CHICAGO
“Freedom-dreaming is
one of the most significant
things any human can do.”
— Charlene Caruthers, from Reviving the Black Radical Imagination
“Freedom-dreaming is
one of the most significant
things any human can do.”
— Charlene Caruthers, from Reviving the Black Radical Imagination
Since 2021, we have engaged three cohorts of AYLF Chicago Fellows who hail from many of the city’s 178 distinct neighborhoods and have contributed diverse experiences and backgrounds.
Chicago Program Facilitators
Kylon Hooks
facilitator
Lorne Hubert
youth facilitator
AYLF Senior Fellow
Economics and Sports Student
Northern Illinois University
Puneet Kaur
youth facilitator
AYLF Senior Fellow
Project Manager
Create&
I. Ashaki Williams McClain
local action coordinator
Deputy Director of R3 Programs
A Just Harvest
Georgianna E. Torres Reyes
lead facilitator
Associate Vice President, Student Engagement
Division of Mission and Ministry at DePaul University
Chicago Advisory Council
Kim L. Hunt
Executive Director
Pride Action Tank, a project of AIDS Foundation Chicago
Jin-Soo Huh
Partner
The Learning Accelerator
Aaron Smoot
Program Manager
The CAFE Group
Alaxandria Foreman
Member Relations Manager
Black Innovation Alliance
Aisha Truss-Miller
Development Manager, Community Organizer
Metropolitan Tenants Organization
Chicago Partners
We are extremely grateful to the array of local organizations with whom we partner to ensure young leaders across Chicago have access to opportunity.
Academy Group
Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago
Black Girls Code – Chicago Chapter
ChangeMakers Network
Chicago Scholars
Chicago Public Schools
COFI – Community Organizing and Family Issues
DePaul University
Girls4Science
Illinois Network of Charter Schools
Impact House
Latino Progresando
One Goal Graduation
Partnership for Resilience
TheDream.us (Chicago)
University of Illinois Chicago
