Authors
Demetrius Amparan
Communications Manager, A Better Chicago
Han Sung-Joo
Former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States
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Soumya Gupta
Jamie Rhee
Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation
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Clarita Santos
Executive Director of Community Health Initiatives, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
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Blessing Omakwu-Soremekun
Special Advisor to the Executive Director of Global Policy, ONE; Founder, The She Tank
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Azadeh Moaveni
Journalist, Writer, and Academic
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Elsa Mengistu
Director, Operations and Logistics, Zero Hour
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