Chicago 2019

A close-up of a pile of colorful stickers. They say Community Leaders," "Chicago Style," "Leaders Africa: Johannesburg" and more.

We’re proud to welcome the 2019 Chicago cohort of the Community Leadership Corps to kick-off their six month leadership training. This year’s members come from all over the City and will take part in in-person trainings, receive online coaching, and get project funding to take on challenges in their communities.

Four individuals with light skin tones stand in front of a blue Obama Foundation backdrop holding signs thats say "community leadership" and "hopeful".

Kate Abraham

Oluwaseyi Adeleke

Ibraheem Alinur

Syeda Ally

Luis Amezquita

Martha Armenta-Robles

Jorge Arteaga

Brandon Barksdale

Asha Barnes

Molly Bartels

Rashaud Bell

Karlyn Boens

Allen Bosbyshell

Stephen Brown

Tyler Brumfield

River Bunkley

McKenzie Carter

Erik Castelan

Stephen Chaney

Ayana Clark

Robert Clark

Emily Cole

Leslie Cortez

Shemiah Curry

Nicholas Davis

Paloma Delgadillo

Cassandra DellaCorte

Rio Diaz

Walter Douglas

Sophia Eisenberg

Kamau Faines

Jarret Fisher

Ana Flores

Quaneisha Fortson

Alexandra Galván

Aaliyah Gaston

Gabriella Gini

Brian Gomez

Harmony Gonzalez

Hannah Goss

Madeleine Greene

Roosevelt Grover

Kayta Gruneberg

Adam Gunther

Stephan Hamer

Consuela Hendricks

Casey Henrickson

Kendall Herbert

Adrian Hernandez

Ana Hernandez

Lillian Holden

Mathew Holloway

Hannah Honor

Nushrat Jahan

Briana Jarnagin

Jaisah Jaylo

Aliyah Jervier

Yesenia Jimenez

Casey Kaldahl

Sophia Karrow

Youngin Kim

Madeline Kinnaird

Adam Kouhel

Sana Leebe

Clara Li

Luigi Loizzo

Colleen Luckey

Shajaya Martinez

Alondra Martinez-Meraz

Garrett Matsuda

Nayeli Mejia

Joavon Myers

Eleanor Nelson

Nel'Lisha Nesby

Kenny Nguyen

Eileen O'Donnell

Rodney Orr

Rocio Ortega

Suyog Padgaonkar

Sarah Permut

Cameron Pettigrew

Imani Pitman

Pedro Polanco

Noëlle Pouzar

Patrick Quinn

Madhura Rajasingham

Francis Ramadhani

Jarol Rendon Jimenez

Genesis Rivera

Jayla Rufus

Oscar Sanchez

Rebekka Schaffer

Jonathan Schultz

Makafui Searcy

Tatiana Solis

Thomas Stepp

Cassidy Stratton

Nicholas Tarleton

Leslie Thomas

Ala Tineh

Simon Tran

Jessica Vasquez

Citlallic Villalvazo

Simone Viteri

Colin Wang

Katie Weber

Katherine Weir

Kevin Williams

Imani Williams

Tabitha Willis

Phillip Wilson

Joshua Wright

Marshawn Young

A woman with dark skin tone, dreadlocks and glasses raised on her head places a small photo on a posterboard with a grid of photos, some missing.

A group of people sit around a round table filled with papers. A man with dark hair and glasses motions with his hands while others look on. Behind them is a brick wall and numerous posters.