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Awisi Quartey Bustos

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Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Illinois Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
📍 United States

Awisi Quartey Bustos is a public servant and U. S. Senate candidate with over 16 years of experience in policy, law, and nonprofit leadership. A former CEO of the Illinois Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs and a policy advisor, she holds a JD from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.

As a first-generation Ghanaian American and daughter of a diplomat, she was raised in countries like Ghana, Ethiopia, Cuba, and Belgium. This global upbringing shaped her humanitarian perspective. Fluent in five languages, she enjoys reading, tennis, ping pong, and traveling in her spare time.

Interesting fact: Her childhood was spent across multiple continents, giving her a unique and deeply global lens on local and national issues.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
Location
United States
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Youth Development
As the former CEO of the Illinois Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, she led statewide efforts supporting over 60, 000 young people across Illinois.
Public Policy
Describes herself as a "policy person" and has a long career as a senior policy advisor and aide in state and federal government.
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Career

Work history

1-2023 - 6-2025
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
Illinois Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
6-2021 - 1-2023
Senior Policy Advisor
Illinois Department of Human Services
8-2016 - 6-2021
Senate Aide, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin
United States Senate
8-2015 - 12-2015
Judicial Extern for The Honorable Justice Mary Jane Theis
Illinois Supreme Court
12-2012 - 7-2016
Director of Policy & Training
State of Illinois
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Education
2013 - 2017
Doctor of Law (JD)
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
Certificate
Harvard University
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