KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Youth Advisory Council
» Loreli Paredes
» Norah Al-Hallaj
» Lauren Robinson
» Jaidah Temple
» Erica Williams
» Calen Redic
» Zara Khan
» Erin Newell
» Zoe Weinstein
» Iliana Garner
» Jada Carothers-Johnson
» Emma Zubak
» Alejandra Gonzalez
» Jesiel Montano
» Bianca Jimenez
» Julie Thai
» Taylor Mazique
» Nadia John
» Lidia Madrid
» Sophia Eisenberg
» Ranita Barney
» Samira Asseh
Girls Summit Co-Chairs
» Senator Tammy Duckworth, United States Senate
» Congresswoman Robin Kelly, United States House of Representatives (Honorary)
» Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, State of Illinois
» State's Attorney Kim Foxx, Cook County
» Commissioner Bridget Gainer, Cook County
» City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, City of Chicago
» Commissioner Rachel Arfa, City of Chicago
» Commissioner Josina Morita, MWRD
» Acting Commissioner Mary Ellen Messner, Chicago Public Library
» First Lady MK Pritzker, State of Illinois
» Dr. Janice Jackson, CEO, Chicago Public Schools
» Valerie Jarrett, Former Obama Administration Advisor
» Dr. Helene Gayle, President & CEO, Chicago Community Trust
» Sonia Antolec, Director of People and Legal, The Mom Project
» Sara Guderyahn, Executive Director, Chicago Blackhawks Foundation
» Eileen Mitchell, President, AT&T Illinois
» Connie Lindsey, Executive Vice President, Northern Trust
» Beth Swanson, CEO, A Better Chicago
» Andrea Zopp, President & CEO, World Business Chicago
» Dorri McWhorter, CEO, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
» Cherita Ellens, CEO, Women Employed
» "Z" Scott, President, Chicago State University
» Angela Hurlock, Board Chairperson, Chicago Housing Authority
» Karen Freeman-Wilson, President & CEO, Chicago Urban League
» Liz Dozier, Founder & CEO, Chicago Beyond
» Laticia Holbert, Principal Business Program Manager, ComEd
» Michelle Morales, President, Woods Fund
» Brenda Langstraat, President, Chicago Public Library Foundation
» Diana Palomar, Vice President, Community Engagement for ABC 7 Chicago
» Tracy Baim, Publisher, Chicago Reader
» Kim Fountain, Chief Administrative Officer, Center on Halsted,
» Bernarda "Bernie" Wong, Founder & President (retd), Chinese American Service League
» Jackie Kaplan-Perkins, Founder, LeaderShifting Consulting; Chair, Mayor Lightfoot's Women's Advisory Council
Girls’ Summit Leadership, Development, and Implementation
Office of the City Clerk, City of Chicago
» S. Mayumi "Umi" Grigsby, Chief of Policy and Advocacy
» Danish Murtaza, Director of Policy
Youth Participation
» Ariana Garcia, Chief of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of the City Clerk, City of Chicago
» Faith Garcia, CCC Star Scholar
» Courtney Hrejsa, Director of Teacher Leadership Strategy & Operations, Chicago Public Schools
» Jacky Salgado, Current University of Illinois at Chicago student, Former Chicago Public Schools student
Curriculum and Operations
» Adrienne Upchurch, Chief Program Officer, Centers for New Horizons, Inc
» Brenda Wolfe MSN APN, Director of Clinical Education and Initiatives, Planned Parenthood of Illinois
Chicago Foundation for Women
» Emily Dreke, Chief Development Officer
» Melanie Conway, Associate Program Officer, Women's Leadership Development
» Christina Córdova-Herrera, Director of Communications
» Ilda Lagunas, Manager of Special Events
Marketing and Communications
» Treshonna Nolan, Chief of Communications, Office of the City Clerk, City of Chicago
» Danielle Veira, Director of Communications & Engagement, A Better Chicago
Partnerships
» Rebecca M. Langan, Director of External Affairs, Youth Guidance
» Miloney Thakrar, Senior Vice President of Strategy & Operations, Women Tech Founders
» Jen Mason, Vice Chancellor for Legislative and Community Relations, City Colleges of Chicago
» Natosha Johnson, Manager of Institutional Relations, Chicago Foundation for Women
Girls’ Summit Steering Committee
» 1871
» 20th Senate District
» AAR Corp.
