Emerging Leaders Program January Information Session
Former Emerging Leaders shared insights on their experiences in the program and answered questions from potential applicants.
About this Event
Learn more about the Council's Emerging Leaders Program, selection criteria, and application and selection process for the Emerging Leaders Class of 2022. Former Emerging Leaders Program participants will join for this session, sharing their insight on their experience in the program and answering questions from potential applicants.
About the Speakers
Jennifer Petersen
Former Director, Emerging Leaders Program
![Council expert Jennifer Petersen](/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumb/public/2020-11/jennifer-Petersen-01.jpg?h=c5dcfa3d&itok=m3U_hAGq)
Jennifer Petersen formerly served as the director of the Emerging Leaders Program at the Council.
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Principal, Curie High School
![Allison Tingwall headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumb/public/2020-12/tingwall%2C_allison.gif?h=b26af281&itok=EJrI686U)
Allison Tingwall is an alumnus of the Council’s Emerging Leaders Program (class of 2019) and is the principal of the third largest school in Chicago. Since she joined as principal in 2015, Curie High School has seen a reduction in on-campus fights and in arrests and an increase of freshmen on-track and in college enrollment.
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Assistant United States Attorney US Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Indiana
![Abizer Zanzi Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumb/public/2020-12/zanzi%2C-abizer2_600x600.jpg?h=573fab6e&itok=2JkxpmDw)
Abizer Zanzi is an alumnus of the Council’s Emerging Leaders Program (class of 2020) and is an assistant US attorney for the Northern District of Indiana. He leads investigations and criminal prosecutions involving public corruption, human trafficking, terrorism, cybercrime, health care fraud, and child exploitation, and serves on the district’s public corruption task force and as the human trafficking coordinator.
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Emerging Leaders Program
Each year, we select 20 high performing, mid-career professionals from across Chicago's business, civic, and academic sectors to participate in this leadership development program and deepen their skills and experience analyzing global issues and policies.