To ensure that we consistently address a wide spectrum of education-related questions, we turn to our multipartisan Steering Committee. The committee works regularly with Consortium staff to develop a research agenda and review research in progress. Institutional members of our Steering Committee represent the Illinois State Board of Education, the Chicago Public Schools, and the city's Board of Education, Teachers Union, and Principals and Administrators Association. Individual members include civic leaders, education researchers, and members of education-reform, advocacy, and service organizations.
Natalie Neris, Co-chair
Education Consultant
Carla Rubalcava, Co-chair
Mikva Challenge
Institutional Members
Bogdana Chkoumbova
Chicago Public Schools
Sarah Dickson
Chicago Public Schools
Jason Helfer
Illinois State Board of Education
Shannae Jackson
Chicago Public Schools
Troy LaRaviere
Chicago Principals and Administrators Association
Stacy Davis Gates
Chicago Teachers Union
Individual Members
Mariana Barragan Torres
Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC)
Eurydice Bevly
Carnegie Elementary and Roosevelt University
Nancy Chavez
Slalom
Sharon Coleman
Mount Vernon Elementary School
Marshall Hatch
The Maafa Redemption Project
Megan Hougard
Chicago Public Schools
Greg Jones
The Academy Group
Brian Kelly
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Prep
Pranav Kothari
Revolution Impact, LLC
Amanda Lewis
University of Illinois at Chicago
Luisiana Melendez
Erikson Institute
Shazia Miller
American Institutes for Research
Kafi Moragne-Patterson
Chicago Urban League
Lilly Padía
Erikson Institute
Tali Raviv
Center for Childhood Resilience at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Ellen Schumer
COFI
Rebecca Vonderlack-Navarro
Latino Policy Forum
Acasia Wilson Feinberg
Wilson Feinberg Consultants, LLC
John Zeigler
DePaul University