Esther Franco- Payne, AM ‘99

Executive Director

Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities (PSPC)

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Esther Franco-Payne joined the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities (PSPC) as its inaugural Executive Director in December of 2022. She is the immediate past executive director of Cabrini Green Legal Aid (CGLA).As a social worker by training, she is a long-time advocate who has engaged the public in the development of effective adult criminal justice and youth justice policies.

Franco-Payne has a master’s degree from the University of Chicago, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice.  She is a Fellow of Leadership Greater Chicago, an alum of the Harvard Business School’s Executive Education Program and has participated in several cohort training programs focused on nonprofit management.