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SANE Coordinator
AdvocateAurora Condell Medical Center
Gurnee, IL
Chenel Vanden Berk is a nationally certified sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) and the SANE Coordinator for Advocate Aurora Condell Medical Center Emergency Dept. in Libertyville, IL. As a SANE, she combines her passion for helping people with a focus on science and justice. She is the Co-Chair of the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Medical Subcommittee, as well as serves on the Lake County LGBTQ Committee; Lake County State’s Attorney’s Human Trafficking Council; Cook County Human Trafficking Task Force Medical Subcommittee; the Lake County State’s Attorney Sexual Assault Law Enforcement Committee; and the Social Justice Committee of the IAFN (International Association of Forensic Nurses). Most recently, she has been selected to be a member of Congresswoman Lauren Underwood’s Healthcare Advisory Council for the 117th Congress. She earned her Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University, DC and her Juris Doctor from Loyola University School of Law, Chicago. Prior to nursing, she practiced public interest law at the Legal Aid Bureau in Chicago with a focus on families and domestic violence.
