EDGAR FELLOWS ALUMNI
Alma Anaya
Affiliation Chicago | Cook County Commissioner, 7th District
Kristopher Anderson
Affiliation Chicago | State and local government consultant and former manager, U. S. government relations, McDonald’s Corporation
Senator Omar Aquino
Affiliation Chicago
Amy Barry
Affiliation Springfield | Director of communications and public affairs, Illinois Senate Republican staff
Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
Affiliation Shorewood
Nathaniel Brown
Affiliation Fairview Heights | Academic co-director, Study of the U. S. Institute for Student Leaders
Helena Buckner
Affiliation Decatur | Commissioner, Macon County Board
Nicole Budzinski
Affiliation Chicago | Senior advisor, JB for Governor Campaign
Beniamino Capellupo
Affiliation Chicago | Executive director, SEIU Illinois State Council
Jeffrey DeHaan
Affiliation Lakewood | Senior wealth advisor and chief compliance officer, Clearwater Capital Partners, LLC
Courtney Eccles
Affiliation Chicago | Director of Secure Choice Program for Illinois State Treasurer’s Office
Charles Feinen
Affiliation Champaign | Counsel, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Representative La Shawn Ford
Affiliation Chicago
Senator Dale Fowler
Affiliation Harrisburg
Magdalena Fudalewicz
Affiliation Chicago | Manager, Chicago Latino Caucus Foundation and chief of staff for Alderman Gilbert Villegas
Emily Gibellina
Affiliation Director of Government Relations, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System
Representative LaToya Greenwood
Affiliation East St. Louis
Representative Mike Halpin
Affiliation Rock Island
Frank Haney
Affiliation Rockford | Chairman, Winnebago County Board
Representative Sonya Harper
Affiliation Chicago
Sarah Hartwick
Affiliation Chatham | Executive director, ED-RED
Curtis Tarver II
Affiliation Chicago | Democratic nominee for state representative in 25th District
Richard Irvin
Affiliation Aurora | Mayor of Aurora
Ra Joy
Affiliation Chicago | Recent candidate for Lt. Governor with Chris Kennedy and former executive director of CHANGE Illinois
Mark Pietrowski, Jr.
Affiliation Cortland | Chairman, DeKalb County Board
Staci Mayall
Affiliation Canton | Treasurer of Fulton County
Steven McClure
Affiliation Springfield | GOP nominee for state senator in 50th district and former assistant state’s attorney of Sangamon County
Thomas McNamara
Affiliation Rockford | Mayor of Rockford
Aaron Ortiz
Affiliation Chicago | Democratic nominee for state representative in 1st District
Prashanthi Rao Raman
Affiliation Chicago | Director of global policy, Lyft, Inc.
Delia Ramirez
Affiliation Chicago | Democratic nominee for state representative in 4th District
Chasse Rehwinkel
Affiliation Chicago | Chief economist, Illinois State Comptroller’s office
Bria Scudder
Affiliation Chicago | Senior government and community liaison, office of Illinois Attorney General, and program director for ColorComm, LLC – Chicago Chapter
Catie Sheehan
Affiliation Springfield | Vice chairman, Sangamon County Board
Mariyana Spyropoulos
Affiliation Chicago | President, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Brad Stotler
Affiliation Peoria | District director for U. S. Congressman Darin LaHood
Jennifer Walling
Affiliation Chicago | Executive director, Illinois Environmental Council
Brandon Zanotti
Affiliation Marion | State’s attorney of Williamson County
Sarah Zehr
Affiliation Savoy | Assistant vice president for academic affairs, University of Illinois
Michael Ziri
Affiliation Chicago | Director of public policy, Equality Illinois
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