Illinois General Assembly - Senator Biography

Years served: 2020 - 2023

Committee assignments:

Biography: Worked with Enlace Chicago and in Chicago Public Schools; Associate Vice President of Policy for Erikson Institute; Serves on the Illinois Early Learning Council executive committee, Illinois State Team of the BUILD Initiative, and Title V Needs Assessment Advisory Committee for the State’s federally-mandated Maternal and Child Health Services; Former board secretary on the Illinois State Board of Education; Former co-chair Kindergarten Transition Advisory Committee of the P-20 and Early Learning Councils; Member Governing Board of the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, Educational Success Committee for Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Transition Team; Member Education Committee for Mayor Lori Lightfoot's Transition Team; Director of education advanced policy at the Latino Policy Forum; and co-chair of The Puerto Rican Agenda of Chicago for six years.

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