{"id":1980,"date":"2022-11-14T15:32:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T21:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devcofi.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=1980"},"modified":"2026-02-10T16:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T22:10:45","slug":"board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/es\/about-cofi\/board\/","title":{"rendered":"Junta directiva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#094361&#8243; min_height=&#8221;200px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Board of Trustees<\/h1>\n<p>2025-2026<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>COFI\u2019s Board of Trustees is composed of activists, educators, and civic leaders, and includes four representatives of POWER-PAC IL, the statewide parent group.<\/h2>\n<p>Organizations listed are for affiliation purposes only.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;10%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/veronica-anderson-headshot-e1668460922741.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;Photo of Emily Cole&#8221; title_text=&#8221;veronica-anderson-headshot&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;669ba6a7-027d-4632-a1e9-7407d8f933e6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Veronica Anderson, <em>Chair Emeritus<\/em><\/h3>\n<h6>Communications Consultant, Pen Ultimate Group<\/h6>\n<p>Veronica Anderson is a communications and planning strategist with expertise in education, media, and public policy. As the principal and founder of the consulting firm PenUltimate Group, she works with leadership teams at school districts and education nonprofits that aim for equitable access, robust engagement, and overall student success. During her career, she has been an education reporter and editor, and has served as a member of the steering committee for the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. She has a bachelor\u2019s in economics and a master\u2019s in journalism from Northwestern University, and she was John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University. (Credit: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/justequations.org\/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Just Equations<\/span><\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4389-copy-600&#215;431.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Photo of Emily Cole&#8221; title_text=&#8221;IMG_4389-copy&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;669ba6a7-027d-4632-a1e9-7407d8f933e6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Chanelle Brown<\/h3>\n<h6>Vice President, POWER-PAC Illinois and Parent Leader, Evanston<\/h6>\n<p>Chanelle Brown is a Vice President of POWER-PAC IL, the Co-Chair of the <em>Elementary Justice Campaign<\/em>, and a member of the POWER-PAC IL Evanston Branch, PEACE-POM (Parents of Evanston Advocating for Children and Education \u2013 Parents on a Mission). She is also a member of Evanston\u2019s Mental Health taskforce and a staff member at the YWCA. Chanelle is proud to have been a single mother for ten years and continues to use her voice to advocate for single mothers and children of single mothers.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/j-cossyleon-1-e1668461668840-600&#215;600.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Photo of Emily Cole&#8221; title_text=&#8221;j cossyleon (1)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;669ba6a7-027d-4632-a1e9-7407d8f933e6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Jennifer Cossyleon, <em>Secretary<\/em><\/h3>\n<h6>Associate Research Professor in Community and Labor, University of California, Merced<\/h6>\n<p>Jennifer E. Cossyleon, PhD is a sociologist and policy-informing researcher. Jennifer is also a co-principal investigator of the nationwide Parent Power and Leadership Study aimed at uncovering how community organizing and leadership shapes the learning of families, broadly defined. Jennifer has been on COFI\u2019s Board since 2022 and has held a deep respect for COFI and POWER-PAC IL since 2014 when she first began learning from and working in partnership with staff and parents on several community engaged research efforts.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image0-e1668459934769.jpeg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Photo of Emily Cole&#8221; title_text=&#8221;image0&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;669ba6a7-027d-4632-a1e9-7407d8f933e6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Diane Fager, <em>Vice President and Co-Chair<\/em><\/h3>\n<h6>Retired Director of Policy and Program Development, Chicago Public Schools<\/h6>\n<p>Diane Fager became interested in COFI when it first started. Formerly the Director of Policy and Program Development for the Chief Financial Officer of Chicago Public Schools, she helped develop programs and obtain funding streams that addressed the non-traditional educational needs of low-income students. As a grandmother, she is very concerned about the impact of climate change, particularly in low-income communities where the worst pollution always occurs. She is active in the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition and played a key role in the passing of the Clean Equitable Jobs Act in Illinois. Diane loves to dance and recently participated in a flash mob at the Climate Strike in Downtown Chicago!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/COFI-Celebration-of-Hope-2021-15-scaled-e1668465459900-600&#215;600.