Chicago Lawn
Maria Flores, Parent Mentor Trainer at Talman Elementary School; Member of SWOP New American Initiative Campaign
Lynne Mock, Ph.D., Adjunct Lecturer in African American Studies Dept.at UIC Chicago; owner of Nsoroma Consulting, LLC
Jana Stringfellow-Estell, B.S., Community Health Educator with Helping Her Live Breast Cancer Project; Founder of Marquette Park Community Garden
Gage Park
Maggie Perales, SWOP Community Organizer for New Americans Vote Campaign; Leader of Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform In Vicariate V; Leader of SWOP’s Parent Mentors Program
Hermosa
Ruben Escobar, Elder and Youth Pastor of La Capilla Del Bario/The Neighborhood Chapel
MariBeth Welch, Ph.D., Community Outreach and Sustainability Coordinator for The Miracle Center’s Partnership for Success; Co-Secretary of Humboldt Park Community Action Council
Humboldt Park
Isaiah Ross, B.A., M.A., Community Development Planner at West Humboldt Park Development Council; Member of WHP Safe Schools Network; WHP Block Club Network
Nita Hailey-Gamble, B.S., West Humboldt Park Neighborhood Housing Services; West HP Farmer’s Market Manager; President of Kell Park’s Advisory Council; Member of WHP Healthy Community Initiative
Lower West Side
Juana Ballesteros, B.S.N., R.N., M.P.H., Coordinator of Project to address diabetes at Alivio Medical Center
Joline Lozano, Member of Board of Directors of Centro Sin Fronteras; works with La Fuerza Juventud organizing the Dreamers to apply for Deferred Action
North Lawndale
Carla Campbell, Site Manager for the OB Clinic at Lawndale Christian Health Center
Melissa Chrusfield, B.S., Special Events Coordinator/Assistant to the CEO of Lawndale Christian Health Center
Rev. Bobby Smith, Health and Wellness Program at the New Progressive St. James Missionary Baptist Church
Blanche Suggs-Killingsworth, Chair of the Board of the North Lawndale Historical and Cultural Socety; Customer Service Specialist at the Neighborhood Housing Services; Member of the North Lawndale Greening Committee
Norwood Park
Mireya Vera, B.A., M.S. Director of Health Strategy and Language Access for Presence Health
South Lawndale
Elio Dearrudah, M.A., M.Sc., Ed.D. Works with Prologue, Inc. and Universidad Popular
Raul Garcia, B.A, Former Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago; Sinai Health System, Member Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition; Member, Chicago Bilingual Nurse Consortium, Latino Alzheimer’s Alliance
West Englewood
Yolanda Gray, Community Member active in Chicago Lawn
Rev. Gay Chisum, R.N. Field Supervisor for Addressing Asthma in Englewood; Co-Pastor of Gifts from God Ministry; Youth Pastor; Co-Chair of the Church Board
West Town
Militza Pagan, B.A., Deputy Director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center; Board of Directors of the Division Street Business Development Association; Member, Yale Latino Alumni Association, National Lawyers Guild
Jose Luis Rodriguez, Director of the Greater Humboldt Park Community of Wellness; Board of Directors of Division St. Business Dev. Assoc.; Member, Youth Empowering Strategies; Teacher, Kauffman Institute
