Naperville CARES Welcomes Two New Board Members

NAPERVILLE, Ill. - July 2, 2015 - PRLog -- Naperville CARES, a volunteer-driven organization whose mission is to provide emergency financial support and resources for local families in crisis, announces that Rich Goeden, Vice President, Small Business Client Program Management at BMO Harris Bank, and James McCluskey, Partner at Momkus McCluskey LLC, have joined the non-profit’s board of directors.

“We are so pleased that Rich and Jim have agreed to join the Naperville CARES board,” said Janet Derrick, Naperville CARES Executive Director, “Their skill sets will be a wonderful compliment to the talents of our current board members and will enable the board to continue to build program capacity to better serve the community.”

With a Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting and Finance from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Finance from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Goeden is a Vice President at BMO Harris Bank and has over 25 years of experience in the banking industry, serving in corporate planning, product management, retail management, and currently in small business client program development.   He has volunteered at Naperville CARES fundraising events previously and was a board member of the St. Raphael chapter of St. Vincent DePaul Society from its founding in 2008 through 2014. He lives in Naperville with his wife Milissa, and his daughters Emily and Elizabeth.

“Over the past six years, I have had the opportunity to partner with CARES in helping many Naperville families in need. Naperville CARES does tremendous work in the community and I look forward to helping CARES continue to grow and achieve their mission,” said Goeden.

James F. McCluskey is a founding member of Momkus McCluskey, LLC. He concentrates his practice in the trial of commercial cases. McCluskey primarily practices before all state and federal courts in Illinois. McCluskey received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Elmhurst College in 1976. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Northern Illinois University in 1979, and a Master of Laws from The John Marshall Law School in 1988. McCluskey joined Momkus McCluskey, LLC as a partner in 1991. He has tried over 56 civil jury trials to verdict in Cook and the collar counties of Chicago and in Federal Court. He now concentrates his practice in commercial, probate, shareholder’s disputes and real estate litigation. McCluskey is the Third Vice President of the Illinois State Bar Association and is a past president of the DuPage County Bar Association. McCluskey has been a member of The Rotary Club of Naperville. McCluskey looks forward to making Naperville his hometown in the near future.

McCluskey said, “I am excited about the opportunity to work with Naperville CARES as it’s a collaborative, community focused organization that makes a difference in people’s lives when they are most vulnerable. I hope to offer my enthusiasm and business background to the board to ensure the success of Naperville CARES.”

Naperville CARES’ ten-member board supports the organization’s mission, purpose, goals, policies and programs, serving as ambassadors to the community and advocating on behalf of the organization.

About Naperville CARES

Headquartered in Naperville, IL, since 1999, Naperville CARES is where the community comes together to ensure all our neighbors have access to resources to meet their essential needs. The CARES Emergency Assistance Program, which provides emergency financial assistance to pay for basic needs like rent and utilities, is a very effective model for preventing homelessness in our community. The goal of the CARES Car Program is to help individuals maintain employment by providing reliable transportation by either providing a client with a donated vehicle or repairing client owned vehicles. Naperville CARES welcomes your support of Toasting for a Cause, Cuisine for a Cause, CARESGiver, CARES Car Donation program and other events. For more information visit www.NapervilleCARES.org (http://www.napervillecares.org/#_blank).