Sandra Abrevaya

Sandra Abrevaya is the co-founder of I AM ALS and ALS caregiver. She is the former president and chief impact officer of Thrive Chicago. Under her leadership, Thrive partnered with more than 300 public and private youth-serving organizations to identify and enact collective solutions for Chicago’s youth. Prior to joining Thrive, she worked in the Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel as the education policy director. Sandra also served as founding executive director of Urban Alliance Chicago, a non-profit that provides internships, mentoring, and college access support to Chicago Public Schools students. Before returning to Chicago, and during the Obama administration, she served as associate communications director at the White House where she oversaw press strategy on weekly domestic policy announcements as well as press secretary to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.