Jennifer Alexander
Director of Early Learning, City of Chicago
Eliza Bryant
Director, Academic Programs and Enrichment, Big Shoulders Fund
Keith Calloway
Confidential Assistant to the Executive Director, Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Missy Carpenter
Social Impact Strategy Consultant, Aim & Arrow Group
Gina Crumble
Supervising Attorney, Child Protection Division,Cook County State’s Attorney Office
FaKelia “Kelia” Guyton
Director, DuPage Early Childhood Collaboration
Angela Hubbard
Program Officer for Projects and Partnerships, Association for Library Service to Children
Carisa Hurley
Director of Early Childhood, Illinois State Board of Education
Dawnielle Jeffrey
Vice President of Early Childhood Services, Children’s Home + Aid
Wannetta Kinsey
Manager, CCAP Support Services, Illinois Action for Children
Jennifer Maddox
Executive Director, Future Ties
Edna Navarro-Vidaurre
Manager of Family Engagement, Chicago Public Schools
Marianne Pokorny
Director of Civic Engagement, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
Toni Porter
Director of Professional Development, Gateways to Opportunity
Emily Powers
National Policy Manager, The Ounce of Prevention
Vidhya Prakash
Associate Professor, Southern Illinois University Department of Medicine
Robert Rodemeyer
Assistant State’s Attorney, Cook County State’s Attorney Office
Karen Ross-Williams
Director of Early Childhood and Youth Development, Christopher House
Kate San Juan
Director, Alumni Teacher Leadership, Teach for America
Bob Spatz
School Board, Member Oak Park School District 97
Gina Strafford-Ahmed
Administrator of Intake and Referral, DuPage County Dept. of Community Services
Katrina Thompson
Mayor, Village of Broadview
Debra Vines
Executive Director, The Answer Inc.
Oriana Wilson
Head Teacher/Site Director, Edwards Center for Young Learners
Jay Young
Executive Director, Common Cause Illinois
Tracey Young
Senior Director of Early Learning Programs, Marillac St. Vincent Family Services