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Abbigail is driven by a deep passion for women’s autonomy and choice, and is dedicated to advocating for equitable systems access and well-being across communities. Prior to joining ICAN! Abbigail worked on the Harris-Walz campaign in voter protection. Previously, she was a supervising attorney at MetroWest Legal Services, where she specialized in intimate partner violence and family law. Abbigail has worked in non-profit organizations for ten years in a range of disciplines including community services and legal aid. Her ability to understand client needs, apply a multidisciplinary approach, and use a trauma informed lens sets her apart. Abbigail received her Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and her Juris Doctorate from New England Law | Boston.

As Program Director, Jordan oversees training and technical assistance for thousands of community health and social service providers working with people of reproductive age. Prior to joining ICAN!, Jordan worked with the Illinois Department of Public Health to expand vaccination access for hard-to-reach populations. She previously worked with the United Nations Foundation’s Family Planning 2020 initiative where she coordinated stakeholders across government, civil society, and philanthropy to advance national family planning goals in 13 countries. Jordan served with the United States Peace Corps on community health and HIV prevention programs in Senegal and South Africa. She was selected as a 2024-2025 Obama Foundation USA Leader. Jordan received her Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Kai is a career women’s health provider with extensive experience in maternal, child, and reproductive health policy, programs and clinical operations. In 2018, Kai founded Juno4Me— an inclusive, user-friendly digital platform that connects patients with trusted, highly skilled contraceptive care providers. Kai is a Certified Nurse Midwife with Northwestern Medicine’s Prentice Women’s Hospital and served as the Deputy Commissioner/ Chief Program Officer for the Chicago Department of Public Health overseeing the Maternal, Infant, Child and Adolescent Health Bureau and STI/HIV Bureau. Prior, she was the VP of Clinical Operations and Associate Medical Director for Planned Parenthood of Illinois. Under Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, Kai served as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Director at the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services where she co-created the Illinois Family Planning Action Plan—a multi-pronged approach to increasing contraceptive access via payment reform. Kai participates in multiple perinatal health committees, is currently an active voting member for the Illinois Medicaid Advisory Council and is a board member with Health and Medicine Policy Research Group. Kai received her Master of Science and Nursing Doctorate from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and her Master of Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health. ​

Katie is a tireless champion for women’s health. As the CEO of Bright Pink, she led the organization’s strategic growth and programmatic initiatives. As the VP of Development Planned Parenthood of Illinois, she tripled annual philanthropic revenue, and as the Executive Director of the Chinook Fund, she worked to support grassroots social and economic justice organizations. Katie has also held leadership roles at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Rape Assistance and Awareness Program and Clean Water Action. Katie is an experienced public speaker and media spokesperson on the topic of women’s health and her remarks have been featured in such outlets as the 2018 Women’s March Chicago, USOW Galvanize, ABC7, CBSN, WBEZ, WCIU, tastytrade, and SPIT Podcast. Katie earned her BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.​

Kira is passionate about shaping law and policy to advance reproductive justice. She received her Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center and B.A. in Public Policy and Law from Trinity College-Connecticut. Prior to law school, Kira worked in Illinois doing client-centered advocacy with survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence. At Georgetown, she engaged in research, writing, policy work, and litigation focused on identifying reproductive justice responses to healthcare disparities and ending gender-based discrimination and violence. She was the Director of the Georgetown Trial Advocacy Team and Senior Notes Editor on the Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law.

Meg has devoted her career to promoting women’s health through philanthropy and strategy development. She began her career at NARAL Pro-Choice America where she worked on proactive reproductive health policy. Since then, she has held leadership positions with Bright Pink and with Planned Parenthood of Illinois. She has also spent several years as a philanthropic advisor to high net-worth families. Meg received her master’s degree from the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration and her BA in Women’s Studies from the University of Michigan.​

Sameen is a public health professional who is dedicated to advancing reproductive health, with a focus on family planning and improving access to contraceptives. She has several years of experience in both the nonprofit and academic sectors. She has previously worked at the Guttmacher Institute in New York City, the Contraceptive Choice Center at Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of Chicago. Sameen received her Master of Public Health from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and a B.S. from Cornell University.

Skylar supports ICAN!’s digital marketing, development, and communications efforts, oversees ICAN!’s volunteer Community Action Team, and supports partnership development and community outreach work. Prior to working with ICAN!, Skylar was a part-time Abortion Out Loud project organizer with Advocates for Youth and worked as an assistant researcher at Loyola University Chicago with a focus on abortion attitudes and maternal health care. She received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Loyola University, Chicago. 

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As Program Manager, Vanessa develops technical assistance and training resources for community health centers, supports continuous quality improvement through data capture and analysis, and leads patient communications through ICAN!’s Live Chat interface. Before joining ICAN!, Vanessa served as the Title X Family Planning Program Coordinator at Tapestry 360 Health where she worked to increase access to affordable family planning services through community outreach and workflow improvements to enhance coverage enrollment. Vanessa received her Master of Public Health degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and her B.S in Exercise Science from Grand Valley State University. 

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