About Us
Beverly S. Billy, a Chicago native, has truly devoted her time and work to her home city. She has lived in various communities, including Greater Grand Crossing, Woodlawn, Englewood, South Shore, Chicago’s Gold Coast and Lincoln Square.
Ms. Billy attended Paul Revere grade school, Lindblom Technical High School, and North Park University. At North Park, she graduated cum laude with a Bachelors in Human Development and a minor in Organizational Development. Currently, Ms. Billy is on sabbatical from Roosevelt University where she is pursuing a Masters in Training and Development.
Ms. Billy’s passion to serve and help others led her to a career in healthcare. She worked 23 years at Northwestern Memorial Hospital serving in several capacities. Her most meaningful experiences occurred while working in Hospice and Palliative Care. After the loss of her husband to cancer in 1989, Ms. Billy altered her career to work in Hospice and Palliative Care.
During her tenure at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Ms. Billy’s passion to serve others was recognized through distinguished awards. In 1994, Ms. Billy was awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award for her diligent work with blood platelet drives and tutoring single moms. For her dedication with mentoring teenagers and serving on an Advisory Board at Olive Harvey to help promote, train and empower young women, Ms. Billy won the Black and Hispanic Achiever’s Award in 1996. Later in 1998, Ms. Billy was awarded the Patients First – One of Our Finest for outstanding work in her community. All of these distinctions positioned her to be accepted as a member of the National Omicron-Psi Honor Society.
In April 2002, Ms. Billy started a career at the University of Chicago Hospitals as Patient and Family Advocate. In this role, she was dedicated to working with patients, families and hospital administration to resolve concerns and issues related to the well-being of patients.
In October 2003, Ms. Billy chose to embark upon a profession that would afford her the opportunity to meet a wide range of people and learn more about the diverse talents, interests, challenges, and aspirations of people. Ms. Billy became Manager of Volunteer Services in the Office of Community Affairs, where she currently oversees the activities of over 600 volunteers and 2 Volunteer Coordinators. Through all of her work experience, Ms. Billy gained strengths which include program development, team building, public speaking, and effective written communication.
In March 2006, Ms. Billy’s passion to serve others has led her to start Annie’s Legacy, a resource center designed to educate women on how to be self-reliant. This program will succeed by providing women with resources that lead to knowledge, a sense of empowerment and skills to become self-reliant. The foundation program will be a goal-focused, results-oriented, one-on-one mentoring program. This effort won her the 2007 Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Ms. Billy currently resides in the Woodlawn community on the south side of Chicago. She is the mother of a 21 year old college daughter and an active member of Apostolic Faith Church in Bronzeville.
Beverly Billy's Awards include
1994-Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award for her diligent work with blood platelet drives and tutoring single mothers.
1996-Black and Hispanic Achiever's Award for mentoring teenagers and serving on the Olive Harvey Advisory Board
1998-Patients First-One of our Finest for her outstanding work in her community.
2007-Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award for her diligent efforts in starting this important work.