SUSANA VASQUEZ

SUSANA VASQUEZ

SUSANA VASQUEZ

Associate Vice President | Office of Civic Engagement, University of Chicago

Susana has more than 25 years of experience working in the areas of community development, civic engagement, and philanthropy in Chicago. She joined University of Chicago as associate vice president in the Office of Civic Engagement in September of 2017. She is responsible for day-to-day operations of the office, and leads the advancement of new civic engagement strategies and programs to strengthen the University’s impact in its neighboring communities and citywide.

Susana previously served as vice president for strategic partnerships at IFF, a regional community development institution, where she developed program strategies to build nonprofit capacity and identified capital and grant opportunities to advance IFF’s mission. Prior to joining IFF, she served as executive director of the Chicago office of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). During her 12-year tenure at LISC, Susana helped to raise $100 million in grant and loan commitments from private and public sources and developed innovative programs to advance neighborhood development, civic technology, health, and education efforts across the city of Chicago. Prior to LISC, Susana worked for The Resurrection Project, a community development organization, and the Metropolitan Tenants Organization. She serves on the boards of directors for ChangeLab Solutions, SkyARTS, and the Leadership Council of the Civic Consulting Alliance. She has also served on the Community Advisory Council of the University of

Chicago Medicine and the board of directors for the Chicago Foundation for Women. Susana has provided community engagement training to a range of institutions, including Studio Gang, the Art Institute of Chicago, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, and Presence Health.

Susana earned a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. She has a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

You can find Susana Vasquez on Twitter at @susanalvasquez.