Alees Edwards

Alees Edwards

Community Engagement

Alees Edwards is a faith-based community organizer that has given herself to the Black & Brown community in both her personal time and in her professional career. Alees has served 4 years as the chair for Black Affairs of UNITE (United Airlines business resource group) where she was the overseer of a subcommittee focused on making the Black experience the best experience in Corporate America. She has served 6+ years as the Block Club President on the Westside of Chicago where she continues to lead the Black & Brown community with innovative tactics on being a positive impact to the community by elevating the community voices to the decision makers of the city. Alees is the founder and Executive Director of Drawn-Out Ministries, a non-profit transitional home for women coming out of prison, where the vision is to help this population get acclimated upon reentry and unlimited support in being a productive part of society. She is also a core leader of Westside Rising and a member of the Westside Stakeholder’s subcommittee, Gap Builders.

Alees Edwards