
Meet our Leaders
Tim Bell
As the Programs Manager, Bell has been with the organization from the beginning. He helped found CWC in 2003 where he has since worked as Executive Director, Organizer Director & Grants Manager. Previously, he worked for 10 years as the Adult Education Director at Erie Neighborhood House in Chicago.
The most precarious job he worked was as a carpet cleaner.

María Piña
Manager of Immigration Legal Services, brings years of case management experience in workforce development and immigration/citizenship services, connecting individuals to public benefits, employment, and immigration benefits. Maria’s most precarious job was working at a corner store as a minor.

Mayra Garduño
Our Community Resources Manager has more than 17 years of experience working in non-profits serving low-income families as a case worker, Health Services Assistant, family advocate, group instructor with different entities such as: CFCM (Chicago Family Case Management) Head Start and Early Head Start, DCFS, etc. The most precarious role Mayra has ever held was as a temporary staffing agency worker.
