Dr. Teresa Cordova

Teresa Cordova, Ph.D. is the Director of the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is also a professor of Urban Planning and Policy at UIC’s College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs. Teresa chairs the City of Chicago’s Plan Commission and sits on Cook County’s Economic Development Advisory Committee. In addition to Children’s Advocates for Change, her non-profit activities include serving on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Humanities Council and on the We Rise Together Steering Committee of the Chicago Community Trust.