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On this #20thAnniversaryTuesday, transformational leader Kim Evans discusses innovation in the financial services industry, work as a Fund Board Member, and growing up as a CPS student.

“I grew up on the South Side of Chicago. I am a graduate of CPS from kindergarten, elementary, all the way through to high school. And so I think what I have to bring the Fund is the practical experience of having grown up in the system to help us lead forward in terms of the work that we’re doing.”

The Fund explores the various spaces of Emmett Louis Till Academy, and how Principal Terea Peoples has crafted them for student success and community inclusion.

"About executing her vision, Peoples said, 'I’m proud that I was able to come in here and implement immediate change and sustain that change and success over time.'"

The Fund profiles Principal Myron Hester. He talks about joy, student and community empowerment, and fine arts at Julian High School on Chicago's Far South Side.

"Speaking with Principal Myron Hester from Julian High School on Chicago’s Far South Side, the first thing that becomes obvious is the joy he brings to leading his students."