2022 Annual Event

Thank you to all who attended our event in-person or online! Watch the recorded event below - fast forward to 11:34 for the start.

We appreciated hearing from The Marshall Project’s Keri Blakinger, who joined us in conversation with WTTW’s Brandis Friedman. JHA Board Members Renaldo Hudson and Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr. also shared a bit of their own stories. And, Jennifer Vollen-Katz recognized this year’s award winners! Watch their acceptance videos here:

• Volunteer of the Year: Caitlin Van Ort, Data Scientist, Guerrilla Games

• Excellence in Oversight: Joanna Carns, Risk Management Officer, Office of Independent Investigations

• Changemaker of the Year: Orlando Mayorga, JEO Initiative/McCormick Reentry Policy Coordinator at Office of the Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton

• Partnership Award: Patrick Griffin, Deputy Director Policy & Communications, Center for Criminal Justice at Loyola University Chicago

Thank you to our generous event sponsors and donors, including:

Platinum: Bluhm Family Foundation; Project 1-11; Regenia Stein; Paul & Sarah Jane Titterton/GATX Corporation

Gold: Anonymous; Ariel Investments; Exelon; Terry & Annette Faulk; John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Brian Massengill/Mayer Brown; Kevin McCall/Jenner & Block; Jennifer Steans; Patricia Unsinn

Silver: ASU+GSV Summit and Pearlmark; Clune Construction; John & Bozena McLees; Deb & Rens Sherer; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; Dick Sullivan; T5 Data Centers; Susan Warso; Wintrust

Bronze: Jane Addams College of Social Work; The Chicago Community Trust; Arthur & Arlene Don; Craig & Rebeca Huffman; Jawanza & Preeya Hughes; Rebecca Janowitz; Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC; Loyola University Center for Criminal Justice; SAFER Foundation; Winston & Strawn LLP; Joseph Vosicky, Jr.