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Marlin Livingston, MSW
President and CEO
Marlin Livingston was named President/CEO of Cunningham Children’s Home in September 2008, having previously served as Executive Director of the Florida Region for Kids Hope United since 2002. His previous experience includes frontline and administrative roles in residential care and hospital settings, including serving as a therapist and Cottage Director at Cunningham during the 1990’s.
With a solid background in planning and executing behavioral health initiatives, Marlin is a hands-on manager with highly developed negotiation skills and experience cultivating strategic business partnerships, budgeting, and financial management. Committed to team-building, he has focused his efforts on developing the talent of his staff and building effective training programs. A persuasive communicator, Marlin seeks to develop relationships with colleagues, staff, volunteers and the young people he serves.
Marlin holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Eastern Illinois University. A Delta Chi Alumni and committed Rotarian, Marlin has held previous certifications as a certified therapeutic crisis intervention counselor, clinical member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, and a Love & Logic Parent Trainer. After 23 years of service in the U.S. Army, in 2007 Marlin was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his service in the Iraq War.
Patricia
Ann Ege, M.S.Ed., LCSW
Vice President for Program Services
Pat Ege has been an effective leader at Cunningham Children's Home since 1979, beginning as a special therapies specialist and eventually assuming the role of Vice President of Program Services in 2000.
A collaborative leader and manager, Pat has written, "The achievements of an organization are the result of the collective effort of each individual." This approach has allowed her to draw on the strengths of her program team to create innovative programs and approaches at Cunningham.
Among her many accomplishments, Pat was instrumental in integrating the Circle of Courage model into all of Cunningham's programs and services. Pat was also a leader in expanding our community-based programs and directed the creation of CIRCLE Academy, our therapeutic special education school, in 1998.
Pat holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Science in Education from Eastern Illinois University, and a Bachelors of Science in Recreation and Park Administration from Illinois State University. She is a certified school social worker and a licensed clinical social worker, a Professional-Level Therapeutic Crisis Intervention instructor, Red Cross instructor and trained Council on Accreditation and EAGLE peer reviewer.
Daniel
Holmer
Vice President for Finance and Operations
Dan Holmer became Cunningham's Vice President of Finance
and Operations in 1992, joining the agency with eleven
years of administrative experience at the Illinois Department
of Children and Family Services (DCFS), and four years
of direct care experience at the Adler Zone Center,
a residential mental health treatment center.
As Vice President of Finance and Operations, Dan is
responsible for overseeing Cunningham's finance, human
resources, information technology, maintenance, and
housekeeping departments. His expert handling of budgetary
processes and facilities planning have allowed Cunningham
to maintain our financial stability and grow our physical
resources despite rocky budget years at the State and
Federal levels.
Dan holds a BA in Psychology from Wabash College, and
is a former member of the Board of Directors of the
Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois. His current
community service activities include serving as a basketball
coach in the Champaign public schools and participating
on the Building and Grounds Committee for Champaign's
St. Matthew's school.
Cloydia Hill Larimore, MA, CFRE
Vice President
for Advancement
Cloydia Hill Larimore joined Cunningham in 1990 as our
first director of development. Cloydia has applied her
20 years of experience in retailing, marketing and advertising
to develop the church and community relations, marketing
and fundraising program for Cunningham. Through the
work of the Advancement
Department, Cunningham is able to depend on over $1,100,000
in annual charitable support to sustain the high quality
of our programs.
Cloydia works with the Board of Directors and Foundation
Board to raise friends and funds for Cunningham. Cloydia
successfully directed Cunningham's first capital campaign
in 1994. This $1 million campaign funded the construction of the
Kendall Gill Community Group Home. In 2003, we launched
a $15 million capital campaign to construct a new Residential
and Clinical Services building, build our chapel and
spiritual life center and generate endowment funds for
future campus planning.
Cloydia has been a Certified Fund Raising Executive since
1994 and holds a Masters in Advertising and a Bachelors
of English from the University of Illinois. She has
served as President of the East Central Illinois Chapter
of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Cloydia
is an Educational Surrogate for the Illinois State Board
of Education and a member of the Kiwanis Club of Champaign
County. Her past service includes being a licensed foster
parent, president of the Public Relations, Development
and Marketing Section of the United Methodist Association
and past membership on the Boards of Directors of A
Woman's Fund and LW's Place. Cloydia currently serves
on the EAGLE Accreditation Committee of the United Methodist
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