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Anne Hallett

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2005 - present Director, Grow Your Own Illinois

2004 - 2005 Consultant: Education, Community, Philanthropy
• Illinois ACORN
• National ACORN
• Paterson Education Fund
• Portland Schools Foundation
• Leadership for a Changing World
• Ford Foundation: Feasibility Study, Fund for Education Organizing

1993 – 2003 Executive Director, Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform
Founding director of national network of urban school reform leaders. Responsible for organizational and program development, fundraising, strategic direction, and support for Board of Directors.

1986 - 1993 Executive Director, Wieboldt Foundation

1983 – 1986 Executive Director, Citizens Education Center Northwest

1982 – 1983 Executive Director, Chicago Panel on Public School Policy

1979 – 1981 Project Director, Chandler/Corcoran, Inc.

1976 – 1979 Founder, Lobbyist, Citizens for Fair School Funding
Organized statewide grassroots coalition for school finance reform in Washington State. Developed and passed legislation resulting in state support of K-12 education that was fourth highest in the nation.

1975 – 1976 Editor, Puget Soundings Magazine

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
2005 - present Board of Directors
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Community Organizing and Family Issues
Interfaith Youth Core, Chair

Between 1994 – 2004, selected
Chicago Public Education Fund
Consortium on Chicago School Research, Steering Committee
National High School Alliance, Steering Committee
Chicago Annenberg Challenge grant; $49.2 million: writer, organizer
Chicago School Reform Collaborative, Annenberg Challenge
The Algebra Project, Board of Directors
Citywide Coalition for School Reform, Board of Directors
Catalyst, Board of Directors

1993 and earlier, selected
National Committee for Citizens in Education, Board Chair
Neighborhood Funders Group, co-chair
Women in Charge, chair
Council on Community-based Development, Board of Directors
Citizens Education Center, Board of Advisors
Mayor’s Energy Task Force, Co-Chair (mayoral appointee, Chicago)
Chicago Women in Philanthropy, Chair
National Coalition of Advocates for Students, Board of Directors
Advisory Council on Education Funding (gubernatorial appointee, Washington State)
Allied Arts of Seattle, Board of Directors
CityFair, Chair, Executive Committee
Seattle Urban League, Board of Directors

PUBLICATIONS

1998 Beyond Finger-Pointing and Test Scores, Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform, Co-author
Reinventing Central Office: A Primer for Successful Schools, Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform, Editor
Improving Schools One by One, Citizens Education Center, Editor
Funding Schools in Washington, Citizens Education Center

HONORS

Crossing the River Jordan award, Public Education Network