Patrick MacRoy, Executive Director
Patrick MacRoy joined the Alliance as Executive Director in 2008, overseeing all aspects of the organization's efforts. Prior to his appointment at the Alliance, MacRoy was the Director of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program for the City of Chicago. There, he helped push one of the nation's largest lead programs from addressing solely lead toward looking at health hazards in housing in a comprehensive manner.

MacRoy was also activity involved in the drafting and passage of Illinois' landmark 2006 Lead Poisoning Prevention Act, which helped increase attention on the prevention of lead hazards in housing and created one of the strictest standards for lead in children's products in the country. Prior to serving as director of Chicago’s CLPPP, MacRoy worked as an epidemiologist both in the Chicaco and Rhode Island CLPPPs. MacRoy holds an M.A. in Environmental Studies and a B.A. in Public Policy, both from Brown University.

Ralph Scott, Community Projects Director
Scott joined the staff in 1997 to help build the capacity of the Alliance, state and local advocacy organizations, and national stakeholders to work collaboratively on lead poisoning prevention. Scott currently anchors the Alliance's advocacy work with grassroots groups. Scott has worked as a community organizer on housing and tenants' rights issues since 1979, most recently with New Jersey Citizen Action as their Lead Poisoning Project Director. Prior to that, he helped found, and worked as an organizer for, the Lead Elimination Action Drive, a Chicago coalition of community and health groups. Scott holds a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Chicago.

Ruth Klotz-Chamberlin, Project Coordinator
Klotz-Chamberlin joined the Alliance staff in October 2007 and provides coordination and technical support for two major grant projects—“Building Capacity for Lead-Safe Housing” and “Outcomes of Community-Based Lead Hazard Investigation.” She also provides administrative support for Alliance staff. Klotz-Chamberlin’s professional pursuit lies in making communities
more healthy, livable, and sustainable. Prior to joining the Alliance, she worked at the Center for Neighborhood Technology in Chicago as an outreach associate for energy-efficiency programs and policy work. Klotz-Chamberlin holds a B.A. in Human Development and Environmental Studies from the University of Chicago.

Jane Malone, Housing Policy Director/Director of Finance and Grants
Malone leads the development and analysis of the Alliance's housing-related policy positions and oversees the organization's financial operations and federal grants management. She also monitors federal, state, and local policies on housing and environmental health hazards and performs strategic data analysis. Malone joined the Alliance in 1998, bringing more than 20 years' experience in human services, community-building, and housing issues, including executive direction of a $36 million city agency and nonprofit organizations. Malone studied sociology, social work, and city planning at the University of Pennsylvania.

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