Success Stories

Meriweather was one of two full-time students in the Master of Arts Program in Social Sector Leadership and Nonprofit Management and had worked as a conflicts assistant at a law firm after graduating with her BA. She sought out Crown to build a career that would involve nonprofits, community-building, and education.

Alia Mir is the director of the Resilience Center at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry.

Mitchell used her experience at Crown Family School to help her succeed as an administrator in educational institutions and other public and social service agencies.

Samantha Moog's first job after completing her undergraduate studies was at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, and international organization supporting citizen participation and accountability in government worldwide.

Following the legacy of his father, a civil rights activist, Moore kept his job as case manager for the screening assessment support services program with the Community Mental Health Council while taking classes at Crown Family School.

While obtaining her first master's degree studying the history of immigration from Mexico to the U.S. in her mother's home state of Guanajuato, Mexico, Victoria Moreno, AM '17, conducted fieldwork within a migrant-sending community.

Morris was a recipient of the Crown Family School’s Social Innovation Fellowship in which her work in Kenya strove to partner local community members to build sustainable social businesses through the leverage of their existing resources and talent; her interests are now centered upon macro-level education policy, programming, and administration.

Mullen was a recipient of the Crown Family School’s Social Innovation Fellowship in which she worked in a children’s home in Johannesburg, South Africa; she now aspires to improve the allocation of youth development programming and services to public schools.

Justin Mun is an inpatient care manager at the Brain Innovation Center at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. He manages complex discharge planning, insurance navigation, and interdisciplinary coordination for medically complex patients.

Munala had her field placement at The Enterprising Kitchen, a nonprofit social enterprise that provides workforce development and support services to women working toward self-sufficiency and economic independence.

Rachel is a private therapy practice owner and therapist at Rock Creek Forest Counseling who works primarily with children and parents, while also providing services to adults. She is a Registered Play Therapist and a Certified Animal Assisted Play Therapist.

Derek says that "having professors who are literally the leading voices in a lot of conversations within social work is awesome. It’s invaluable. It’s something that I don’t take for granted.

Nieves worked as a public official, an executive of a social service organization, and as a foundation leader, having worked for Chicago Mayor Harold Washington’s Commission on Latino Affairs, the Field Foundation of Illinois, Erie House, and the Kellogg Foundation.

Koh is a Fulbright Korea English Teaching Assistant.

Recipient of the 2024 Social Impact Award

After spending a year as a volunteer facilitator at Corrymeela in Northern Ireland, he “fell in love with working with people,” and realized that social work was the field for him.

Jennifer Nudo is a psychotherapist in private practice and a licensed clinical social worker specializing in perinatal and women’s mental health.

Nwachuku, co-founder of TalkNaija.org, a non-profit organization for fellow Nigerians interested in discussing mental health.

Offenbach created a grief support group for adolescent girls, provided therapy to clients who experience trauma, and worked with case management for the Chicago Housing Authority through her field placement at UCAN.

Osborne was a crucial member of leadership of the Children's Home Society of Washington and served as a liason to the United Nations representing International Forum for Child Welfare; she was fundamentally influential in the Seattle referendum for universal preschool and now serves on the Board of Trustees for the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities International, an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services.