Courtney Williams is a 2024-2025 Illinois Policy Fellow and preschool special education teacher at Beasley Magnet Academic Center in Chicago, Illinois. She was a teacher liaison for Teachers Supporting Teachers, focused on improving culture and climate at her former school. Courtney earned her BA in liberal arts and sciences from the University of Illinois at Chicago, MBA from Southern New Hampshire University, teaching credential from Calumet College of St Joseph, special education credential from the American College of Education, and is currently an educational leadership doctoral candidate at Liberty University.