Small team, big community

EC*REACH has a small staff and a big community—including our Advisory Board and partners across Chicago. Together, we’re building research-powered answers to community-driven questions.

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Our team

Join Us!

We are currently hiring a Partner Engagement Manager to join the EC*REACH team! 
Email us at ecreach@northwestern.edu to inquire about other job opportunities.

Advisory Board

Our Advisory Board provides strategic guidance and support to our leadership team.

Cerathel Burgess-Burnett

Deputy Commissioner, Children Services Division

Department of Family and Support Services

Angela Farwig

Vice President of Public Policy, Advocacy and Research

Illinois Action for Children

Theresa Hawley

Executive Director

Center for Early Learning Funding Equity

Jon Korfmacher

Senior Research Fellow

Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

Leslie McKinily

Chief Early Childhood Education Officer

Chicago Public Schools

Candace Moore

Director Early Learning

Office of the Mayor

Bela Moté

President and Chief Executive Officer

Carole Robertson Center for Learning

Natalie Neris

Chief Executive Officer and Principal Consultant

Root and Reimagine Consulting Collective

Diana Rauner

President

Start Early

Elliot Regenstein

Partner

Foresight Law + Policy

Matt Stagner

Senior Fellow

NORC at the University of Chicago

Jennifer Vidis

Deputy Commissioner

Chicago Department of Public Health

Rebecca Vonderlack-Navarro

Vice President of Education Policy & Research

Latino Policy Forum

Kate Zinsser

Associate Professor of Community & Applied Developmental

University of Illinois at Chicago

Questions? Ideas? Share them!

We’re asking and answering questions right now. Your interests and needs drive our work.