UCAN (Chicago)
Leah Erby's work experience includes various roles and positions. In 2023, they worked at UCAN (Chicago) as the Director of Community Partnerships, where they managed and ensured the implementation of instructional plans and curriculum by community partners. Leah also supervised these partners and assisted in completing intake and service plans. Prior to this, they were a Lead Senior Coach at UCAN from 2023 to 2023, where they worked closely with community partners and the Director of Community Partnerships.
In 2022, Leah worked as a Project Manager at Lambert Advisors LLC, where they managed and coordinated multiple projects, ensuring they were completed on time and on budget. Leah organized and planned project tasks and schedules while aligning them with company goals and strategies.
From 2020 to 2021, Leah served as an Americorps Member at City Year Chicago. There, they organized and presented daily activities to engage students, monitored chat conversations, and provided academic support.
In 2018, Leah worked as an Office Communications Liaison at the Office of Congresswoman Robin Kelly, where they collaborated and assisted in organizing the Annual Police Task Force Meeting.
In 2017, Leah held two positions. Leah worked as a Research Fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, where they gained exposure to various aspects of the business field and networked with students and professionals. Leah also participated and placed in a case competition sponsored by Deloitte executives. Additionally, they were a Pre Law Fellow at St. John's University School of Law, where they engaged in legal studies, research, and outreach while working at the Queens Supreme Court during the internship program.
Leah Erby attended Dillard University from 2016 to 2020, where they pursued a degree in English with a specialization in Pre-Law Studies.
UCAN (Chicago)
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UCAN builds strong youth and families through compassionate healing, education, and empowerment. Since the Civil War, UCAN has served the most vulnerable children, youth, and families, and has grown over 145 years into a premier social service agency serving over 10,000 individuals annually. UCAN programs address the impact of trauma: with a consistent presence, meaningful programs, and unrivaled organizational diversity and cultural competence. These trauma-informed programs include clinical and counseling services, support for pregnant or parenting teens, foster care placement, a therapeutic youth home, a therapeutic day school, transitional living programs, workforce development, youth leadership development, and violence prevention. At the heart of it all, UCAN’s vision is that youth who have suffered trauma can become our future leaders. UCAN is a consistent and compassionate presence in the lives of those who are most at risk. We start with the premise that communities with challenges possess strengths upon which they can build. From this premise evolves an approach to community support that fosters collaboration with existing neighborhood resources to strengthen communities, one youth at a time. UCAN’s community efforts provide leadership development, supportive jobs for youth, individual healing, and mentoring. UCAN's founding is rooted in spirituality. In 1869, UCAN was founded by members of St. Pauls United Church of Christ (UCC) to provide a home for orphaned children of Civil War soldiers. The UCC and its predecessors have long advocated for social justice, including the struggle for the abolition of slavery and being the first to ordain African-Americans, women, and openly gay persons as clergy. Diversity is a core UCAN value, reflected in our staff, our minority-led Board of Directors, and our clients. It is vitally important that UCAN counteract the influence of discrimination on our communities, families and youth.