Elvira Reyes-Malagon, M.A., Board Member, earned a Master of Arts Degree in Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations from Northeastern Illinois University. She also received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Justice Studies from Northeastern Illinois University.   

Throughout her graduate coursework, she was a New Perspective Fellow, a program that provides a full scholarship for two years and the opportunity for an international study experience.  She has over five years experience of working in the non-profit sector with Chicago’s immigrant communities.  Elvira has helped organize and coordinate many citizenship workshops in Chicago and the suburbs.  

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