Hope Chicago
Lyric Copeland serves as the Development & Marketing Manager and Mentor at Chicago Tech Academy since January 2022, while also being a Young Professional Board Member for Hope Chicago since January 2023, contributing to the mission of equitable access to higher education. Prior experience includes Project Manager and Marketing Associate roles at ClearEdge Marketing from January 2020 to June 2023, along with a guest speaker engagement during the American Staffing Association's 2023 THRIVE event. An early internship as a Content Developer for ChangEd App formed part of the Experience Lab at UC Berkeley, which is complemented by a Master's Certificate in Digital Marketing and Storytelling from UC Berkeley and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Institute of the Arts in Barcelona.
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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.