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Photo of Emily Cole&#8221; title_text=&#8221;COFI-Celebration of Hope-2021-15&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;669ba6a7-027d-4632-a1e9-7407d8f933e6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Rosazlia Grillier, <em>President and Chair<\/em><\/h3>\n<h6>Illinois Co-President Emeritus, POWER-PAC Illinois and Governing Council Leader, United Parent Leaders Action Network<\/h6>\n<p>Rosazlia (\u201cMs. Rose\u201d) Grillier is the mother of two now-adult daughters, a longtime activist in her South Side Englewood community, and President-Emeritus of POWER-PAC IL. She is the former co-chair of POWER-PAC\u2019s <em>Stepping Out of Poverty Campaign<\/em>. As a COFI Parent Peer Trainer, she has traveled the country, providing trainings in <em>The COFI Way<\/em> and serving as inspiration to hundreds of other low-income parent leaders. In 2021, Ms. Rose was honored by the Chicago Foundation for Women with the Founders Award. She also serves on the national Governing Council of the United Parent Leaders Action Network (UPLAN).<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jacky-grimshaw-1035-600&#215;600.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Photo of Emily Cole&#8221; title_text=&#8221;jacky-grimshaw-1035&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;669ba6a7-027d-4632-a1e9-7407d8f933e6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Jacky Grimshaw<\/h3>\n<h6>Vice President of Policy, Center for Neighborhood Technology<\/h6>\n<p>Jacky Grimshaw joined CNT in 1992 and has since developed its capacity to engage in public policy advocacy and transportation planning, transportation research, environmental justice, public participation tool development, GIS mapping, community economic development, and air quality. Jacky advocates for and provides expertise to increase transit in the Chicago region. She created and led CNT\u2019s transportation and air quality programs and led CNT\u2019s Transit Future campaign in the fight for mass transit reform and dedicated funding in the Chicago region. Since 2005, she has led CNT\u2019s policy efforts at all levels of government. (Credit: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cnt.org\/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNT<\/a><\/span><\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/niaheardgarris-22-epi-1-e1668465120597.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;Photo of Emily Cole&#8221; title_text=&#8221;niaheardgarris-22-epi (1)&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;669ba6a7-027d-4632-a1e9-7407d8f933e6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Nia Heard-Garris<\/h3>\n<h6>Pediatrician, Instructor and Researcher, Lurie Children\u2019s Hospital\/Northwestern University Medical School<\/h6>\n<p>Dr. Nia Heard-Garris is a pediatrician and a physician-investigator at the Ann &amp; Robert H. Lurie Children\u2019s Hospital of Chicago and in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She examines the influence of social adversities experienced in childhood and subsequent child and adolescent health. Dr. Heard-Garris is also interested in the factors that contribute to a child\u2019s ability to thrive despite these experiences. Dr. Heard-Garris, her husband, and 9-year-old son live in Chicago and as new Chicagoans they better understand the phrase \u201cwinter is coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Felipa_8960-e1668530084639.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;Photo of Emily Cole&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Felipa_8960&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;669ba6a7-027d-4632-a1e9-7407d8f933e6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Felipa Mena<\/h3>\n<h6>Illinois Co-President Emeritus, POWER-PAC IL<\/h6>\n<p>Felipa Mena is Co-President Emeritus of POWER-PAC IL. She is a Mexican immigrant mother and grandmother who has long mentored immigrant, Spanish-speaking mothers to become policy change leaders in Chicago. She is a key leader in both the <em>Elementary Justice<\/em> and <em>Early Learning Campaigns<\/em>. Felipa is also a Lead Head Start Ambassador, going door-to-door each summer to help connect low-income and immigrant families with early learning resources. In 2013 Felipa was awarded the Chicago Foundation for Women\u2019s Impact Award. She has served on the Board of West Town Leadership United and has organized with the Chicago Workers\u2019 Collaborative, a day labor organizing group.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/COFI-Celebration-of-Hope-2021-7-scaled-e1668530986441-600&#215;600.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Photo of Emily Cole&#8221; title_text=&#8221;COFI-Celebration of Hope-2021-7&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;669ba6a7-027d-4632-a1e9-7407d8f933e6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Liliana Olayo<\/h3>\n<h6>Illinois Co-President Emeritus, POWER-PAC IL and Parent Leader, Padres Lideres Activos de Aurora<\/h6>\n<p>Liliana Olayo is the Co-Chair of the <em>Stepping Out of Poverty Campaign<\/em> of POWER-PAC IL and an active parent leader in Aurora, Illinois with Padres Lideres Activos. She is also a COFI Peer Trainer and a COFI Teambuilder supporting Aurora parents to bring their voices to policymaking tables. Locally, she serves as the President of the Oak Park School Neighbors group and President of the Bilingual Parents Advisory Council of District 131. In 2021 she was selected as one of five Closing the Women\u2019s Wealth Gap national fellows, working on economic security issues for families of color.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/hank.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Photo of Emily Cole&#8221; title_text=&#8221;hank&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;669ba6a7-027d-4632-a1e9-7407d8f933e6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Henrietta Saunders<\/h3>\n<h6>Certified Financial Advisor, Self-Employed<\/h6>\n<p>Henrietta Saunders (\u201cHank\u201d) is retired from a career in finance, education, and non-profit management. She volunteers full-time, mostly for environmental and social justice causes and says that COFI leaders always inspire her to do more. Henrietta has a husband, two sons, and a dog named Stanley.