Cinaiya Stubbs

Cinaiya Stubbs is a nonprofit leader whose work is rooted in service to youth and families living in some of Chicago’s most underserved communities. She is committed to helping them build capacity by creating access and expanding equity. Growing up in Chicago, a city that is systemically and geographically segregated, has given her a deeply enlightened perspective, one that she uses to inform her efforts.

Cinaiya has worked in the nonprofit sector since 2003 when she began designing and implementing before and after school programs at a CPS school in the city’s West Garfield Park neighborhood. The past 18 years have provided a wealth of experience that includes staff development, organizational culture building, strategic planning, board and community relations, and fundraising. Cinaiya believes that each child, no matter their zip code, deserves the opportunity to live outside of poverty and believes that serving the whole child is the most promising route to get them there.