Chicago Freedom School

Our People

Our Staff, Youth Leaders and Board of Directors

Our staff are deeply committed to creating liberatory spaces for youth-led and intergenerational social movement work.

Staff

Keisha Farmer-Smith, Ph.D.

Interim Executive Director

Dr. Keisha Farmer-Smith’s years of youth development experience include managing after-school programs and coordinating services with young women in Uptown, Lakeview and Rogers Park as…
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Tony Alvarado-Rivera

Executive Director

Tony is a multi-issue community builder working and living within an anti-oppression and harm reduction framework. Most recently, Alvarado-Rivera completed his tenure at Broadway Youth…
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Jacqulyn Hamilton

Director of Wellness

Jacqulyn lives her work. She blends theory and practice to address the social and institutional impact of power and oppression on our physical, emotional and…
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Shruti Bakre

Training Coordinator

Shruti Bakre came to CFS seeking ways to build collective knowledge and deepen their connection to movement spaces that are centering youth. Coming from a…
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Youth Leadership Board

Tekiyah Arrington

2015 Freedom Fellow

Diontae Chatman

2016 Freedom Fellow

Monserrat Efigenio

2016 Freedom Fellow

Jaq'won Haralson

Makaya Massey

2016 Freedom Fellow

Board of Directors

Timmy Chau

Program Coordinator, Prison + Neighborhood Arts Project & Organizing Director, Dissenters

Timmy Chau is an organizer, lawyer, and facilitator based in Chicago. His work seeks to challenge all forms of militarism, policing, and imprisonment. He is…
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ângela munguía; Member

Executive Project Manager, The Resurrection Project

Kevin Herrera; Treasurer

Staff Attorney, National Immigration Law Center

Steven Rosado; Member

Consultant