Announcing Our 2022 Summer Fellowship Cohort

Today, we’re announcing a new cohort of general management talent: our 2022 EP Summer Fellows. Exclusively hosted in Chicago after a pandemic-driven national pause, this year’s Summer Fellowship includes 15 rising leaders who have chosen to apply their talents to urgent priorities facing the education ecosystem. Together, they are serving 11 organizations that collectively reach 1M+ students in Chicago, across Illinois, and beyond. Read on to learn more about our cohort, and to see the full list of new Summer Fellows! #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