Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Illinois State Senate. She resigned from the chamber in May 2023 to serve as deputy chief of staff to Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson. From Wikipedia
Sean Harden seeks to enable the appointment of Mayor Johnson's chief of staff, Cristina Pacione-Zayas, despite her lack of a superintendent license, intensifying debates over board autonomy and leadership qualifications.
