Jenna Severson

Jenna leads Illinois advocacy and coalition partners in press response, social media strategy, and narrative change work. Previously, Jenna worked at the research and policy nonprofit Woodstock Institute, where she fought for equitable financial services policy at the local-, state- and national-level; she also worked in various nonprofits doing community organizing, disability services, refugee rights, and HIV/AIDS support. Jenna currently serves as a co-chair of Equality Illinois' Emerging Leaders Circle. Jenna earned her B.A. in English and Women’s Studies Gender Studies at Loyola University Chicago.