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The volunteer board is led by Chairman Grant Hellwarth, a Partner at PwC in Chicago. “Brenda’s years of experience in academic health services add a valuable perspective to our Board of Directors,” said Fran Edwardson, CEO of American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois. “She is a great addition to our leadership team that serves the community through our humanitarian services and programs.” Battle joined the University of Chicago Medicine in 2012. In her role, Battle is responsible for facilitating integration of care between the hospital and community. She leads the Urban Health Initiative, the university’s community-facing brand through which population health initiatives, research, patient care, and community benefit are executed in collaboration with community health centers, schools and other organizations. Battle also spearheads efforts to develop and implement culturally sensitive care delivery models, as well as promote health equity, diversity and inclusion. “I am honored to be part of an organization known for its compassionate mission and with a rich history of helping the community,”Battle said. Battle has more than 33 years of health care experience. Prior to joining the University of Chicago Medicine, Battle was the director of the Center for Diversity and Cultural Competence Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Prior to her work at Barnes-Jewish, Battle held corporate positions at Medical Transportation Management Inc., SureCare Inc., Blue Cross Blue Shield of St. Louis, Mo., and Prudential Health Care Plan. Battle began her health care career as a pediatric registered nurse. In addition to the Red Cross, Battle is a board member of Community Health and UChicago Medicine’s South Side Healthcare Collaborative. She has served on numerous other boards throughout her career. A full list of members can be found at redcross.org/il/chicago/about/leadership. PLEASE CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS (Paid AD) Angelic Graves THE TRUTH SALUTE...Y's New Executive Director Special Correspondent: Fran Bell It is with great pleasure that I officially announce the appointment of Angelic Graves as the new Executive Director for the South Side & South Chicago YMCA. Angelic comes with a long history at the Y, having climbed the ranks from a youth member, to camp counselor to program director, to membership director, to ED for 2 smaller Ys, to now this current post. She has achieved success at every level. Please join me in welcoming her back to the South Side Y where she started her career. Her journey is a testament to how the Y impacts lives and we are fortunate to have her lead the center to further success. She is currently positioned at the South Side Y and will spend four days a week there and one day at South Chicago YMCA. Objective summary by Angelic Graves: I am a cause driven leader who has the skill and capacity to deliver positive outcomes while advancing the organization’s core values. I offer expertise in member experience and driving excellence in service delivery. I have been responsible for strategic leadership, multi-site operations, revenue and expense management, relationship cultivation, and leading high performing teams. I have a proven record in designing, integrating, and executing programs while ensuring high levels of quality deliverables, and service. I bring exceptional interpersonal and written communications skills, and I thrive in challenge oriented, and performance based organizations. CLICK BANNER TO MAKE DONATION NOW FOR 30 YEAR VIRTUAL GALA! (Sponsored AD) CLICK to watch Big IL's video ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE Big IL is a Chicago rapper who was cast on season 2 of Empire. He is incarcerated on the show and while locked up he meets (Luscious Lynns) as well as Ludacris and Chris Rock. He helps Luscious record his upcoming CD while in jail. Big IL landed the role when he auditioned for Lee Danielshimself. He did 16 bars of his own song and Lee fell so in love with it that he cast Big IL on the spot. CLICK to see Big IL's latest video Big IL is 27 years old, and is from Englewood. He's been rapping for years as he makes his way through the hood finding ways to make his dreams a reality. He's very passionate about music and has now caught a bit of the acting bug. He says after spending so much time on Empire's set with some of the greats........he said he couldn't help but to be a sponge. He'll be in tonight's episode of Empire. So of course, you'll be tuned in!