Meet Our Team

Leadership at Clove Alliance

Clove Alliance’s directors motivate the team with a passion for the services provided.

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Tracey Noe-Slach, Executive Director/CEO

Tracey has served as Executive Director at Clove Alliance since July 2014. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with majors in Marketing and Management from Olivet Nazarene University (ONU) in Bourbonnais, IL. In May 2013, she completed the Executive Master’s in Business Administration from ONU. She brings over 17 years of non-profit knowledge to her work at Clove Alliance. Specifically, as Executive Director, she empowers her team to find the balance between caring for people, our community, and themselves.

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Shlinda L. Trudeau, Director of Administration

Shlinda has been with Clove Alliance since September 2013. In her current role, she provides administrative & operational support, maintains effective relations with community partners and businesses, and plans & manages fundraising events. Shlinda is a native of Kankakee County and has worked in customer service for over 30 years. She is Vice-Chair of the Kankakee Head Start Program Policy Council, a member of the Kankakee County Branch NAACP, and serves on ICASA’s People of Color committee.

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Carmen King, Director of Clinical Operations

Before being named Director of Clinical Operations in January 2021, Carmen was Clove Alliance Sexual Assault Therapist for three and a half years. Carmen earned a Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling with an endorsement in School Counseling and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology both from Olivet Nazarene University. Carmen is a member of the American Counseling Association, American School Counseling Association, and the local branch of the NAACP.

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Janice Eriks, Director of Advocacy Services

Janice has worked with Clove Alliance since 2015 as an Advocate. Janice has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Olivet Nazarene University. Through Janice’s role as Director of Advocacy services she assists survivors of sexual violence by leading the advocacy program, Kankakee County SART Team and case review, Human Trafficking Taskforce, and participates in the Child Advocacy Center’s Multi-Disciplinary team, and ICASA’s PubIlic Affairs committee.

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Ashley Villarreal, Director of Community Engagement

Ashley joined Clove Alliance as the Director of Community Engagement in April of 2024.  She is a 2006 graduate of Olivet Nazarene University (ONU) with a Bachelor’s in Communication Studies and a 2008 graduate of ONU’s Masters in Organizational Leadership program.  She has over 18 years in non-profit fundraising, administration, and events.  In her role, she leads the Community Engagement team in providing professional training, prevention programming, and community involvement.

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Brittany Fry, Director of Volunteer Services

With a professional background in Behavior Analysis, Brittany has worked with several varying populations, including individuals with developmental disabilities, adolescents who struggle with mental health and psychiatric disorders, and the Autistic community. Brittany has been with Clove Alliance as the Director of Volunteer Services since January 2022. In this role, she organizes our volunteers and also leads our 40 Hour Training to develop new volunteers to serve with Clove Alliance.

Therapy Dog at Clove

Hi! My name is Buckeye!

Friendly golden-doodle dog named Buckeye poses in front of wild flowers

I’m a therapy dog, a standard Goldendoodle, and I’m told that I’m one of the best. I was born on August 4, 2022, in the small town of Bluffton, Ohio. My family said I was a good pup, but they didn’t have time for an active young lad like myself, so I went to live with my new mama when I was 5 months old.

When mama introduced me to her coworkers, they all agreed I would make a great therapy dog because of my calm and gentle spirit. I didn’t know what that meant, but they said I could go to work with mama and get lots of pets and cuddles, so I jumped in! Sometimes when people are sad they come see me and say that I make them feel better. I love making people happy and seeing them smile! Mama and I had to go through a lot of training to become a therapy dog team, and training came with a lot of treats (for me), sweat (mama’s, not mine), and tears (also mama’s). But I graduated in April 2024 and I’m official now!

When I’m not working hard, I LOVE playing. I will play fetch for hours and I love going on walkies with my mama, her friends and my best dog buddies. I’ve never met a chew that I can’t destroy or a stuffed animal that I didn’t love (everyone is surprised that I don’t tear those apart). Sometimes I just carry my emotional support ball (or snowman) around in my mouth. I love seeing all of my Clove Alliance coworkers and visiting their offices, especially the ones who have treats or leave their lunch on their desks!

I can’t wait to meet more friends through Clove Alliance and I’m honored to help bring hope and healing to survivors!