Eréndira “Ere” Rendón
Eréndira “Ere” Rendón (she/her/ella) is Vice-President of Immigrant Justice at The Resurrection Project, where she created the Immigrant Justice Department and serves as the organization’s lead strategist and manager of local and state-wide campaigns impacting the lives of immigrants. She has played a leading role in the successful passage of many pro-immigrant legislation in Illinois, including Temporary Visitors Driver's Licenses, the renewal of Illinois’ All Kids healthcare program, the expansion of healthcare to undocumented seniors and older adults, the Chicago Legal Protection Fund, and the creation of the first-ever immigration unit in the law office of the Cook County Public Defender. In 2019, Ere led the successful passage and implementation of IL Access to Justice Program, a now $20M first-in-the nation program that provides free legal representation and mass "know-your-rights" education. An undocumented immigrant with DACA protectionm, Ere was born in Oaxaca, Mexico and immigrated to the U.S. in 1990 to be reunited with her dad. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.