Vanessa Lee

Vanessa Lee is a seasoned professional in community impact and program development, currently serving as a Program Officer for Collective Giving at the Chicago Foundation for Women since November 2022. Vanessa has extensive experience on the Board of Directors for Supplies for Dreams and has held leadership roles including Associates Board President. Previous positions include Equity Strategy Coach and Community Impact Data & Knowledge Manager at Illinois Action for Children, as well as a Senior Fellow at Chicago United for Equity. Additional roles encompass work at the Erikson Institute, Metropolitan Family Services, Asian Human Services, Children's Home + Aid Society of Illinois, and Northwestern University. Vanessa holds a Master of Science in Child Development from Erikson Institute and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from Northwestern University.