Chapter Staff

Tom Fite

Heartland Region CEO
(312) 880-4732

35 E Wacker Drive, Suite 2260
Chicago, Illinois 60601
tfite@arthritis.org

Nicole Kloiber

Heartland Region COO
(312) 880-4731

35 E Wacker Drive, Suite 2260
Chicago, Illinois 60601
nkloiber@arthritis.org

Sharon Tatom Garcia

Vice President of Communications, Heartland Region
(312) 933-7763

35 E Wacker Drive, Suite 2260
Chicago, Illinois 60601
statom@arthritis.org

Responsibilities: Public relations, marketing and media contact, Arthritis Update editor.

Michele Guadalupe

Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy
(312) 880-4736

35 E Wacker Drive, Suite 2260
Chicago, IL 60601
mguadalupe@arthritis.org

Chris Crowley

Vice President, Campaign Development
(312) 880-4745

35 E Wacker Drive, Suite 2260
Chicago, Illinois 60601
ccrowley@arthritis.org

Marzia Puccioni Shields

Area Vice President, Nebraksa, Iowa, Northern Illinois
(402) 201-2862

600 N 93rd St, Suite 206
Omaha, Nebraska 68114
mpuccioni@arthritis.org

Responsibilities: Responsible for fundraising efforts in the Northern Heartland, including Western Missouri, Kansas City, KS, NE, IA, and Northern Illinois

Rosemary Schwartz

Special Events Coordinator
(319) 363-4403

1026 A Avenue NE, Room 257
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406
rschwartz@arthritis.org

Eastern Iowa

(319) 363-4403

1026 A Avenue NE, Room 257
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406
info.ia@arthritis.org

Jessica LaCroix

Program Director
(515) 278-0636

1025 Ashworth Rd, Suite 505
West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
jlacroix@arthritis.org

Steven Brill

Director of Special Events
(515) 278-0636

1025 Ashworth Rd., Suite 50
West Des Moines, IA 50265
sbrill@arthritis.org