Gina Strafford-Ahmed

Gina Strafford-Ahmed is the Administrator of Intake and Referral/211 of DuPage County. She also oversees the CSBG, LIHEAP, Weatherization and HMIS programs for DuPage County Department of Community Services in Wheaton, Illinois. She has over thirty years of experience in Information and Referral. She is a Certified Community Action Professional (CCAP), Nationally Certified ROMA (Results Oriented Management and Accountability) Trainer, Certified Public Manager (CPM), and a Certified Resource Specialist (CRS). She serves on the Inform USA Board of Directors; two statewide boards: Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies and Inform Illinois. She serves on a local not for profit board Parent's Alliance Employment Project. She graduated with a B.A. in Public Administration from Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.