» A Better Chicago
» ABC 7 Chicago
» ACLU of Illinois
» Affinity Community Services
» AGG Consulting
» AIDS Foundation of Chicago/Pride Action Tank
» American Muslim Health Professionals
» Annie’s Little Angels Dance Group
» Ariel Investments
» AT&T Illinois
» Cabrini Green Legal Aid
» Center on Halsted
» Centers for New Horizons
» Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE)
» Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance
» Chicago Beyond
» Chicago Blackhawks Foundation
» Chicago Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
» Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center
» Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR)
» Chicago Community Trust
» Chicago Department of Aviation
» Chicago Department of Family and Support Services
» Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)
» Chicago Federation of Labor Chicago Housing Authority
» Chicago Foundation for Women
» Chicago Housing Authority
» Chicago Department of Information and Technology
» Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
» Chicago Police Department
» Chicago Public Library Foundation
» Chicago Public Schools
» Chicago Reader
» Chicago Scholars
» Chicago State University
» Chicago Urban League
» Chicago Woman Magazine
» Chicago Women History Project
» Chicago Women in Trade
» Chicago Youth Centers
» Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance
»Chinese American Service League
» Chinese Mutual Aid Association
» Ci3 at the University of Chicago
» City Colleges of Chicago
» City of Chicago Mayor’s Office
» City of Chicago Mayor’s Office of People with Disabilities
» City Year Chicago
» Coalition on Urban Girls Chicago
» ComEd
» Community Organizing and Family Issues
» Comprehensive Sex Ed Now
» Cook County Board of Commissioners
» Cook County Commissioner, Bridget Gainer
» Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
» Covenant House Illinois
» CPS Office of Equity
» Demoiselle 2 Femme
» Design Dance / Prismatic
» Enlance Chicago
» Erikson Institute
» Farpoint Development
» Female Strong YEA! Chicago
» Forefront
» Former Senior Advisor Obama Administration
» Fresh Philanthropy
» Girls in the Game
» Girls Inc. of Chicago
» Girls Like Me Project
» Girls on the Run Chicago
» Girls Supporting Girls
» Giving Others Dreams
» Global Girls
» Gyrls in the HOOD Foundation
» HACE
» HEART Women and Girls
» Heartland Alliance
» HUB International
» Hustle Mommies
» Illinois Action for Children
» Illinois Environmental Council
» Illinois General Assembly
» Illinois Medical District
» Illinois Say No More
» Illinois Sierra Club
» Illinois State Police
» Inner-City Muslim Action Network
»Iris Worldwide
» June4Me
» Kareracter
» KLEO Center
» Ladies of Virtue
» Latino INTREN
» LeaderShifting Consulting
» Leadership Greater Chicago
» LEARN Charter, Co-Founder Consent Simplified
» Lefkofsy Family Foundation
» Love, Unity, and Values Institute
» Loyola University
» Lyft
» McDonalds
» Metropolitan Water Reclamation Board
» Midwest College Project
» Mikva Challenge
» Mind + Matter Studio
» Mission Propelle
» Mt. Pisgah
» MWRD Commissioner
» Northern Trust
» Northwestern School of Medicine
» Northwestern University Medicine
» Northwestern University Women’s Center
» Office of Senator Durbin
» Office of Congresswoman Robin Kelly
» Obama Foundation
» Office of Senator Duckworth
» Peer Health Exchange
» Planned Parenthood of Illinois
» Playworks Illinois
» Polish American Association
» Polished Pebbles
» Pride Action Tank
» Prismatic Movement
» Private Vista LLC
» Project Styles
» R.M. Chin & Associates
» Resilience (formerly Rape Victim Advocates)
» RM Engineers and Associates
» Saint Anthony Hospital
» Salt and Light Coalition, NFP
» Sarah's Inn
» Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
» Sexpectations Chi
» State of Illinois
» State Representative Lisa Hernandez
» State Senator Iris Martinez
» Strives for Peace
» Symptaomtic.io
» The Academy Group
» The Antiharassment, Equality, and Access (AHEA) Panel
» The Mom Project
» The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence
» The Resurrection Project
» UChicago Medicine
» ULTA
» Unite Here Local 1
» UNICEF USA
» United Chicago
» United States House
» United States Senate
» University of Chicago
» University of Chicago - Ci3
» University of Chicago Medicine
» University of Chicago School of Law
» University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
» University of Illinois - Chicago
» University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
» University of Illinois Hospital
» University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences
» Vismed 3D
» Women Employed
» Women Tech Founders
» Women's Business Development Center
» Women’s Justice Institute
» Women's Law & Policy Initiative
» Woods Fund / Mikva Girl Power
» World Business Chicago
» YMCA
» Young Chicago Authors
» Youth Guidance
» YWCA Chicago
» YWCA Metropolitan Chicago