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Gloria Castillo
President, Chicago United
Fay Clayton
Activist; groundbreaking legal advocate and philanthropist for women
Sister Pat Crowley
Lifelong advocate for social justice in Chicago; former Executive Director of Deborah’s Place, providing shelter and housing for women
Lynne Cunningham
Executive Director, The Enterprising Kitchen: a social enterprise providing workforce skills and support services to women
Ashley Dearborn
Student activist; Member, Illinois Board of Higher Education
Evelyn Diaz
Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor
Judy Erwin
Executive Director, Illinois Board of Higher Education; former state representative; advocate for access to higher education
Linda Friedman
Partner, Stowell & Friedman, Ltd.; won groundbreaking multi-million dollar sex discrimination cases in securities industry
Sunny Fischer
Philanthropic pioneer and domestic violence advocate; co-founder of Chicago Foundation for Women; anti-poverty activist
Sheila Gainer
Organizer, UNITE HERE, working to bring equity and fairness to workers in Chicago’s hospitality industry
Judy Gold
Political activist and policy advocate; former Chair, Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women
Deborah Harrington
President, Woods Fund of Chicago, investing in low-income communities
Francee Harrington
Director of Civic Affairs, JP Morgan Chase
Cheryle R. Jackson
President & CEO, Chicago Urban League
Ella Jenkins
Composer, folk singer and leading performer of children’s music for 50 years
Nancy Kreiter
Pioneering national expert on using affirmative action to combat sex discrimination; former Research Director of Women Employed (1973-2000)
Susan Lambert
Associate professor, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago; conducts groundbreaking research on low-wage hourly workers
Deidra Lewis
Former Executive Vice Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago; advocate for low-income students
Dawn Clark Netsch
Illinois State Senator (1973-90); leader on pay equity and family leave; first woman nominated by a major political party to run for Governor of Illinois
Maria Pesqueira
President & CEO, Mujeres Latinas en Accion
Day Piercy
Founder, Women Employed
Wendy Pollack
Founder & Director, Women’s Law and Policy Project, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
imi rashid
Writer; social justice activist
Hedy Ratner
Founder and Co-President, Women’s Business Development Center
Daphnee Rene
Director, Young Women’s Action Team, empowering young women to take action against violence
Lizzette Richardson
Vice Chancellor, Adult Education, City Colleges of Chicago, leading efforts to help adult students succeed
Janet Schumacher
Longest serving Women Employed Board member (1977-2005)
Vickie Sides
Associate Director of Racial Justice and Activism, YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago
Amy Skeen
Executive Director, Girls in the Game, providing sports programs, leadership opportunities, and health education for girls
Lauren Sugerman
Founder and President, Chicago Women in Trades
K. Sujata
Former Executive Director of Apna Ghar, addressing issues of domestic violence in Chicago’s South Asian community
Donna Thompson
CEO, Access Community Health Network; champion of women’s health
Linda Uzureau
President, Illinois Community College Chief Academic Officers; advocate for the Student Success Grant
Elaine Weiss
Leader in promoting advancement of women in the professions and politics; advocate for civil liberties
Addie Wyatt
Founder, Coalition of Labor Union Women; first African-American woman elected to lead a major labor union
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