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Cohort, 2011, Industry, Education, Sector, Non-profit, Before becoming a conference minister, Lillian Daniel was the senior minister of the First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in Glen Ellyn. She is also the co-host of “30 Good Minutes” on Channel 11, the author of the 2006 b...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Stephanie Sutton was previously chief of staff in the Chicago office of Edelman, a leading global communications and marketing firm. Before joining Edelman, Sutton served in the Obama administration as chief of s...

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The premier annual public event of the Lester Crown Center on US Foreign Policy is the Lester Crown Distinguished Lecture on US Foreign Policy, bringing a major foreign policy figure to drive greater visibility and energize greater public discussion on a critical policy issue.

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Public Sector, Social Media, Kemena Brooks serves as Chief of Staff at the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA). In this role, she supports executive leadership in advancing agency-wide priorities and managing cross-departmental initiatives. Sh...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Law, Sector, Public Sector, Social Media, Vikas K. Didwania serves as complex litigation counsel at the Illinois Attorney General's Office. He helps lead Illinois's efforts to protect Illinoisians from federal overreach. Previously, Vikas served as a Senior Policy Adviser ...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Public Sector, Social Media, Tony Hayes serves as vice president at IDA Ireland, the Irish Government's inward economic development agency. Based in Chicago, he works across the Midwestern and Southern regions to identify and secure industria...

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