Inaugural Cohort Spring 2021
Tamara Allen
Co-founder and executive director, BE! @ Community Initiatives
Sean Anderson
Communication adviser to Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch
Crystal Bland
U.S. Department of Urban Development, president AFGE 911
Steven Clark
General member, 8th Ward Young Democrats
William Collins
Vice president of development and external affairs, Surge Institute
Tregg Duerson
Chief operating officer of Rebuild Foundation
Tai Duncan
Vice president of community integration at Cresco Labs
Kimberly Egonmwan
Attorney and host, WVON 1690 The Talk of Chicago
Robert Emmons Jr.
Executive director of Our Everyday
Leaaron Foley
Director, government and community relations, Lime
Chantal Grant
Founder of Level Up & Vote
Maurice Green
Director of public affairs, Illinois Department of Human Rights
Jauwan Hall
Sergeant, Illinois Army National Guard
Ibienebo Hart
CEO, Hart for Change
Consuela Hendricks
Co-founder of People Matter
Michelle Jenkins
Deputy chief of intergovernmental affairs, Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
Maxwell Little
Critical educator, community advocate and political consultant of Level Up & Vote
Tyrone McGowan
Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ
Arthur Mitchell
Deputy director of litigation and policy, National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Ashley Munson
Senior manager of advocacy, Greater Chicago Food Depository
David Peterson
President, National A. Phillip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
Shareese Pryor
Senior staff counsel and director of justice reform, Business and Professional People for the Public Interest
Michelle Rashad
Executive director of Imagine Englewood
Shantenae Robinson
Chief of staff for Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer
Kendra Spearman
Attorney and executive director, Spearman Law and The Justice Initiative
Neal Stevens-Jackson
Digital associate, Kivvit
Michael Wilder
Chairman and co-founder, Black Men’s Lawyers Association
Kyra Woods
Chicago clean energy policy advocate