Anita Andrews-Hutchinson
Co-Founder, Village Leadership Academy
Anita Andrews-Hutchinson, along with her partners, has added a new word to the Webster dictionary, “edupeneur.” As an educator she is the co-founder of Village Leadership Academy, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 independent elementary school located in the South Loop of Chicago, designed to provide all city youth the opportunity to experience a high quality private education that is usually only reserved for the affluent.
As an entrepreneur she has successfully envisioned, facilitated financing, and managed three existing businesses: It Takes A Village Child Care Services, Inc., It Takes A Village Early Learning Center, LLC, and It Takes A Village at River City.
Ninety-five percent of the students who matriculate through one of the early learning centers continues to their primary school education at Village Leadership Academy. Through these Family of Schools, she manages the care and education of over 700 children and employs over 160 staff members.
Anita is also a loving wife and proud parent of two children.
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