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Meet The Q Force Leadership Team

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Jin-Soo Huh, Co-Chair

Jin-Soo Huh (he/him) is a Partner at The Learning Accelerator, a national nonprofit accelerating individual, organization, and sector learning to transform K-12 education. He is an experienced educator and innovation leader and has expertise in school design, education technology, professional development, and personalized learning. He writes about insights from this work as a columnist for Edsurge. Jin-Soo is a former middle school and high school math teacher and has worked in the central office of school systems across the country. Jin-Soo is involved in protecting and advancing LGBTQ rights as the chair of the Mayor's Advisory Council on LGBTQ+ Affairs, an alumnus of the LGBTQ Victory Institute's Empowerment Fellowship, and a member of the LGBTQ Victory Fund's Campaign Board. He previously served as the project manager of Equality Illinois' Boards and Commissions Project and a founding co-chair of Equality Illinois' Emerging Leaders Circle. He is also involved in Asian American Midwest Progressives and Education Leaders of Color.

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Mary Morten, Co-Chair

Mary Morten is the President of Morten Group (MG), a national consulting firm established in November 2001 to focus on clients in the nonprofit, for-profit, governmental, and foundation fields. Mary is a bridge-builder and connector guiding disparate voices toward common goals and mutual accountability. She built Morten Group with an intentional focus on assembling a multiracial, cross-generational team of professionals that remains at the heart of the firm’s commitment to social justice while centering diversity, racial equity and inclusion, executive placements, and research in its work. Mary’s podcast “Gathering Ground,” covering topics on nonprofit management, foundations, and equity and inclusion, is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts.

Greg O'Neill, Co-Chair

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Manuel Hernández-Nuñez

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Jim Bennett

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Willard Dumas

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Jakob G

Jakob is a full time college student. When he's not studying, he spends his time playing the viola, reading and writing, going on walks, and enjoying nature.

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Nora McConnell-Johnson

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Gail Morse

Gail H. Morse advises and defends public and private companies, non-profit entities and individuals facing complicated and seemingly intractable federal, state, and local tax issues, IRS audits, and litigation. Gail readily identifies potential tax obstacles, ensures business operations and alliances are tax efficient, and fights government overreach in audits and collection efforts. She serves as a Co-Chair of the firm’s Tax Practice. A former attorney-advisor in the Legislation and Regulations Division of the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Chief Counsel, Gail was responsible for negotiating tax legislation and drafting tax regulations. She grasps tax law nuances, knows tax policy, and excels in finding solutions to complicated matters. Her experience extends across many industries and to every type of tax matter, from federal, state, and local income tax issues to payroll and excise taxes, transfer taxes including sales and use taxes, property valuation issues, and governmental unclaimed property inquiries. Gail is a member of the firm’s Alumni and Diversity and Inclusion Committees, co-chairs the firm’s LGBTQ Forum, and is a well-respected advocate for the LGBTQ community. In 2015, Gail was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame and, in 2008, received NOW’s “Bella Abzug Woman of Honor Award” for her work raising the visibility of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, and diversity issues in the workplace. She frequently speaks on tax issues affecting the LGBTQ population.

Channyn Lynne Parker

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Jim Snyder

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Coco Soodek

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