Chicago's Cheryle R. Jackson Says "Step Up"

Tuesday, January 08 2013

Cheryle R. Jackson is a leader. She was the first female president and CEO of the 100-year-old Chicago Urban League. In 2009, she ran for President Barack Obama's seat in the U.S. Senate of the State of Illinois, and today she is vice president of government affairs and corporate diversity with AAR Corp. Jackson urges, "We need women to lead, to step up and lead now. We can't afford to ignore the potential of half our population."

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