Cheryl L. Hyman is the Chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago, a system of seven community colleges and six satellite sites that provide learning opportunities for residents of the Chicago area. Since she launched a Reinvention of City Colleges in April 2010, the graduation rate has doubled to the highest rate in more than a decade and the degrees awarded annually are the highest in City Colleges' history. She and Mayor Rahm Emanuel launched City Colleges' College to Careers program in December 2011 in an effort to better prepare students for jobs and address the skills gap in Chicago. The program partners faculty and staff with over 100 industry leaders to better prepare students for careers in fast-growing fields.