Our Team

Kelly Gallagher
President
877-934-9873
kgallagher@everlights.com

If you could be anywhere other than here, right this minute, where would you be? – "In Rome Italy, on a hot summer evening, eating at an outdoor café with all of my favorite people around the table. We are sharing wine, an amazing family-style meal, and laughing a TON!" How do you want people to remember you? "That I made a difference in their life." What do you think are the best skills that you bring to your job? "Loving People and wanting to know their story."

What publications do you regularly read? "I am always reading or listening to audible. I rotate between business leadership and books on spirituality."

What are some causes you care about? "I am a chair for an organization called Connections. Our work is to bring more homeless shelters to the Chicago area. In fact, we are opening the first women’s shelter on the north side in 2020 from funds we raised in 2019. Our next goal is to end homelessness in Evanston, Illinois."

Danielle Whalen
Vice President
224-404-1212
dwhalen@everlights.com

Flashback to when you were 10 years old. What do you want to be when you grow up? "I thought I was going to be a veterinarian...The closest I came to that was working as an assistant in a Veterinarian’s office in high school!"

If we went to a happy hour, what would you order? "A glass of light or medium-bodied white wine."

Finish this sentence. On Sunday mornings, you can usually find me... "Trying to catch the sunrise while hiking different trails around Maryland with my puppy, Belle."

Name a few of your daily habits (other than a shower and brushing your teeth).
"I try to read a little every day, do a bit of yoga and meditate. And I always make my bed – they say it sets the tone for your whole day!"

What would be your personal motto “In order to become the 1 percent, you must do what the other 99 percent won’t.”

Toye Adefeso
Account Manager
224-601-6079
tadefeso@everlights.com

If we went to happy hour, what would you order? "An Old Fashioned, on the rocks"

Finish this sentence. On Sunday mornings, you can usually find me..."Cleaning my entire apartment"

What do you want to make sure you do before you die? "Own a Porsche. Any Porsche"

Anthony Pierson
Special Projects / Quotations Manager
224-404-1200
apierson@everlights.com

Tell me three pet peeves. "People on their phones in the movie theater, slow drivers (in the fast lane...Come On), people in public places on speakerphone or facetime...WHY?"

If you could be anywhere other than here, right this minute, where would you be? "On the beach with my family in Punta Canta, Dominican Republic."

If we went to happy hour, what would you order? "Usually a craft beer unless I bring my own Monster Energy Drink. Then it is Monster and Tito's - (NO RED BULL!)"

What do you think are the best skills that you bring to your job? "Knowledge, Work Ethic, Leadership, Communication and Problem Solving. The list goes on and on...LOL"

What do you do with friends in your spare time? "Eat wings, drink beer, and play video games (Bags, KanJam, Card Games)"

Deborah Perez
Project Manager
847-531-9622
dperez@everlights.com

If you could be anywhere other than here, right this minute, where would you be? "Sitting on a porch in Gatlinburg Tennesse, overlooking the mountains, listen to Bluegrass, and sipping some whiskey."

What is the cause you care about? Thyroid Health Awareness / Natural Solutions for Women's Health, which has been a huge passion of mine since 2001.

If we went to a happy hour, what would you order? "A Fresh Lemon Drop Martini, no sugar on the rim."

Finish this sentence. On Sunday mornings, you can usually find me..."Grounding myself. Starts with cooking a big breakfast for the fam, followed by a few Vinyasas on the deck, while plotting out what my long workout for the day will be." What would be your personal motto? "Tomorrow is no place, to place your better days - Dave Matthews Band"

Keith Viola
Project Manager
847-531-9621
kviola@everlights.com

Tell me three pet peeves. "Fake people. Judgmental People. Hypocrisy."

If you could be anywhere other than here, right this minute, where would you be? "Beach with a cocktail"

If we went to happy hour, what would you order? Most likely wine but I like a lot of different things.

Name three words that you describe you. "Nice, Honest, Helpful."

What are you happiest doing, when you’re not working? "Attending a sporting event or concert."

Nick Skurski
East Coast Operations Manager
224-601-6072
Nskurski@everlights.com

Who is someone you admire, and why? "I admire my father. He taught me to never give up and even when things are tough, never forget to smile."

Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about? "When I was in college I rebuilt and customized iPhones for fun."

Flashback to when you were 10 years old. What do you want to be when you grow up? "When I was 10 I wanted to be a police officer. I have always found joy in helping others!"

If we went to happy hour, what would you order? "Although I enjoy craft beers, Coors light has always been my go to."

What do you think are the best skills that you bring to your job? "I think that my willingness to problem solve and adapt to different situations helps me to be most effective on a daily basis as well as provide the best service to our customers."

Anthony Garza
Project Coordinator
847-531-9694
AGarza@everlights.com

Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about? "I love to cook!"

If you could be anywhere other than here, right this minute, where would you be? "On a beach for a lifelong vacation."

If we went to happy hour, what would you order? "A craft of beer or Johnnie Walker on the rocks."

Name three words to describe you. "Funny, Realistic and Truthful."

What would be your personal motto: "Be happy with yourself without worrying about what others think about you. They haven't lived in your shoes."

Eli Platt
Project Manager
224-601-6078
eplatt@everlights.com

Who is someone you admire, and why? "Muhammad Ali because he stood up for what he believed in. Even if that meant losing everything."

Finish this sentence. On Sunday mornings, you can usually find me... "Watching Meet the Press."

How do you think your colleagues would describe you? "Patient, Knowledgeable, Funny, and Intense."

What are you happiest doing, when you’re not working? "Spending time with my family out in the yard."

What would be your personal motto? "There are two things no one can take from you, your integrity and knowledge."

Keri Caduto
CFO
224-404-1201
kcaduto@everlights.com

Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about? "Bowling"

If we went to happy hour, what would you order? "Tito's and Soda w/Orange"

Finish this sentence. On Sunday mornings, you can usually find me..."In the Gardens"

What publications do you regularly read? "Crain's"

What are some of the causes you care about? "Make a Wish"