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Anne Hallett
 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2005 - present Director, Grow Your Own Illinois 2004 - 2005 Consultant: Education, Community, Philanthropy • Illinois ACORN • National ACORN • Paterson Education Fund • Portland Schools Foundation • Leadership for a Changing World • Ford Foundation: Feasibility Study, Fund for Education Organizing 1993 – 2003 Executive Director, Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform Founding director of national network of urban school reform leaders. Responsible for organizational and program development, fundraising, strategic direction, and support for Board of Directors. 1986 - 1993 Executive Director, Wieboldt Foundation 1983 – 1986 Executive Director, Citizens Education Center Northwest 1982 – 1983 Executive Director, Chicago Panel on Public School Policy 1979 – 1981 Project Director, Chandler/Corcoran, Inc. 1976 – 1979 Founder, Lobbyist, Citizens for Fair School Funding Organized statewide grassroots coalition for school finance reform in Washington State. Developed and passed legislation resulting in state support of K-12 education that was fourth highest in the nation. 1975 – 1976 Editor, Puget Soundings Magazine COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES 2005 - present Board of Directors Center for Neighborhood Technology Community Organizing and Family Issues Interfaith Youth Core, Chair Between 1994 – 2004, selected Chicago Public Education Fund Consortium on Chicago School Research, Steering Committee National High School Alliance, Steering Committee Chicago Annenberg Challenge grant; $49.2 million: writer, organizer Chicago School Reform Collaborative, Annenberg Challenge The Algebra Project, Board of Directors Citywide Coalition for School Reform, Board of Directors Catalyst, Board of Directors 1993 and earlier, selected National Committee for Citizens in Education, Board Chair Neighborhood Funders Group, co-chair Women in Charge, chair Council on Community-based Development, Board of Directors Citizens Education Center, Board of Advisors Mayor’s Energy Task Force, Co-Chair (mayoral appointee, Chicago) Chicago Women in Philanthropy, Chair National Coalition of Advocates for Students, Board of Directors Advisory Council on Education Funding (gubernatorial appointee, Washington State) Allied Arts of Seattle, Board of Directors CityFair, Chair, Executive Committee Seattle Urban League, Board of Directors PUBLICATIONS 1998 Beyond Finger-Pointing and Test Scores, Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform, Co-author Reinventing Central Office: A Primer for Successful Schools, Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform, Editor Improving Schools One by One, Citizens Education Center, Editor Funding Schools in Washington, Citizens Education Center HONORS Crossing the River Jordan award, Public Education Network  back to top |
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