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Want to purchase today's print edition? Here's a map of single-copy locations. Sign up for our daily newsletter here Not a day goes by that the new head of the Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation doesn’t think of the boss who made the biggest mark on her. ¶ “State Senator Scott Bennett is the reason I am doing what I do.
He introduced me to the community in a way I never would have dreamed and for that, I am eternally grateful,” MICHELLE GONZALES says. “He demonstrated what it meant to be compassionate, open-minded and dedicated to this community and our state as a remarkable public servant. I feel his presence every day as I serve our schools, which are at the foundation of what makes C-U a place people are proud to call home.
"I miss him tremendously, but I also realize I was beyond fortunate to work closely with him for five years and to have had his friendship for 11 years.” Paul Faraci, Scott Bennett and Michelle Gonzales. (Michelle Gonzales/Facebook).
Gonzales was chosen in July to succeed the retiring Kelly Hill as executive director of a local nonprofit with a mission of investing in “an equitable and empowered future for Champaign-Urbana by strengthening the community’s commitment to our.