{"id":1527,"date":"2025-04-24T13:24:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/?page_id=1527"},"modified":"2025-04-25T20:33:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T20:33:47","slug":"organizers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/organizers\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1527\" class=\"elementor elementor-1527\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2717a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a2717a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb1dbb1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb1dbb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62ead8 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfc7d3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfc7d3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-49c3d4a\" data-id=\"49c3d4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a50a95 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a50a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c846b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c846b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1538\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS.png 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4fdebe\" data-id=\"b4fdebe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38faa90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38faa90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Juliana Stratton<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ee745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7ee745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lieutenant Governor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58616bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58616bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">State of Illinois<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2258cfc ef-area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2258cfc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5680a4 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"f5680a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8c5d5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8c5d5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7de794e efc-barbados\" data-id=\"7de794e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b650b86 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b650b86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"83\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Kristin-Richards.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1532\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b532da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b532da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS.png 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c5c13e\" data-id=\"1c5c13e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d323d7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d323d7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kristin Richards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a533fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a533fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f1843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2f1843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Illinois Department of\nCommerce and Economic\nOpportunity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c18149d efc-barbados\" data-id=\"c18149d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ccb1fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ccb1fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-74818dd\" data-id=\"74818dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306c163 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"306c163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Timothy.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1533\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Timothy.jpeg 554w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Timothy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Timothy-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca42c5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca42c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS.png 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d3edb0\" data-id=\"5d3edb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3aa1e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3aa1e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Timothy L.\nKilleen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae0479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dae0479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b66729b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b66729b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of Illinois System<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc26aa2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc26aa2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b41ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9b41ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACE Committee Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676df06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"676df06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Government of the United States<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cecfd4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cecfd4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2cd50c\" data-id=\"d2cd50c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8078793 ef-area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8078793\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56ea7c0 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"56ea7c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6630356 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6630356\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-843eb76\" data-id=\"843eb76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600d530 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"600d530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/1726004092716.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1540\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/1726004092716.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/1726004092716-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d98e15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d98e15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/EDA-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1541\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/EDA-logo.png 800w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/EDA-logo-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/EDA-logo-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-29be0c0\" data-id=\"29be0c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b6ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01b6ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mitchell Harrison<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b0f59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53b0f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACE Program Coordinator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f7681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58f7681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economic Development\nAdministration (EDA)\nU.S. Department of Commerce<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-035e641 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"035e641\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28d42ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28d42ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eba3e78\" data-id=\"eba3e78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd72da7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd72da7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Julianna-Aynes-Neville-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1542\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Julianna-Aynes-Neville-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Julianna-Aynes-Neville-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d786b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d786b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-us-department-of-state-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1301\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-us-department-of-state-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-us-department-of-state-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-us-department-of-state-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-us-department-of-state-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-us-department-of-state-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-us-department-of-state-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1448e8d\" data-id=\"1448e8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96283c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96283c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Julianna\nAynes-Neville<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4db05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab4db05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Development Counselor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa92212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa92212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Permanent Mission of the\nUnited States to the OAS\nU.S. Department of State<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea5dedd efc-barbados\" data-id=\"ea5dedd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-32f03c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32f03c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a11577e\" data-id=\"a11577e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-107a510 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"107a510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/DiLeo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1543\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/DiLeo.png 600w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/DiLeo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/DiLeo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0908be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0908be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-us-department-of-state-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1301\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-us-department-of-state-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-us-department-of-state-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-us-department-of-state-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-us-department-of-state-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-us-department-of-state-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-us-department-of-state-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-716387b\" data-id=\"716387b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f99cd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f99cd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Daniel