Katie Russell is the director of mobilization in Chicago for International Justice Mission, where she helps Chicagoans get involved in achieving the vision of protecting half a billion people who are vulnerable to violence and making justice unstoppable. Prior to joining IJM, Russell served as se...

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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, 2020, Industry, Education, Sector, Non-profit, Jonathan Chaparro leads the Chicago region of Braven, an organization that works to empower underrepresented young people with the skills, confidence, experience, and networks necessary to transition from college to strong first jobs and mean...

Cohort, 2019, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Academia, Before her time at UI Health, Yamilé Molina was an associate professor with affiliations to the School of Public Health, Center for Research on Women and Gender, and Cancer Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She's led mult...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Public Sector, Before joining the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Nirav Shah was in the global life sciences practice of the law firm Sidley Austin, LLP, and a lecturer in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago, where he...