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Mayadet Patitucci Cruz

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They are a Chicago native with extensive experience in community organizing and administrative work. Mayadet joins us after after servicing and advocating for LGBTQ youth at the Broadway Youth Center and organizing on Reproductive Justice issues at the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Areas of Focus

To assist our communities in finding the support and communication they need, we have outlined on these staff pages, the specific areas of focus each member of our staff oversees. Program Coordinator, Mayadet Patitucci Cruz leads our centers in the following areas:

Chicago Engagement

Communications

Finance

Facilities

  • Based in our Chicago Women's Center, Mayadet is the point person for Chicago-facing programs and support services.
  • Reach out to them for more information about existing resources (example: White Light Therapy with HR WELL or lending from our chicago library) or to discuss new opportunities for collaboration.
  • The Program Coordinator designs, writes, edits, and curates our monthly newsletter
  • They work with student staff to build a consistent educational and affirming social media presence for our centers. 
  • They work with our Director to maintain the website and update our events and  news stories
  • Mayadet is primarily responsible for all Women's Center Finances. This includes: purchases, expense reporting, projections, budget balancing, and vendor approvals. 
  • Some purchases and vendor registration responsibilities for student-facing programming are managed by the Program Manager
  • The Program Coordinator manages room reservations for both campuses. 
  • They also process all requests and purchases toward the considerable upkeep needs of our beautiful (old!) house.