Hope Chicago
Bianca Paiz is an experienced education professional currently serving as the Director of College Initiatives at Cristo Rey Network since March 2020 and as a Young Professionals Board Member at Hope Chicago since February 2024. Prior roles include Manager of Alumni Supports, Director of College Counseling, and Founding College and Alumni Counselor at Noble Network of Charter Schools from January 2010 to March 2020. Bianca also participated as a Surge Fellow at Surge Institute from October 2015 to August 2016 and gained early experience as an Education Department Intern at The Phillips Collection from December 2008 to July 2009. Bianca holds a Bachelor's degree in Art History, Criticism and Conservation from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, obtained in 2009.
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Hope Chicago
Launched in 2021 and led by former CPS CEO Dr. Janice Jackson, Hope Chicago is pioneering a new two-generational approach to building equity and breaking the cycle of poverty in Chicago’s underserved neighborhoods on the South, Southwest and West Sides. Our work focuses on removing the financial and systemic barriers that limit access and completion of higher education for first-generation college students and their parents.