North Shore Magazine shares photos from City Colleges of Chicago Foundation Event: Transforming Lives through Education

Pictured are City Colleges of Chicago Foundation President Veronica Herrero, Chief Philanthropy Officer Jennifer Biehler and Vice President Programs and Community Partnerships Amy Laboy—both serve with the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

City Colleges of Chicago and  the City Colleges of Chicago Foundation (CCCF) brought together stakeholders including leaders from the business, education and civic community to celebrate City Colleges’ impact as one of the most accessible higher education engines of socioeconomic mobility—empowering all Chicagoans to take part in building a stronger Chicago as well as to mark the completion of its five year Strategic Plan, Our Path Forward, and to preview new plans that will soon be launched.

Location of Event: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street in Chicago

Click here to see it in the March 2026 edition of North Shore City Lifestyle magazine. See page 8.

Pictured from the left:  1) Kennedy-King College Vice President Allison Rose and Tiara Davis; 2) Marvin Slaughter, Sr. Legislative Affairs and Research Manager, Inclusive Economy Lab at the Univ of Chicago,  Olive-Harvey College President Kimberly Hollingsworth and Senior Vice President Brandon Nichols; 3) Nathanial Ward, Kristie Conklin, D. Anika McNeil, Senior Director of Education Policy in the Chicago Mayor’s Office, and Khari Humphries; 4) Teresa Langa-Tienda, Illinois State Representative Theresa Mah; Tiara Davis, student at Kennedy-King College.

The CCCF is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides scholarships and resources to enhance educational initiatives, with a focus on ensuring that  education here leads to economic mobility and prosperity.