Andrea Ortiz

Organizing Director
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council

Throughout her career, Andrea has spearheaded transformative campaigns—including successfully advocating to reallocate $33 million for school resource officers into student programming and staff. She has also been a leader in developing the "Treatment Not Trauma" coalition—which seeks a city-wide program that dispatches mental health professionals and emergency medical technicians in response to mental health crises.

Andrea’s organizing approach bridges grassroots activism with policy change, ensuring marginalized communities have the power, voice, and resources to shape their own futures. Her leadership at Brighton Park Neighborhood Council supports its work to improve the quality of life for working-class and immigrant populations on Chicago's Southwest Side.