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Smith-Ramani-Joanna-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;A headshot of a woman smiling&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Smith-Ramani, Joanna (1)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;669ba6a7-027d-4632-a1e9-7407d8f933e6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Joanna Smith-Ramani<\/h3>\n<h6>Co-Executive Director, Financial Security Program, Aspen Institute<\/h6>\n<p>Joanna Smith-Ramani is Co-Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program, a leading national voice on Americans\u2019 financial security. Joanna has over 20 years of experience across community, personal finance, and financial security. Before joining FSP, Joanna served as Senior Innovation Director at Commonwealth, leading the unit that designs, tests, and evaluates promising financial service innovations. Joanna holds a Master of Public Policy degree from the Harvard Kennedy School and a B.A. in Urban Studies from Barnard College, Columbia University. In addition to COFI, she serves on the boards of the CASH Campaign of Maryland and Business for America\u2019s Future Fund.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Board of Trustees 2025-2026COFI\u2019s Board of Trustees is composed of activists, educators, and civic leaders, and includes four representatives of POWER-PAC IL, the statewide parent group. Organizations listed are for affiliation purposes only.Veronica Anderson, Chair Emeritus Communications Consultant, Pen Ultimate Group Veronica Anderson is a communications and planning strategist with expertise in education, media, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COFI\u2019s Board of Trustees is composed of activists, educators, and civic leaders, and includes four representatives of POWER-PAC IL, the statewide parent group.<\/h3>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Organizations listed are for affiliation purposes only.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:separator {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\r\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":1982,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/?attachment_id=1982\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":25} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/veronica-anderson-headshot-e1668460922741.webp\" alt=\"A photo of Veronica Anderson\" class=\"wp-image-1982 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Veronica Anderson, <em>Chair Emeritus<\/em><\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":6} -->\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Communications Consultant, PenUltimate Group<\/h6>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Veronica Anderson is a communications and planning strategist with expertise in education, media, and public policy. As the principal and founder of the consulting firm PenUltimate Group, she works with leadership teams at school districts and education nonprofits that aim for equitable access, robust engagement, and overall student success. During her career, she has been an education reporter and editor, and has served as a member of the steering committee for the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. She has a bachelor\u2019s in economics and a master\u2019s in journalism from Northwestern University, and she was John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University. (Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/justequations.org\/\">Just Equations<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:media-text -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":3369,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/about-cofi\/board\/img_4389-copy\/\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":25} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4389-copy-1200x862.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Chanelle Brown\" class=\"wp-image-3369 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chanelle Brown<\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":6} -->\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vice President (Out of Chicago) and <em>Elementary Justice Campaign<\/em> Co-Chair, POWER-PAC IL and Parent Leader<\/h6>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Chanelle Brown is a Vice President of POWER-PAC IL, the Co-Chair of the Elementary Justice Campaign, and a member of the POWER-PAC IL Evanston Branch, PEACE-POM (Parents of Evanston Advocating for Children and Education \u2013 Parents on a Mission). She is also a member of Evanston\u2019s Mental Health taskforce and a staff member at the YWCA. Chanelle is proud to have been a single mother for ten years and continues to use her voice to advocate for single mothers and children of single mothers.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:media-text -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":1983,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/?attachment_id=1983\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":25} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Carmona_Tonantzin-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"A headshot of Tonantzin Carmona\" class=\"wp-image-1983 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tonantzin Carmona<\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":6} -->\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fellow, Brookings Institution; former Policy Director for City Clerk of Chicago<\/h6>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Tonantzin Carmona is a Rubenstein Fellow at the Brookings Institution and has served on COFI\u2019s board since 2021. Tonantzin is no stranger to COFI, however, as she was introduced to the organization during her work to reform Chicago\u2019s fines and fees. Tonantzin\u2019s professional background includes roles in public policy, communications, community outreach, politics, and philanthropy. Fun fact: Maria Saucedo, a Chicago Public School, is named after Tonantzin\u2019s aunt.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:media-text -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":1986,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/about-cofi\/board-of-trustees-2022-2023\/j-cossyleon-1\/\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":25} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/j-cossyleon-1-e1668461668840-1200x1200.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Jennifer Cossyleon\" class=\"wp-image-1986 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jennifer Cossyleon, <em>Secretary<\/em><\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":6} -->\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager, Community Change<\/h6>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Jennifer E. Cossyleon, PhD is a sociologist and policy-informing researcher. She currently works in policy and advocacy at Community Change where she supports grassroots campaigns focused on racial and economic justice. Jennifer is also a co-principal investigator of the nationwide Parent Power and Leadership Study aimed at uncovering how community organizing and leadership shapes the learning of families, broadly defined. Jennifer has been on COFI\u2019s Board since 2022 and has held a deep respect for COFI and POWER-PAC IL since 2014 when she first began learning from and working in partnership with staff and parents on several community engaged research efforts.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:media-text -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":1981,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/?attachment_id=1981\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":25} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image0-e1668459934769.jpeg\" alt=\"A photo of Diane Fager\" class=\"wp-image-1981 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diane Fager, <em>Co-Chair<\/em><\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":6} -->\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Retired Director of Policy and Program Development, Chicago Public Schools<\/h6>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Diane Fager became interested in COFI when it first started. Formerly the Director of Policy and Program Development for the Chief Financial Officer of Chicago Public Schools, she helped develop programs and obtain funding streams that addressed the non-traditional educational needs of low-income students. As a grandmother, she is very concerned about the impact of climate change, particularly in low-income communities where the worst pollution always occurs. She is active in the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition and played a key role in the passing of the Clean Equitable Jobs Act in Illinois. Diane loves to dance and recently participated in a flash mob at the Climate Strike in Downtown Chicago!<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:media-text -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":1995,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/about-cofi\/board-of-trustees-2022-2023\/cofi-celebration-of-hope-2021-15\/\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":25} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/COFI-Celebration-of-Hope-2021-15-scaled-e1668465459900-1200x1200.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Rosazlia Grillier\" class=\"wp-image-1995 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rosazlia Grillier, <em>Co-Chair<\/em><\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":6} -->\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Co-President Emeritus, POWER-PAC IL and Governing Council Leader, United Parent Leaders Action Network<\/h6>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Rosazlia (\u201cMs. Rose\u201d) Grillier is the mother of two now-adult daughters, a longtime activist in her South Side Englewood community, and President-Emeritus of POWER-PAC IL. She is the former co-chair of POWER-PAC\u2019s <em>Stepping Out of Poverty Campaign<\/em>. As a COFI Parent Peer Trainer, she has traveled the country, providing trainings in <em>The COFI Way<\/em> and serving as inspiration to hundreds of other low-income parent leaders. In 2021, Ms. Rose was honored by the Chicago Foundation for Women with the Founders Award. She also serves on the national Governing Council of the United Parent Leaders Action Network (UPLAN).<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:media-text -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":1991,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/about-cofi\/board-of-trustees-2022-2023\/jacky-grimshaw-1035\/\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":25} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jacky-grimshaw-1035.