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YEO Bios Legislative Award (2008), and the St. Louis Freedom of Choice Award (2006). Chappelle-Nadal graduated with a dual degree in political science and sociology from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. @MariaChappelleN Maurice Cheeks Alderman Madison, Wisconsin Maurice Cheeks was elected to the Madison City Council in 2013. His agenda is focused on ensuring that Madison is a national example to other mid-sized cities on eliminating persistent opportunity gaps, increasing citizen engagement, and intentional designing for anticipated population growth. After just two years on the Council he was elected into leadership by his colleagues, and serves as Council President Pro Tempore. Cheeks is the current director of the Wisconsin Innovation Network, where he maintains a statewide network of hundreds of companies dedicated to fostering the growth of the high-tech and high-growth industries throughout Wisconsin. Cheeks earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University and has since continued his education through executive coursework at the UW-Madison School of Business. He serves as a nonprofit board member for the Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools and is a founding executive board member of the Madison chapter of the New Leaders Council. @MoCheeks Justin Chenette State Representative Saco, Maine YEO National Convening | 2015 Justin Chenette is serving his second term in the Maine House of Representatives. He is a member of the Criminal Justice & Public Safety Committee, co-chair of the Bipartisan Youth Caucus, and continues to serve as a YEO Network state director. In 2012, Chenette made history by becoming the nation’s youngest openly gay legislator and Maine’s youngest lawmaker at 21. Chenette is the owner of Chenette Media LLC, a multimedia PR company. In 2013, he founded a 501(c)(3) nonprofit service organization, the Saco Bay Center for Civic Engagement, and serves as its president/CEO. In 2014 he re-established his state party’s youth organization and currently serves as its president. In high school, Maine’s governor appointed him to the Maine State Board of Education as its first student member. Chenette earned a B.S. in broadcasting with minors in political science and multimedia communications from Lyndon State College. @justinchenette 48

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