Ignite
Kenneth Lee Scanlon is an experienced office manager and administrator with a diverse background across multiple organizations. Currently serving as Office Manager at United Way since April 2022 and as Office Administrator at Ignite since May 2021, responsibilities include employee onboarding and managing accounting tasks. Past experiences include working as a Senior Executive Assistant at The MacArthur Foundation, supporting directors in human rights and girls' secondary education, and serving as the U.S.-based Administrator for The Fund for the War Affected Children of Northern Uganda. Additional roles include Treasurer for the Clarendon Condo Association, Executive Assistant at Euro RSCG, and managing various administrative functions at D. S. Fraley Associates. Scanlon also held leadership positions in the arts with Pyewacket Theatre Company and Collaboraction. Educational achievements include a BA in International Relations/Central European History from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and studies at The University of Freiburg.
Ignite
We believe every young person should have the support they need to be defined by their potential, not their circumstances. Ignite serves young people ages 14 to 26 who are overcoming homelessness and housing insecurity in Chicago. We do this through programs, services and a lifelong community that collectively transform an individual’s potential. We have stood beside Chicago’s most vulnerable young people for over 40 years, previously as Teen Living Programs. We believe every young person should have the support they need to be defined by their potential, not their circumstances. We ignite advocacy, opportunity, and community. We stand with youth on their journey to a home and a future with promise.