J. DiLeo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c07b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c07b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Foreign Affairs Officer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa7c179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa7c179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Permanent Mission of the United\nStates to the OAS\nU.S. Department of State<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c200b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2c200b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc0c93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bc0c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Organization of American States (OAS)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab26668 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab26668\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c1ffce\" data-id=\"4c1ffce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-058133c ef-area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"058133c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76d4b67 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"76d4b67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-584c6e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"584c6e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc5651c\" data-id=\"cc5651c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9841981 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9841981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Cesar-Parga.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1544\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Cesar-Parga.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Cesar-Parga-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Cesar-Parga-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5aa5fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5aa5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-819x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1298\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-1639x2048.png 1639w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-scaled.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-faee8ba\" data-id=\"faee8ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7475787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7475787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cesar Parga<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd37a88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd37a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Section Chief<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2a2f63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2a2f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Section of Competitiveness,\nInnovation and Technology\nDepartment of Economic\nDevelopment\nExecutive Secretariat for Integral\nDevelopment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8b3456 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"d8b3456\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7b3697 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7b3697\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5428ec9\" data-id=\"5428ec9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e84f34f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e84f34f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/CRIS.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1545\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/CRIS.png 700w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/CRIS-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/CRIS-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d94dfff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d94dfff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-819x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1298\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-1639x2048.png 1639w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-scaled.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3214a7a\" data-id=\"3214a7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a1aaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3a1aaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cristina Sol\u00eds<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ffe63f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ffe63f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coordinator, Americas\nCompetitiveness\nExchange (ACE)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2efca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f2efca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Section of Competitiveness,\nInnovation and Technology\nDepartment of Economic\nDevelopment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-887a483 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"887a483\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e71fd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e71fd1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78871cd\" data-id=\"78871cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ac3b6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51ac3b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Effy-862x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1546\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Effy-862x1024.jpeg 862w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Effy-253x300.jpeg 253w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Effy-768x912.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Effy.jpeg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83089c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c83089c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-819x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1298\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-1639x2048.png 1639w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-scaled.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec438af\" data-id=\"ec438af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0433a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff0433a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Effy G\u00f3mez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b87d0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b87d0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research, Design and\nContent Development\nAssistant, ACE Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d3adb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58d3adb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Section of Competitiveness,\nInnovation and Technology\nDepartment of Economic\nDevelopment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21c2ee9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21c2ee9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-468c4fb\" data-id=\"468c4fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-45a18e4 ef-area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45a18e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4863549 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"4863549\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4be4b68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4be4b68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6d7b9a\" data-id=\"d6d7b9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb4ce4c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb4ce4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Mona-Swoboda-Photo-OAS-August-2024-edited-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1547\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Mona-Swoboda-Photo-OAS-August-2024-edited-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Mona-Swoboda-Photo-OAS-August-2024-edited-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Mona-Swoboda-Photo-OAS-August-2024-edited-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Mona-Swoboda-Photo-OAS-August-2024-edited-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Mona-Swoboda-Photo-OAS-August-2024-edited-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Mona-Swoboda-Photo-OAS-August-2024-edited-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5e4d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d5e4d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-819x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1298\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-1639x2048.png 1639w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-scaled.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-451dd04\" data-id=\"451dd04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3242e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa3242e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mona\nSwoboda<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2581139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2581139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Manager<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7074d9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7074d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inter-American Committee\non Ports (CIP)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1f0e16 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"e1f0e16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-54a1f98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54a1f98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fac6229\" data-id=\"fac6229\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a60a76 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a60a76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/jsf-e1706104572896.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1548\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/jsf-e1706104572896.png 526w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/jsf-e1706104572896-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/jsf-e1706104572896-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c777824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c777824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-819x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1298\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-1639x2048.png 1639w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/ENGLISH-2-OAS-scaled.