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Leadership Greater Chicago names 2022 Class for Signature Fellows Program Leadership Greater Chicago logo Courtesy of Leadership Greater Chicago
Leadership Greater Chicago recently announced the 2022 Class of its Signature Fellows Program.
This select group of 50 accomplished and diverse individuals represents a cross-section of professionals from the corporate, nonprofit, government and education sectors. With the city as their classroom, participants are immersed in major socioeconomic issues facing the community and build connections that facilitate solutions.
The 2022 Class will commence following more than a year of unrest in our country where we faced continued social injustice followed by the largest anti-racism movement in our history, all during a global pandemic, said Maria Wynne, LGC Chief Executive Officer. Developing civic leaders is critical today in achieving equity in our criminal justice, healthcare, and education systems, and in the
Illinois hospitals and clinics are getting ready to take a meaningful stride toward social justice.
Last June, in the wake of George Floyd’s killing and as the COVID-19 pandemic magnified racial fault lines, more than 30 health care organizations in Chicago joined forces to declare racism a public health crisis. In an open letter, the coalition including large hospital chains like Advocate Aurora Health and community-based clinics like Esperanza Health Centers committed to providing anti-racism training and promoting leaders of color, among other measures aimed at improving health equity across the city.
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But as Rush University Medical Center’s Dr. David Ansell says: “You get one point for pointing out the problem and 100 points for fixing it.”