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Letitia Zwickert is Founder & CEO of MENTEE, a Chicago-based nonprofit organization serving high school immigrant, refugee and low-income students with mentorship, cross-sector job shadows, professional training, and supports. She is the first K-12 educator to receive a Fulbright-Schuman Scholar award, which gave her the opportunity to develop and carry out research and policy work on best practices in education for migrant, refugee, and underserved youth in Europe, in 2016. Letitia is also a current Fulbright Specialist in Education for 2017-2020. As a Transatlantic Core Group Fellow with the BMW Foundation, Letitia has contributed to the development of a Connected Cities program between the US and Germany to foster civil society networks and focus on those who are unconnected or underrepresented, and as a BMW Responsible Leader, Letitia works to promote SDG goals within and outside of the network.
Letitia has devoted her life’s work to the supporting and fostering of local and global connections, understanding, and action to create lasting, positive change. Letitia Zwickert holds an MA in International Relations and a MAED in Secondary Education.
