Executive Director Report
Rita Kahn, Executive Director Happy Spring! Along with warm weather, we are welcoming some new arrivals to the HOPES staff and Executive Board. We are thrilled to share that A’aron Heard will join the HOPES staff as Literacy Leaders Manager effective April 1st. A’aron taught social studies and theater at Alliance Academy Middle School in Oakland California for five years before becoming a teacher educator with the Maker Education Initiative. She has extensive experience with curriculum design, social emotional learning and building student communities. She told me she can’t wait to “get into the mix” with our Literacy Leaders site coordinators and students. We have also recently welcomed a new Executive Board Member Cameron Phipps to the HOPES community. He is a Salesforce Consultant with a passion for youth development. He and his wife played an active role at a non-profit in Kansas City and he is looking forward to bringing that experience to Chicago HOPES. Please join me in welcoming A’aron and Cameron, and thank you all for your support and commitment to children experiencing homelessness in Chicago. |