Volunteers

The Chicago Coalition for Family Building (formerly The Life Foundation) is a 501c3 organization (ID: 46-3658724). We are a completely volunteer-led organization comprised of professionals donating time and services to creating families. 100% of all donations go directly to the organization and its mission.

Elise Heisler

Elise Heisler is an OBGYN resident at NYU Langone Hospital in New York City. After graduating from the University of Michigan with a BS in Biopsychology, Elise completed a research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health studying the relationship between Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and child neurodevelopment, followed by her MD degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. She has been a part of the Chicago Coalition for Family Building since 2018, and continues to uphold the foundation’s mission of reducing disparities in access to infertility treatments. She serves as the medical liaison between the grant recipients and the Partner Practices. She hopes to become a Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility physician and will keep this mission in mind throughout her training.

Emily Martinbianco

Emily Martinbianco is a third year medical student at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. She received her Bachelors of Science from Michigan State University. During her time in medical school, Emily has been the President and Vice President of American Medical Women's Association and Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stritch School of Medicine, respectively. Emily is passionate about women's health and fertility, destigmatizing women's sexual health, and is working to innovate preclinical curriculum to incorporate women's sexual health.

Laura Jutovsky, CPA | CFO

Laura Jutovsky is a graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Certified Public Accountant. She has been working with the Chicago Coalition for Family Building since 2019 and became the Chief Financial Officer in 2022. She is a direct contact of grant recipients helping to facilitate grant disbursements on a timely basis with the goal of giving grantees as smooth a fertility journey as possible. She is married and proud mom of two wonderful daughters.

Laura Weppler

Laura Weppler, BSN, RN, is a registered nurse with over a decade of experience working inside and alongside fertility clinics and supporting individuals and couples through infertility and family building. Drawing from both her professional background and personal experience with infertility, Laura brings a compassionate, practical lens to her work with the Coalition, helping applicants navigate the grant process with clarity, respect and empathy.

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