EDGAR FELLOWS ALUMNI
Shweta Baid
Affiliation Aurora | Alderman
Representative Chris Bos
Affiliation Lake Zurich
Christopher Brown
Affiliation Morris | Mayor
Senator Terri Bryant
Affiliation Murphysboro
Jacob Butcher
Affiliation Springfield | Chief of Staff, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon and the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus
Representative Lakesia Collins
Affiliation Chicago
Mimi Cowan
Affiliation Naperville | Will County Board Member
Magda Derisma
Affiliation Springfield | Legislative Director and Staff Attorney, Illinois AFL-CIO
James Donelan
Affiliation Springfield | Alderman and Executive Director of Township Officials of Illinois Risk Management Association
Kelly Edwards
Affiliation Bloomington | State Counsel, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Companies
Representative Amy Elik
Affiliation Alton
Celeste Flores
Affiliation Gurnee | Director of Community Building, Mano a Mano Family Resource Center
Representative David Friess
Affiliation Red Bud
Christy George
Affiliation Chicago | First Assistant Deputy Governor for Budget and Economy, office of the Governor
Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Affiliation Glenview
Lanyea Griffin
Affiliation Chicago | Executive Director, Illinois Tollway
Patrick Hoban
Affiliation Bloomington | Chief Executive Officer, Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council
Rory Hoskins
Affiliation Forest Park | Mayor
Kevin “KJ” Johnson
Affiliation St. Joseph | President and CEO, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association
Representative Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
Affiliation Chicago
Michael Reid, Jr.
Affiliation Village of Hampshire | President
Roberto Valdez, Jr.
Affiliation Chicago | Associate Director of External Affairs, Latino Policy Forum
John Kahl
Affiliation East | Peoria Mayor
Laura Hepp Kessel
Affiliation Canton | Fulton County Board Member and Director of Telehealth Medicine, SIU School of Medicine
Erica Martinez
Affiliation Chicago | Public Health Administrator, University of Illinois at Chicago Alumni
Jodi Miller
Affiliation Freeport | Mayor
Jenna Mitchell
Affiliation Springfield | Chief of Staff, Illinois Senate Republicans
Senator Laura Murphy
Affiliation Des Plaines
Chris Nelson
Affiliation Village of West Dundee | Mayor and Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Comcast
Jim O’Connor
Affiliation Oak Park | Project Director at Advance Illinois
Cesar Orozco
Affiliation Chicago | Assistant Comptroller for Chicago, Illinois Office of the Comptroller
Leigh Richie
Affiliation Chicago | Deputy General Counsel and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, office of the Governor
Daniel Serota
Affiliation Lake Zurich | Director of Public Affairs at Aon
Representative Dave Severin
Affiliation Benton
Senator Mike Simmons
Affiliation Chicago
Don Villar
Affiliation Chicago | Secretary-Treasurer, Chicago Federation of Labor
Jaclyn Vinson
Affiliation Danville | Executive Director, Vermilion Housing Authority
Ben Winick
Affiliation Chicago | Chief of Staff, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Asif Yusuf
Affiliation Oak Brook | Trustee, Village of Oak Brook
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