Payton Raso
Payton is an honors student at the University of Illinois Springfield studying political science, focusing on international relations, and comparative politics and history with a focus on religious history. He has been working with the Illinois Innocence Project as a case evaluator and legislative liaison for the last two years. Payton will be graduating in 2019 and plans on attending law school. 
Conor McKenzie
Conor is an honors student at the University of Illinois Springfield studying political science and environmental studies. Conor’s primary academic focuses are political theory and environmental policy. He has worked as a community organizer for the Sierra Club and currently works for Senator Dick Durbin. Conor will be graduating in May 2019 and plans to do policy work in the Chicago area afterwards. 