A few words to our outgoing OFHA President, Lucy Cain:

Thank you, Lucy, for serving on the OFHA board and dedicating 13 years of service to the community. 

OFHA Board members volunteer our evenings, our weekends, and our time away from our families because we care deeply about our neighborhood. And Lucy embodies that spirit more than anyone. She has never treated this position as an obligation—she treated it as a calling. Her service has always come from a place of genuine love for Oak Forest and community.

Lucy was instrumental in launching the Oak Forest Security Program over a decade ago. And throughout her time on the board, she has consistently supported and championed the initiatives that bring neighbors together—whether it’s National Night Out, new-resident meetups, town hall meetings, our Pride event, our Tour de Oak Forest Bike Ride she started, even our Santa Fun Run.  Building community has always been at the heart of her leadership.

Lucy embodies what community leadership should look like. She has always shown up—not for recognition, but because giving back is simply part of who she is. Whether through her involvement with St. Stephen’s Church, her work with HYLA, or her countless hours volunteering and problem-solving behind the scenes, Lucy’s service has been rooted in compassion, integrity, and genuine care for others. She is someone who shows up, who listens, who steps in when something needs to get done, and who cares deeply about the importance of community.

Lucy, your leadership has left a lasting imprint on this board and on Oak Forest. On behalf of the board, thank you for your commitment, your countless hours, and the generosity of spirit you bring to everything you do. It has been a privilege to volunteer alongside you.

Please join me in thanking and congratulating Lucy for her extraordinary service and wishing her all the very best in this next chapter.

--Deena Alcorta, OFHA Director of Public Relations