Ecological Consulting Firm offers Design and Installation of Sustainable Landscapes

Cheryl Russell

A consultant to the Chicago Department of Environment, Cheryl is raising funds to build the Ford Calumet Environmental Center, a state-of-the-art green building that will be in Chicago’s Calumet community and celebrate the region’s culture, history and ecology through environmental programming. She is also raising funds to support those programs.

She implements all aspects of the campaign operating plan, which includes writing proposals and campaign materials, helping to create individualized solicitation strategies and stewardship plans for major gift prospects, overseeing internal and external communications, and managing campaign-related meetings and site visits.

Cheryl comes to WRD from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She has a Master of Public Policy degree from Roosevelt University and a B.S. in History (College of Education) from Southern Illinois University.