Dr. Glenance Green is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Black Researchers Collective, a grassroots community-based organization on the south side of Chicago that trains and equips communities with research tools to be more civically engaged and policy informed. She is a researcher, writer, community organizer, and filmmaker who uses various art forms as tools of healing and liberation for systemic change. Dr. Green is the Co-Host of Research in the Streets, the official podcast of the Black Researchers Collective, and the former Co-Host of IL Informed, a podcast about Illinois politics, government, and how the heck it all works (or doesn’t) in Springfield. With over 15 years of research and non-profit experience — and a strong track record of leading successful research, evaluation, and technical assistance efforts — she has been keenly focused on institutionalizing racial equity at the state and local levels. Dr. Green serves on the Equity Advisory Council, a mayoral appointment for the City of Chicago, the Board of Directors for Kuumba Lynx, and is the Co-Chair of the Economic Development Committee for the Grand Boulevard Advisory Council and the President of a Block Club in the Chicago community of Bronzeville. Glenance holds both a BA and MA in Sociology from Loyola University Chicago and DePaul University, respectively, and a Ph.D. in Policy Studies in Urban Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago.