Liz Czarnecki
Liz joined CJC in January 2008, as a Policy Associate working on CJC’s citywide policy efforts. Liz’s responsibilities include advocating for improvement of the local workforce development system; working with the Department of Family and Support Services, local providers, and other stakeholders to meet the specific workforce needs of people with criminal records, out-of-school youth, and other disadvantaged populations; and convening CJC’s monthly Working Group. Addressing the multitude of barriers to employment for people with criminal records is an area of work that is especially of interest to Liz. She serves as a member of the Collaborative on Reentry and facilitates CJC’s Frontline Focus training series, Skills & Strategies for Working with Job Seekers with Criminal Records.
Prior to joining CJC, Liz worked with at-risk youth at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls in Chicago. In 2006, she worked with the social worker and children at Amistad Mission in Cochabamba, Bolivia, through an international social welfare fellowship. Liz has a Bachelor’s degree from Boston College and a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration.
