Kenya Merritt

CTL-E-4924 · Person · politician · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Deputy Mayor of Business and Neighborhood Development, City of Chicago. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Collaborating for Economic Opportunity: Chicago Prize, Community, and Civic Leaders' (2024-10-29).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Deputy Mayor of Business and Neighborhood Development, City of Chicago. Civic lenses: 01 Government & Politics, 09 Arts, Culture & Historic Preservation, 04 Business & Economic Power. Programs: Collaborating for Economic Opportunity: Chicago Prize, Community, and Civic Leaders (2024-10-29); Collaborating for Economic Opportunity: Chicago Prize, Community, and Civic Leaders (2024-10-29). Identity verification: "Named in 'Meet the Black leaders in Mayor Brandon Johnson's cabinet'" — The TRiiBE. Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Collaborating for Economic Opportunity: Chicago Prize, Community, and Civic Leaders — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Collaborating for Economic Opportunity: Chicago Prize, Community, and Civic Leaders" (2024-10-29). Role at time: Deputy Mayor of Business and Neighborhood Development, City of Chicago.

Sources

Identity evidence: "Named in 'Meet the Black leaders in Mayor Brandon Johnson's cabinet'" — The TRiiBE
City Club of Chicago program: Collaborating for Economic Opportunity: Chicago Prize, Community, and Civic Leaders (2024-10-29) — https://cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/5657/collaborating-for-economic-opportunity-chicago-prize-community-and-civic-leaders (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Collaborating for Economic Opportunity: Chicago Prize, Community, and Civic Leaders (2024-10-29) — https://cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/5657/collaborating-for-economic-opportunity-chicago-prize-community-and-civic-leaders (primary source)

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