Member Directory

Megan Hillegass is a bilingual blended PreK teacher at Dr. James Mitchem Early Childhood Center in Romeoville, Illinois. She is a Teach Plus Illinois Senior Policy Fellow.

Catlyn Savado is a CPS high school student and a youth abolitionist organizer.

Susan Aarup es una activista de los derechos de los discapacitados y líder de Healing to Action.

Susan Aarup is a disability rights activist and a leader with Healing to Action.

Esmeralda Cruz es una líder de Healing to Action. Tiene dos hijos en CPS.

Esmeralda Cruz is a leader with Healing to Action. She has two sons in CPS.

Luisa Durán es una líder de Healing to Action. Tiene un hijo en CPS.

Luisa Duran is a leader with Healing to Action. She has one son in CPS.

Aurelia Aguilar es una activista por los derechos de los inmigrantes y líder de Healing to Action. Tiene una hija en CPS.

Aurelia Aguilar is an immigrant rights activist and a leader with Healing to Action. She has one daughter in CPS.

Aimee Park is a National Board-certified science teacher at Lisle Junior High School. She is the 2020 Illinois South Suburbs Regional Teacher of the Year and a Teach Plus Illinois ILSTOY Policy Fellow.

Kira Dault is a writer and editor who lives in Chicago with her family. She can be found on Twitter @kiradault.

Born and raised in Chicago, Marlena Little is a mother, educator and advocate.

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Maureen Kelleher

Chicago Unheard blog manager Maureen Kelleher also serves as a senior writer and editor at brightbeam, a nonprofit network of education activists demanding a better education and brighter future for every child. Before joining the brightbeam team, she spent a decade as a reporter, blogger and policy analyst. Her work has been published across the education world, from Education Week to the Center for American Progress. A former high school English teacher, she is also the proud mom of a middle-schooler. Find her on Twitter at @KelleherMaureen.

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