presenters and sponsors
During our 2020 – 2021 program year, Leadership Evanston was enriched through the generous support of businesses, organizations, and Evanston leaders. Community leaders presented and facilitated Leadership Evanston sessions. Leadership Evanston partnered with businesses. Numerous participants were sponsored by their employers.
speakers and facilitators
Leadership Evanston participants met and engaged with a wide variety of people making a difference in our community. Over the past few years, Leadership Evanston participants met, learned from these Evanston public, civic leaders, and business and organization leaders.
Devon Alexander, District 65 Nancy Bennett, Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse Daniel Biss, Mayor, City of Evanston Kenneth Carter (LE XXIX), Evanston Police Department Mary Collins (LE XXVII), Girls Play Sport Pamela Cytrynbaum (LE XXV), James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy Enjoli Daley (LE XXIV), Evanston Police Department Dave Davis (LE XVI), Northwestern University Leslie DeChurch, Northwestern University Karen Demorest, Youth Job Center Mercedes Fernandez (LE XXVIII), LENS (Latinos of the NorthShore) Sarah Flax, City of Evanston Steve Hagerty (LE XIII), former Mayor, City of Evanston |
Kris Hartzell, Evanston History Center Kim Holmes-Ross, Cradle to Career Dr. Devon Horton, District 65 Kumar Jensen, City of Evanston Patrick Keenan-Devlin (LE XVIII), James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy Kristen Kennard, James B. Moran Center Katie Kleimola, City of Evanston Tom Lenz, Millenia Consulting Sue Loellbach, Connections for the Homeless Kathy Lyons, Center for Independent Futures Kristin Meyer, City of Evanston Ismalis Nuñez (LE XXIV), Anew Collective Consulting Kim Norberg, Evanston Public Library Nathan Norman, City of Evanston Ike Ogbo, City of Evanston
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Andy Rapoport, City of Evanston Dino Robinson (LE X), Shorefront Legacy Center Brian Rust, Evanston Police Department Marybeth Schroeder, Evanston Community Foundation Jill Skwerski (LE XXIII), Evanston Public Library Sarita Smith, District 65 Tasha Triplett (LE XXV), Books & Breakfast Clarence Weaver, C&W Market and Ice Cream Parlor Bryant Wallace (LE XXVI), Evanston Market Place, WallScott Solutions Henry Wilkens, STEM School Evanston Tosha Wilson (LE XXVIII), Evanston Police Department Dr. Eric Witherspoon, Evanston Township High School |
employer sponsors
Leadership Evanston proudly partners with a wide variety of generous employers and organizations. By sponsoring participation in Leadership Evanston, organizations help their employees and volunteers build leadership and team skills useful in both community and work.Signature Program participants were sponsored for full or partial tuition in 2019 by these organizations.
Along the Way Productions Amita Health Batory Foods, Rosemont, IL Chessmen Club City Colleges of Chicago Cook County Commissioner Evanston/Skokie D65 Evanston Township High School Evanston Community Bank/Wintrust Evanston Latinos |
Evanston Police Department FocusPoint Coaching & Training Heisinger Design & Mather Lavendar Eucalyptus LLC Moran Center Northwestern University Sentencing Advocacy Group of Evanston Shorefront Swann Consulting Undocumented Neighbors |
And, in recent years by these organizations:
Across the Table Bon Event Center for Financial Services Innovations Citizen's Greener Evanston Dreamtown Realty Evanston Art Center Evanston Community Bank Evanston Community Foundation Evanston Latinos Evanston Scholars |
Family Defense Center First United Methodist Church Gather General Reinsurance Impact Behavioral Health Partners Koi Fine Asian Cuisine Loyola University of Chicago Metro Squash Office of Laura Fine Reef Environmental Education Foundation Unity Church on the North Shore |