Andrea Clinton

June 18, 2019

Accelerating Chicago’s mayoral transition

Download a PDF of our case study here. Introduction Over the past century, Chicago has only had four Mayoral elections without an incumbent on the ballot. Given this history, the 2019 Mayoral transition was a rare transfer of leadership—and a chance to ...
June 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Natalie Griffin

Natalie Griffin was with us as an undergraduate fellow from Northwestern University from April to June 2019. What project work were you involved in during your time at the Civic Consulting Alliance? I worked with the Chicago Public Schools’ Office of Early Childhood Education ...
June 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Dillan Patel

Dillan Patel was with as an undergraduate fellow from Northwestern University from April to June 2019. What project work were you involved in during your time at the Civic Consulting Alliance? I also supported Mayor Lightfoot’s transition team, providing project management for ten external ...
June 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Anna Furby

Anna Furby was with us as a fellow from Protiviti from February to June 2019. What project work were you involved in during your time at the Civic Consulting Alliance? I supported the transition teams of both mayoral runoff candidates between February 26th and ...
June 1, 2019
Chicago neighborhoods

181 Neighborhood Groups Combating Violence

On May 28th, the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities (PSPC)—a coalition of over 40 funders working to substantially reduce gun violence and increase police legitimacy in Chicago—announced $1.1 million in grants to 181 community-based organizations for programs, services, and events this ...
May 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Sonja Manning

Sonja Manning was with us as a fellow from Deloitte from March to May 2019. What project work were you involved in during your time at the Civic Consulting Alliance? I was fortunate to support a Civic Consulting Alliance project to roll ...
May 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Christina Papirnik

Christina Papirnik was with us as a fellow from KPMG from January to April 2019. What project work were you involved in during your time at the Civic Consulting Alliance? During my time at the Civic Consulting Alliance, I worked with West Side ...
May 1, 2019

47 Days to Prepare: Accelerating a Mayoral Transition

On May 20th, Lori Lightfoot took office as Chicago’s 56th Mayor. While Lightfoot’s term is just beginning, preparations to ensure her success kicked into high gear immediately following the runoff election on April 2nd. There was much to do in the ...
April 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Shintaro Masuno

Shintaro Masuno was with us as a fellow from Protiviti from February to March 2019. What project work were you involved in during your time at the Civic Consulting Alliance? Over the past month and a half, I’ve worked on the Mayoral ...
April 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Luke Arnesen

Luke Arnesen was with us as a fellow from CIBC from January to March 2019. What project work were you involved in during your time at the Civic Consulting Alliance? During my three months at Civic Consulting Alliance, I worked on ...