Ted Christians

Ted Christians is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Amplify Chicago at The Academy Group, Inc. Ted previously held various positions at Umoja Student Development Corporation, including Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Ted also has experience as a Mitigation Specialist at Cook County Public Defender. Ted holds a MA from the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, a UIC-SEA Social Enterprise Certificate from University of Illinois Chicago, a Kellogg Executive Scholar from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, a Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management from Harvard Business School, and a BSW in Social Work from Calvin University.