Please join us in welcoming Ed Stellon to IPHI as our new Chief External Affairs Officer. In this leadership role, he will coordinate IPHI’s health and housing strategy, and partner with the leadership team on fundraising.
Ed brings over 32 years of experience working to end homelessness in Chicago. Throughout his career, Ed has worked to build integrated systems of care that improve health outcomes by addressing the social determinants of health. That work has allowed him to develop expertise and relationships in multiple human service sectors that have an impact on the lives of people experiencing homelessness. Further, Ed has worked with local, state, and federal government leaders to craft policies that improve access to care as well as effective services and supports for highly vulnerable people.
Ed spent the majority of his career at Heartland Alliance, an organization that he joined in 1991. During his time at Heartland Alliance Health (HAH), Ed held numerous positions, including serving as the Chief External Affairs Officer, Executive Director of Heartland Alliance Health, and Chief Program Officer. He has worked within the substance use, mental health, primary care, and homeless service systems providing direct care as well as overseeing outreach, behavioral health treatment programs, supportive housing, food and nutrition services, systems change initiatives, and training projects. He is committed to innovative service models that promote human rights and is a founding member of the Midwest Harm Reduction Institute.
Before joining Heartland Alliance, Ed was a counselor at Interventions/Northside Clinic where he initiated the organization’s first HIV prevention activities for its methadone maintenance participants. Ed received his Bachelors of Arts from the University of Minnesota, a Master of Science degree in Human Services Administration from Spertus Institute, and a Master of Arts in Counseling from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology.
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