As Director of External Relations, Margarite oversees all of IEJF’s communications while also developing and maintaining relationships with community and government stakeholders.
Margarite brings more than two decades of communications and public affairs expertise to this role. Most recently, she operated MW Communications, her own consulting firm, working with clients including WTTW, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, Elevate Energy and the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation.
Prior to launching her firm, Margarite served as Senior Communications Manager at NORC at the University of Chicago, where she oversaw marketing for data products and services. She spent the majority of her career at Grisko, a communications firm, where she led several successful statewide legislative and advocacy campaigns, including a pivotal effort that secured a major increase in state funding for civil legal aid.
Margarite holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Public Service Administration from DePaul University. A lifelong Chicagoan, she resides on the northwest side of the city with her husband and son.