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Defy Illinois

Defy Illinois

Defy Illinois joined Defy Ventures in 2019. Defy Illinois serves at Kewanee Life Skills Re-entry Center and launched a post-release program in 2020.

Read about Defy's 2020 impact in the Defy Ventures Annual Report with an introductory letter from the Illinois Executive Director here.

Check out an account of their first event here

Local board members

Defy Illinois Advisory Board of Directors

  • Jon Hennessy (chair) - Executive Director, The Hughes Foundation
  • Nikhil Angelo - Vice President of Restructuring, Lazard Frères & Co.
  • Gabriela Brunner - Advisor, Pre-Law Advising Services; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Susan Burke - Attorney, Pederson & Houpt
  • Robert Lewis - Executive Recruiter, Tatum by Randstad
  • Sepora Makebah - Vice President, Financial Advisor; Bernstein
  • Vince Williams - Principal and Founder, JV Williams Consulting, LLC
  • Kristi Zuhlke - Principal, Kristi Zuhlke LLC

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