Authors
Jonathan Macha
Former Managing Director, Programs
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Jody Oetzel
Former Special Assistant, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Jody Oetzel joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in 2018 as special assistant. In this role, she provided administrative support to the…
Jenny Cizner
Former Chief Operating Officer
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Jennifer Petersen
Former Director, Emerging Leaders Program
Jennifer Petersen served as the director of the Emerging Leaders Program at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. She joined the Council at the…
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Jason Kilkus
Former Director, Human Resources
Jason Kilkus joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in 2019 as director, human resources. In his role, Kilkus serves as a business partner…
Janey Schachte
Former Operations Officer
Iain Whitaker
Former Director, Strategic Programs and Special Projects
Gloria Dabek
Former Assistant Director, Government Relations
Florita Gunasekara
Former Assistant Director, Global Cities
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Ellen Janowski
Former Assistant Director, Digital Marketing and Analytics
Ellen Janowski is currently the assistant director of digital marketing and analytics. Janowski joined the Council in 2015 and has worked on the…
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