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ACT Now Leadership Team

Andi Durbin, Coalition Chair (Illinois Collaboration on Youth)

Karrie Rueter, Coalition Co-Char (Department of Human Services)

Jill Edelblute, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago	Mike Sandidge, Department of Human Services
Hannah Sherrard, East Side Aligned	Lisa Diaz, Illinois 4-H
Alisha Flores, Enlace Chicago	Vanessa Schwartz, Metropolitan Family Services
Patrick Brosnan, Brighton Park Neighborhood Council	Bela Mote, Carole Robertson Center for Learning
Mary Ellen Caron, After School Matters	Kenny Riley, Carole Robertson Center for Learning
Amy Crumbaugh, After School Matters	Jeethu Samuel, Youth Guidance
April Langworthy, Youth Opportunity
Autumn Berg, Chicago Public Schools

ACT Now Policy and Advocacy Committee

Jill Edelblute, Chair (YMCA of Metro Chicago)

Patrick Brosnan, Brighton Park Neighborhood Council	Eithne McMenamin, United Way
Christy Filby, Illinois Alliance of YMCAs	Sarah Daniels, Illinois Collaboration on Youth
Lauren Murray, After School Matters	Suzanne Kerbow, Polk Bros. Foundation
Allison Sledz, After School Matters	Sean Noble, Fight Crime
Cindy La, Chinese American Service League	Sarah Norton, WeGo Together for Kids
Katherine Buchanan, Fight Crime

ACT Now Professional Development Committee

Hannah Sherrard, Chair (East Side Aligned)

Stephanie Hellmer, Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies	Leslie Chestnut, Metropolitan Family Services
Curtis Peace, Illinois AfterSchool Network	Seth El-Jamal, Illinois Collaboration on Youth
Tiffany Taylor, Cahokia School District 189	Kemarius Lee, Boys & Girls Club Union League
Allegra Frazier, Boys & Girls Club of Southern Illinois

ACT Now Quality Assurance, Outcomes & Evaluation Committee

Teresa Dothard-Campbell, Chair (East Moline School District 37)

Marion Baldwin, American Institutes for Research	Jordan Hornickel, Boys & Girls Club of Livingston County
Jamie Singer, American Institutes for Research	Maranielly Vazquez, After School Matters
Karrie Rueter, Department of Human Services	Isaiah De La Cruz, Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township
Stephanie Hellmer, Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies	Laurel Taylor Dudley, Chicago Area Project
Mike Sandidge, Department of Human Services)	Michelle Thompson, East Side Aligned

ACT Now STEM Guiding Team

Sarah Tinsman, Chair (Project Exploration)

Dr. John Loehr, Science Olympiad)	Brianne Caplan, Code Your Dreams
Mike Sandidge, Department of Human Services	Rachel Carpenter, Children’s Discovery Museum
Jill Edelblute, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago	Rex Babiera, Museum of Science and Industry
Reno Waswil, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago	Brett Nicholas, DuPage Children’s Museum
Shonali Ditz, SparkShop	Michael Hannan, Alternative School Network
Edie Dobrev, Homewood Science Center	Natasha Smith-Walker, Project Exploration
	Melissa Siska, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

ACT Now Community Schools Guiding Team

Laura Beavers, Baby Fold	Jill Edelblute, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
Rebecca Kinsey, Baby Fold	Eric Werge, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
Jenny Hansen, Live United Chicago	Astrid Suarez, Enlace Chicago
Patrick Brosnan, Brighton Park Neighborhood Council	Jeethu Samuel, Youth Guidance
Jennifer Grumhaus, North Chicago Community Partners	Kelly Gallego, North Chicago Community Partners
Suzanne Kerbow, Polk Bros. Foundation