Experience

Kids Above All

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President & CEO

  • Oct 2015 - Present

  8765 West Higgins Rd., Suite 450, Chicago, IL 60631 AT KIDS ABOVE ALL We place the safety, well-being and education of kids above everything else. OUR MISSION: To protect, heal and educate children and families who have suffered from trauma due to poverty, violence and systemic inequity so they can build better lives. WE EXIST: To be the forward momentum behind our kids. WE BELIEVE: All children, regardless of what they look like or where they come from, deserve the same opportunity to realize… Show more AT KIDS ABOVE ALL We place the safety, well-being and education of kids above everything else. OUR MISSION: To protect, heal and educate children and families who have suffered from trauma due to poverty, violence and systemic inequity so they can build better lives. WE EXIST: To be the forward momentum behind our kids. WE BELIEVE: All children, regardless of what they look like or where they come from, deserve the same opportunity to realize their full potential. Show less



Illinois State Senate Democratic Caucus

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Illinois State Senator, 28th District

  • Jan 2007 - Oct 2015

  For nearly nine years, I served as state senator for Illinois' 28th District. This district represents all or parts of Arlington Heights, Bloomingdale, Des Plaines, Elk Grove, Hoffman Estates, Mt. Prospect, Park Ridge, Roselle, Schaumburg and the City of Chicago. I served on the following Committees: Appropriations I (vice-chair), Appropriations II (chair), Criminal Law, Higher Education and Revenue.



UCAN (Chicago)

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice-President, Development and Public Affairs

  • 2000 - 2006

  Chicago, Illinois, United States UCAN believes that youth who have suffered through trauma can become future leaders. UCAN strives to build strong youth and families through compassionate healing, education and empowerment.