Partnerships & Initiatives

The Trust is a dedicated team of individuals who strive to make good happen every day. We are honored, challenged and inspired by the daily opportunities to help make change in our communities. We look forward to connecting with you.

Mural in Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
Photo: A Rahmann Statik mural in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.

Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance

  • Cyndi Bergstein

    Program Director for Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance

    Cyndi Bergstein is the communications/program director for Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance. She focuses on industry workforce partnerships and a variety of employer practice change initiatives.…

  • Matthew Bruce

    Executive Director for Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance

    Matthew Bruce is the founding executive director of the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance (CWFA). CWFA is the Chicago region’s workforce development funder collaborative, it invests…

  • Kylin Decker

    Program Director for Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance

    Kylin Decker is the program director for Employer-led Workforce Solutions at the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance. In this role, she serves as the convener of…

  • Adrian Esquivel

    Deputy Director for Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance

    Adrian Esquivel is the deputy director for the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance. In this role, working with a wide variety of stakeholders, Adrian oversees industry-sector…

Connecting Capital and Community (3C)

  • Lynnette McRae

    Program Director for Connecting Capital and Community (3C)

    Lynnette McRae serves as the director of the Connecting Capital and Community initiative (3C) at The Chicago Community Trust. 3C is a multi-sector collaborative, convened…

  • Jessica Omana

    Program Manager for Connecting Capital and Community (3C)

    Jessica Omana serves as the program manager for the Connecting Capital and Community initiative (3C) at The Chicago Community Trust. In this role, she supports…

Elevated Chicago

  • Juan Sebastian Arias

    Executive Director for Elevated Chicago

    Juan Sebastian Arias is the Executive Director of Elevated Chicago, a multi-sector collaborative of residents, community organizations, artists, developers, community development financial institutions, activists, and…

  • Marly Schott

    Manager for Elevated Chicago

    Marly Schott is the manager for Elevated Chicago, a collaboration of public, private and civic organizations promoting racially equitable development in Chicago neighborhoods, with a…

  • Audrey Rutter

    Impact Coordinator for Elevated Chicago

    Audrey Rutter is an impact coordinator for Elevated Chicago. Previously, Audrey worked in Acquisitions and Development at the NHP Foundation, a national nonprofit affordable housing…

Fund for Equitable Business Growth

  • Adam Engle

    Program Director of the Fund for Equitable Business Growth

    Adam Engle is the program director of the Fund for Equitable Business Growth, a multi-funder collaborative that invests in a marketplace of services and products…

Illinois Justice Project

  • Margaret Cunliffe

    Justice 20/20 Fellow for Illinois Justice Project

  • Ahmadou “Mo” Dramé

    Director for Illinois Justice Project

    Ahmadou “Mo” Dramé is the director at the Illinois Justice Project. Previously, he was the Housing and Community Development Policy Manager at the Metropolitan Planning…

  • Isabel Kennon

    Program Specialist for Illinois Justice Project

    Isabel Kennon is a program specialist at the Illinois Justice Project. Passionate about criminal justice and housing policy, Isabel found a niche in reentry housing.…

  • Kelly McNulty

    Operations & Program Manager for Illinois Justice Project

    Kelly McNulty is the operations and program manager for the Illinois Justice Project. Her work includes administrative support for the Illinois Reentry Council, Justice 20/20,…

  • Jennie Rosas

    Project Assistant for Illinois Justice Project

  • Annie Sweeney

    Communications Director for Illinois Justice Project

    Annie Sweeney is the communications director for the Illinois Justice Project. She joined the organization in December 2022 after covering crime, violence and policing at…

  • Donovan Williams

    Program Specialist for Illinois Justice Project

  • Paula Wolff

    Policy Advisor for Illinois Justice Project

    Paula Wolff is the policy advisor at the Illinois Justice Project. The Illinois Justice Project is a civic organization implementing policy initiatives and programs to…

Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Greater Chicago

  • Pilar Audain

    Interim Executive Director for Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Greater Chicago

    Pilar Audain is the interim executive director for Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation – Greater Chicago (TRHT), housed at The Chicago Community Trust. She is…

  • Daisy Zamora

    Impact Coordinator for Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Greater Chicago

    Daisy Zamora is an impact coordinator for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) initiative at The Chicago Community Trust.  Prior to joining the Trust,…

We Rise Together: For an Equitable & Just Recovery

  • Maryah Phillips

    Program Specialist for We Rise Together: For an Equitable & Just Recovery

    Maryah Phillips (she/her) is the program specialist for We Rise Together: For an Equitable & Just Recovery, an initiative at The Chicago Community Trust. In…

  • Christen Wiggins

    Senior Director of Community Wealth

    Christen Wiggins is senior director of Community Wealth at The Chicago Community Trust. Prior to this role, she oversaw grant making and program strategy at…