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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