighborhood commonly known as Little Village. While spending three years as an auditor for Arthur Andersen, Chris obtained a Masters in Accountancy from DePaul University. As Little Village became "home," Chris began the search for an opportunity to use his accounting background to serve his neighbors and the community.

A week after September 11th, Chris began his role as Director of Finance with the health center. His primary responsibilities include financial reporting and supervising the functions that supply those numbers. Among other things he is a self appointed crusader for direct deposit and rescuing others from the clutches of the currency exchange.

Other than bean counting, Chris has coached the Little Village Academy girls soccer team for the past 5 years and taken them to the city championship twice. He attends La Iglesia Comunidad Nueva Vida for church and gets to do some number crunching for them as well. Other assets on his balance sheet include two sons and a Rottweiler named "Oso" (because he looks like a bear). As for liabilities, he's a self-proclaimed movie and NPR junkie. If asked what the retained earnings for his life so far are he'd point to the incredible people he gets to work and live with everyday, and the fact that he gets to move money "that matters and makes a difference in the lives of real people, who really need it."

If you would like to contact Chris, please call 773.843.3000x1259. You can also reach him via e-mail at christopherdons@lawndale.org.