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Prior to her direct policy work, Madeleine was an award-winning journalist for more than three decades and spent much of that time tracking local and state government and politics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1122adf996450001ea2311/1579625571360-CO7DQDQ5MLFTOHW3Z806/jenn_brandel.png Team - Jennifer Brandel, Co-Founder Jennifer Brandel is CEO and Co-founder of Hearken, a consultancy + tech company that helps organizations better listen and respond to those they serve. She’s also co-founder of Zebras Unite - a global network of entrepreneurs, funders, investors and allies creating a more ethical, inclusive and collaborative ecosystem for mission-based startups. Brandel was named Media Change-maker of the year in 2016, one of 30 World-Changing Women in Conscious Business in 2016, a Columbia Sulzberger Fellow in 2018, and an RSA Fellow in 2019. Hearken awards and honors: SXSW Startup Accelerator: Best Bootstrap Company, 2016, News Media Alliance Accelerator Winner, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1122adf996450001ea2311/1579625571076-VOUJJPV0XIKMD945GF8E/derek_eder.jpg Team - Derek Eder, Co-Founder Derek Eder, Partner and Founder is an entrepreneur, developer and a leader of the civic technology community in Chicago. He uses data, builds tools, and organizes people in Chicago to democratize power. He is Founder and Partner at DataMade, a company that tells stories and builds tools with data, Co-Founder of Dedupe.io, a machine learning service that de-duplicates and find matches in spreadsheets and databases, and Co-Founder and Board President for Chi Hack Night, Chicago’s premier weekly event for building civic technology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1122adf996450001ea2311/1579625571484-AGZQ0AZRUMZDDBW7ZX3J/kyla_williams.jpg Team - Kyla Williams, Development Coordinator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1122adf996450001ea2311/1579625572315-RHQW8J973C4HSLACD63T/porschia.png Team - Porschia Davis, Finances Coordinator https://www.civicexchangechicago.com/careers daily 0.75 2021-01-21