John Zeigler Jr. is Senior Director of Programs, guiding the connections between the Chicago and Global teams of the Goldin Institute in addition to his role as Director of the Egan Office of Urban Education and Community Partnerships (UECP) and adjunct faculty at DePaul University. He received his bachelor of science at Roosevelt University and a Masters in Social Work from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at University of Illinois in Chicago.  John is a faculty member of the Asset Based Community Development  (ABCD) Institute. John has worked internationally and believes in the power of building authentic community partnerships that provides a pathway for effective practices, promising ideas, addressing challenges and creating impact.