Monica Yoo

Workforce Partnership Lead

Monica Yoo is the Workforce Partnership Lead at the Pritzker Traubert Foundation, where she works alongside the Chief Strategy Officer to build more opportunities for untapped and overlooked talent. Previously, Monica was Director of National Workforce Solutions at Cara Collective.

Before moving to Chicago, Monica spent a decade working in the New Orleans education sector. Her journey began as a 2012 Teach for America Corps Member, teaching high school English. Her dedication to empowering youth led her to serve as the Director of Alumni Advising at Collegiate Academies. There, she focused on guiding opportunity youth toward alternative post-secondary paths and managing external partnerships with local universities and workforce development organizations.

Monica's roots lie in Nebraska, where she was born and raised. She is a proud daughter of Korean immigrants and a first-generation college graduate. She holds a BFA in Sculpture with a Minor in Art History from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. When she's not at work or spending time with her husband, son, three dogs, and cat, Monica enjoys baking and sampling new Chicago restaurants.