We are thrilled to celebrate our 2022 EP Summer Fellows. Exclusively hosted in Chicago after a pandemic-driven national pause, this year’s Summer Fellowship included 15 rising leaders who served 11 organizations that collectively reached 1M+ students in Chicago, across Illinois, and beyond. Read on to learn more about their work and learning. #WeAreEP
2022 Education Pioneers Summer Fellows
Hasana Abdul-Quadir
Distinctive Schools
Nadine Blanco
Distinctive Schools
Carmen Cortez Morales
Digital Promise
Chelsea Dawkins
Northern Illinois University, Education Systems Center
Nicolas D’Azevedo
Chicago Public Schools
Jeffrey Garcia
Collaborative Healing Initiative Within Communities
Clare Grzegorzewski
Chicago Public Schools
Ashley Harris
Global Citizen Year
Dania Ibrahim
Northern Illinois University, Education Systems Center
Arnelle Jones
Family Engagement Lab, LLC
Callie Kirk
Golden Apple
Vincent Liu
Skokie School District 73.5
Tochukwu Okoye
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Jornel Torres
Illinois State Board of Education
Alexis Williams
Northern Illinois University, Education Systems Center