The Young Leader's Public Interest Seminar Series
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform has created a program that provides leadership skills and capacity building tools to a new generation of nonprofit leaders. The Young Leader’s Public in Public Interest Seminar Series introduces future professionals to the diverse and rewarding nature of nonprofit work, to inspire a new generation of leaders to consider the field.
The series will include weekly panels on Philanthropy, Government & Campaigns, Media, and Community Organizing & Law featuring distinguished professionals for each field.
ICPR welcomes you to join them for this wonderful series and to invite other organizations who you think would be interested. A nominal fee of $20 per student is requested to help cover costs. To register your organization's summer interns, contact Nelly Viramontes at nelly@ilcampaign.org.
The session Schedule:
(Panels are in formation)
Wednesday, June 29, 3pm-5pm
Philanthropy
Panelists:
Molly Baltman, Senior Program Officer, Communities Program, The McCormick Foundation
Rohan Barrett, Assistant Development Director, The Mikva Challenge
Consuella Brown, Program Director, The Woods Fund
Nora Moreno Cargie, Director of Global Corporate Citizenship, The Boeing Company
Andrew Solomon, Vice President of Public Affairs, The MacArthur Foundation
Wednesday, July 6, 3pm-5pm
Law & Public Interest
Panelists:
John Bouman, President, Sargent Shriver Center on Poverty Law
Rudy Lozano Jr., Community Activist
Virginia Martinez, Independent Consultant
Kate Mascarenhas, Associate, Kirkland & Ellis
Wednesday, July 13, 3pm-5pm
Mid-Series Session: Looking outside your internship
In this mid-series session intern participants will have the opportunity to mix with other students, discuss their summer projects and share information about the organizations for which they are working over the course of the summer. Students will be assigned to small groups to share information.
Wednesday, July 20, 3pm-5pm
Government & Campaigns
Panelists:
Hon. Miguel Del Valle, former City Clerk of Chicago
David Kohn, Director of Public Affairs, The Union League Club of Chicago
Chad Quincy Hoosier, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon
Hon. Kathy Ryg, Executive Director of Voices for Illinois Children, Former State Representative
Hon. Arthur Turner Jr., State Representative, Illinois General Assembly
Wednesday, July 27, 3pm-5pm
Media & Journalism
Panelists:
Hunter Clauss, Reporter, Chicago News Cooperative
Lisa Donovan, Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
Nora Ferrell, Vice President, Community Media Workshop
Greg Hinz, Columnist, Crains Chicago Business
Kristen McQueary, Reporter, Chicago News Cooperative
Dane Placko, News Reporter, Fox Chicago TV
To register interns please contact nelly@ilcampaign.org or download the application here.
