Dionne Baux

Dionne Baux, a native Chicagoan, has worked in city government and for nonprofits for more than seven years, primarily in the area of community economic development. She’s currently a program officer with Local Initiatives Support Corporation-Chicago, where she works on economic development and technology programs. Baux leads LISC’s Smart Communities program that boosted internet use by 15 percent in underserved neighborhoods. 

Baux studied communications at the University of Illinois at Chicago and earned a master’s degree in public administration, with a focus in government, from Roosevelt University.