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Jacky Grimshaw\" class=\"wp-image-1991 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jacky Grimshaw<\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":6} -->\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vice President of Policy, Center for Neighborhood Technology<\/h6>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Jacky Grimshaw joined CNT in 1992 and has since developed its capacity to engage in public policy advocacy and transportation planning, transportation research, environmental justice, public participation tool development, GIS mapping, community economic development, and air quality. Jacky advocates for and provides expertise to increase transit in the Chicago region. She created and led CNT\u2019s transportation and air quality programs and led CNT\u2019s Transit Future campaign in the fight for mass transit reform and dedicated funding in the Chicago region. Since 2005, she has led CNT\u2019s policy efforts at all levels of government. (Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnt.org\/\">CNT<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:media-text -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":1992,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/about-cofi\/board-of-trustees-2022-2023\/niaheardgarris-22-epi-1\/\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":25} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/niaheardgarris-22-epi-1-e1668465120597.webp\" alt=\"A photo of Dr. Nia Heard-Garris\" class=\"wp-image-1992 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Nia Heard-Garris<\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":6} -->\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pediatrician, Instructor and Researcher, Lurie Children's Hospital\/Northwestern University Medical School<\/h6>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Dr. Nia Heard-Garris is a pediatrician and a physician-investigator at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children\u2019s Hospital of Chicago and in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She examines the influence of social adversities experienced in childhood and subsequent child and adolescent health. Dr. Heard-Garris is also interested in the factors that contribute to a child\u2019s ability to thrive despite these experiences. Dr. Heard-Garris, her husband, and 9-year-old son live in Chicago and as new Chicagoans they better understand the phrase \u201cwinter is coming.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:media-text -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":2000,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/about-cofi\/board-of-trustees-2022-2023\/felipa_8960-2\/\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":25} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Felipa_8960-e1668530084639.webp\" alt=\"A photo of Felipa Mena\" class=\"wp-image-2000 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Felipa Mena<\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":6} -->\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Co-President Emeritus, POWER-PAC IL<\/h6>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Felipa Mena is Co-President Emeritus of POWER-PAC IL. She is a Mexican immigrant mother and grandmother who has long mentored immigrant, Spanish-speaking mothers to become policy change leaders in Chicago. She is a key leader in both the <em>Elementary Justice<\/em> and <em>Early Learning Campaigns<\/em>. Felipa is also a Lead Head Start Ambassador, going door-to-door each summer to help connect low-income and immigrant families with early learning resources. In 2013 Felipa was awarded the Chicago Foundation for Women\u2019s Impact Award. She has served on the Board of West Town Leadership United and has organized with the Chicago Workers\u2019 Collaborative, a day labor organizing group.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:media-text -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":2001,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/about-cofi\/board-of-trustees-2022-2023\/cofi-celebration-of-hope-2021-7\/\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":25} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/COFI-Celebration-of-Hope-2021-7-scaled-e1668530986441-1200x1200.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Liliana Olayo\" class=\"wp-image-2001 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Liliana Olayo<\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":6} -->\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Health, Food, and Recess Campaign<\/em> Co-Chair, POWER-PAC IL and Parent Leader, Padres L\u00edderes Activos de Aurora<\/h6>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Liliana Olayo is the Co-Chair of the <em>Health, Food, and Recess <\/em>Campaign of POWER-PAC IL and an active parent leader in Aurora, Illinois with<em> Padres Lideres Activos<\/em>.\u00a0 She is also a COFI Peer Trainer and a COFI Teambuilder supporting Aurora parents to bring their voices to policymaking tables. Locally, she serves as the President of the Oak Park School Neighbors group and President of the Bilingual Parents Advisory Council of District 131. In 2021 she was selected as one of five Closing the Women\u2019s Wealth Gap national fellows, working on economic security issues for families of color.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:media-text -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":2008,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/about-cofi\/board-of-trustees-2022-2023\/hank\/\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":25} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/hank.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Henrietta Saunders\" class=\"wp-image-2008 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Henrietta Saunders<\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":6} -->\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Retired Certified Financial Advisor<\/h6>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Henrietta Saunders (\u201cHank\u201d) is retired from a career in finance, education, and non-profit management. She volunteers full-time, mostly for environmental and social justice causes and says that COFI leaders always inspire her to do more. 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