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c32b803\" data-id=\"c32b803\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b540576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b540576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Juan Sebasti\u00e1n\nFonseca<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8982bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8982bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Multimedia Designer,\nWeb &amp; Video Production,\nACE Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f621e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8f621e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Section of Competitiveness,\nInnovation and Technology\nDepartment of Economic\nDevelopment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b65ed49 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"b65ed49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4a07c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c4a07c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa17b30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa17b30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic\nOpportunity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a552706 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a552706\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecb97ce\" data-id=\"ecb97ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e878df4 ef-area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e878df4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-19c3343 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"19c3343\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-50babf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50babf4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da5b752\" data-id=\"da5b752\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004b9f1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"004b9f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Margo-Markopoulos-HEADSHOT-e1745504442102.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1555\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Margo-Markopoulos-HEADSHOT-e1745504442102.jpg 427w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Margo-Markopoulos-HEADSHOT-e1745504442102-277x300.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be04f0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be04f0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1538\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS.png 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-96d93c5\" data-id=\"96d93c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74aab0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74aab0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Margo\nMarkopoulos<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dadafc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dadafc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deputy Director for\nTrade and Investment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f834554 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"f834554\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-18c602c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18c602c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf8b76b\" data-id=\"bf8b76b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7ff520 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7ff520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Dan-McManus-DCEO-e1745504504216.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1557\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Dan-McManus-DCEO-e1745504504216.jpg 648w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Dan-McManus-DCEO-e1745504504216-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Dan-McManus-DCEO-e1745504504216-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62da78b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62da78b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1538\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS.png 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59c4a28\" data-id=\"59c4a28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610ced0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"610ced0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dan McManus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e3721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32e3721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deputy Director for\nExternal Relations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4504bc9 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"4504bc9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fce08b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fce08b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-faa26c8\" data-id=\"faa26c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d713b1a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d713b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"862\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Photo-Lauro-State-of-Illinois-badge-e1745504561904-950x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1558\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Photo-Lauro-State-of-Illinois-badge-e1745504561904-950x1024.jpg 950w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Photo-Lauro-State-of-Illinois-badge-e1745504561904-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Photo-Lauro-State-of-Illinois-badge-e1745504561904-768x828.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Photo-Lauro-State-of-Illinois-badge-e1745504561904.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f365c1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f365c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1538\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS.png 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/LOGO-ILLINOIS-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a3d907\" data-id=\"6a3d907\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa901c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0aa901c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lauro Arias<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a8d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91a8d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistant Deputy\nDirector<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92f9c95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"92f9c95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8f106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f8f106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of Illinois System<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1c328c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1c328c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-947ab2d\" data-id=\"947ab2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d8e509 ef-area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d8e509\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd00fa6 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"dd00fa6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a593b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a593b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c479866\" data-id=\"c479866\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b4131 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63b4131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Jay_Walsh-3-16-22-001-scaled-e1745504666524-1024x940.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1559\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Jay_Walsh-3-16-22-001-scaled-e1745504666524-1024x940.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Jay_Walsh-3-16-22-001-scaled-e1745504666524-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Jay_Walsh-3-16-22-001-scaled-e1745504666524-768x705.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Jay_Walsh-3-16-22-001-scaled-e1745504666524-1536x1411.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Jay_Walsh-3-16-22-001-scaled-e1745504666524.jpg 1826w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41c5c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41c5c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS.png 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37275a2\" data-id=\"37275a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f733c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90f733c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joseph T.\nWalsh<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b1d9c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b1d9c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vice President for\nEconomic Development\nand Innovation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9bcf56 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"b9bcf56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-915f876 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"915f876\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a03ce31\" data-id=\"a03ce31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87fe13 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a87fe13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"163\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/JTamayo-Photo-0620.1-e1745504694491.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1560\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29fc6a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29fc6a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS.png 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6b78a7\" data-id=\"d6b78a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59174b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59174b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jeannette P.\nTamayo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ebb38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49ebb38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Associate Vice\nPresident\/VPEDI and\nExecutive Director,\nIllinois Innovation\nNetwork<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37470e4 efc-barbados\" data-id=\"37470e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1567ced elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1567ced\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d4f395\" data-id=\"8d4f395\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5479d79 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5479d79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/Nikki-Yagoda-Headshot-989x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1561\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad4edf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad4edf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS.png 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/UIS-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb93684\" data-id=\"eb93684\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ee6a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64ee6a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nikki Yagoda<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c7bf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23c7bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Associate Director,\nCommunity Engagement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64fdc10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64fdc10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb9ef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7eb9ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Innovation Exchange Coalition (IEC)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section 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