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Jessica Ramos is listed as Racial Equity Advocate | Policy & Advocacy Leader at Illinois Department of Human Services, a with 1399 employees, based in Greater Chicago Area, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at advanceillinois.org and a matched LinkedIn profile for Jessica Ramos.
Jessica Ramos previously worked as Assistant Director of Programs at Illinois Department Of Human Services and Independent Consultant at Independent. Jessica Ramos holds Master Of Arts In Public Policy, Public Policy Analysis from Harris School Of Public Policy At The University Of Chicago.
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Proud daughter of Mexican immigrants with roots stemming from the south west side of Chicago. Committed to working with the community to advance racial equity and opportunity. Jessica works to build bridges, elevate voices of Black, Brown, and rural communities, and engage people that have been historically marginalized by the policy making process. With experience in education spanning from southern Colorado to the state of Illinois, she sees the urgency to organize for access to a quality education system that addresses barriers and uplifts all communities.
Listed skills include Secondary Education, Language Arts, English, Editing, and 37 others.
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
Serving as Assistant Director of Programs for the Division of Family and Community Services overseeing the offices of Family Wellness, Adult Services & Basic Support, Community and Positive Youth Development, Welcoming Centers for Immigrant and Refugee Services, and Workforce Development.
Illinois
- Collaborate with two organizations to provide backbone support to 15 communities utilizing collective impact to change community access/attainment outcomes impacting 43% of high school students in IL
Establish higher education advocacy portfolio by conducting continuous gap analysis to inform strategic planning, cultivating relationships with advocacy organizations, civil rights and community based organizations, government agencies and public institutions across state Collaborate with external partners to formulate strategy and organize coalition focused driven to close racial and socioeconomic opportunity gaps in higher educationLead creation and implementation of strategic planning across 5 teams to devise organizational priorities, including quantitative and qualitative research, external engagement, political analysis, and stakeholder mapping
Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Translate complex policy, build advocate champions, and mobilize diverse leaders with the goal of increasing equity and outcomes for IL students and families across the B-20 educational continuum- Lead creation and implementation of strategic planning process to develop organizational priorities, including quantitative and qualitative research, external engagement, political analysis, and stakeholder mapping - Build coalitions of 50+ prek-higher education advocates, civil rights, faith based, and directly impacted stakeholders bi-weekly or monthly, to engage in state-level policy change across multiple issue areas- Design qualitative data collection methods including statewide focus groups with over 200 participants to inform policy agenda development to later mobilize directly impacted stakeholders to engage in advocacy - Lead and contribute to completion of major reports in collaboration with policy and communications teams, including Education in a Pandemic, a qualitative report focused on COVID-19 learning renewal - Prepare and edit presentations and materials used for conferences, legislative hearings, policy briefs, etc. - Served as an appointed member of the Illinois State Board of Education’s Black History Curriculum Task Force that conducted an audit of every K-12 school district’s history curriculum to review quality of Black History instruction and developed a set of recommendations to inform the board’s position (2019-2021)- Staffed Governor Pritzker’s Education Transition Committee tasked with identifying high-impact solutions to advance equity across the B-20 educational continuum (2018)
- Launch a program to convene 20 diverse educators from across Illinois to share vital perspective, inform policy agenda, and activate communities through issue based community conversations statewide coalition meetings, legislative engagement, and board of education task force appointments- Lead the redesign and project management centering diversity, equity, and inclusion - Manage recruitment, interviews, on-boarding, engagement, and budget for the council experience
Illinois
- Lead development of diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy in the educator pipeline issue that includesguiding definitions, principles, and racial equity impact assessments- Design engagement strategy elevating communities traditionally marginalized by policy making processincluding educators, students, parents, community-based, civil rights, and faith based leaders- Translate complex policy, foster relationships, build leadership and mobilize diverse leaders statewide aroundeducator pipeline, school funding, higher education equity, and learning recovery issues- Lead coalition meetings of 50+ K-Higher Education leaders, often bi-weekly or monthly- Supervise a summer fellow to support equity-driven engagement
Chicago, Illinois
- Co-create engagement and coalition strategies that include fostering relationships and mobilizing school district leaders, non-profit organizations, political and civic leaders, faith-based, and civil rights organizations across Illinois around issues of educator pipeline, school funding, and higher education- Collect qualitative data by tracking statewide community engagement efforts involving series of 15-20 or more meetings to inform ongoing engagement and policy priorities - Organize and facilitate coalition meetings of approximately 25 members, often bi-weekly or monthly, to receive feedback from school district superintendent groups and other key stakeholders- Cultivate relationships to develop and build the capacity of education leaders of diverse backgrounds to advocate for change at the state level through sharing testimonies, meeting with government and agency leaders, and more- Supervise a fellow and provide a clear project with expected outcomes, track progress towards personal and professional goals, and including fellow in engagement conversations and follow-up tasks
Chicago, Illinois
-Collaborated with organization directors to complete funding applications and project reports-Contributed to establishment of funder database system on Salesforce for tracking applications, upcoming meetings, events, and reporting deadlines-Conducted literature reviews including research on teacher retention/sustainability, social-emotional learning, and trauma informed practice in preparation for organization’s 10th anniversary
Greater Chicago Area
Developed and executed curriculum that is culturally responsive including essential questions high on relatedness, aligned to SAT standards, and driven by student masteryAnalyzed and compare student data with planning team to problem-solve and attain student growth
Greater Chicago Area
Enacted social-emotional learning strategies to encourage mental and emotional well-being in connection to high school promotional requirements for group of twenty-two female studentsAchieved network maximum average student GPA of 3.5 and 91% of students on track for promotion through ongoing daily supports, routines, teaching self awareness and advocacy
Chicago, Illinois
Former Secondary English Language Arts teacher at Pueblo City Schools and 9th-grade Multicultural Studies Instructor at the Noble Network of Charter Schools - University of Illinois at Chicago College Prep.
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
Served as part of recruitment team for the UI campus. Achieved a set goal level of applicants through hosting events, tabling, class presentations and marketing. Sourced possible applicants and connect the representative with prospect students
Pueblo, Colorado Area
Prepared and executed rigorous lessons using standards-based, data-driven instruction while implementing culturally responsive teaching practices to build relationships and increase student engagementCollaborated with students, parents, and administration to set high standards of achievement and behavior that included intervention when necessary
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
Interviewed, hired and trained prospective video reporters. Oversaw a team of 8 videographers to work alongside other newspaper departments while also working on independent long form multimedia stories.Managed a calendar of event and story coverage for reporters. Worked with videographers to problem solve, produce, edit, and publish an average of five videos per week.
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
Served as assistant to video editor, prepared weekly budgets, trained video staff and worked with other editors to integrate all areas of newspaper
Searched for current news, traveled to areas where events are happening, conducted interviews, developed stories, delivered most recent news to readers from local to national level
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
Developed story ideas, wrote stories on assigned topic, conducted interviews, met with sources all in preparation for deadline for newspaper publicationMet with University Police Department weekly to develop ideas for beat, interview public safety officials from the University and from the Champaign-Urbana community
Responded to listener requests, prepared live reads, operated soundboard and ensured all functions of radio are working properly for delivery of music
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
9th grade literature, broadcast journalism and soccer elective instructor. Prepared lesson plans and held test evaluations to assess growth. Experienced up to 30% improvement in literature. Recognized with Outstanding Teacher Award in literature for summer of 2015
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
Created social media marketing campaigns and managed Facebook page. Worked in conjunction with other marketing student staff to develop ideas for events and event marketing. Increase attendance and awareness of events such as the Dia de los Muertos Celebration from 50 to 150 attendants
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
Served as main contact for performers, campus organizations, guest speakers and panel participants. Responsible for managing planning committees and organizing campus events including the Latina/o Congratulatory celebration, Dia de los Muertos and Fiesta cultural showcase
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
Held monthly meetings to discuss events, funding and promote unity of Latino/a registered student organizations
Current student at the University of Chicago's Harris School.
Activities and Societies: Public Relations Student Society of America, Society of Professional Journalists, Phi Sigma Sigma.
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Jessica Ramos works for Illinois Department of Human Services.
Jessica Ramos is listed as Racial Equity Advocate | Policy & Advocacy Leader at Illinois Department of Human Services.
AeroLeads has found 1 work email signal at @advanceillinois.org for Jessica Ramos at Illinois Department of Human Services.
Jessica Ramos is based in Greater Chicago Area, United States while working with Illinois Department of Human Services.
Jessica Ramos has worked for Illinois Department Of Human Services, Independent, Advance Illinois, Noble Network Of Charter Schools, and Teach For America.
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Jessica Ramos holds Master Of Arts In Public Policy, Public Policy Analysis from Harris School Of Public Policy At The University Of Chicago.
Jessica Ramos is listed with skills including Secondary Education, Language Arts, English, Editing, Broadcast Journalism, Storytelling, Journalism, and Video Editing.
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