Geni Cutler

For over 30 years, Geni Cutler has been a passionate and tireless advocate for Illinois’ most vulnerable citizens. For the past 20 years she has served as executive director of Suburban Access, an Illinois non-profit agency that serves over 5,000 special needs individuals and families annually. She is also the founder and executive director of Open Access (based in Homewood, Illinois) whose mission is to educate, advocate and provide a gateway for individuals to health, nutrition, job training, and other programs where access to such services is limited. Geni is a life-long resident of Chicago’s south suburbs and resides in Lansing, Illinois with her husband Colin.