Courtney Schwerin (she/her/hers)

Executive Director
Illinois Heart Rescue
Chicago, IL, United States

Courtney Schwerin is the Executive Director of Illinois Heart Rescue (ILHR). ILHR is a state-funded not-for-profit tasked with improving outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients across the state of Illinois. With a background in social services and human development, Courtney brings a unique perspective to staff mental wellbeing and the psychology of crisis situations.

Presentation(s):

• Motivating and Mobilizing for Equity in Public Access Defibrillation: Grantmaking Successes in Illinois

  Friday, December 1, 2023
  7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PST

• “I can’t get him on his back, he’s heavy and in the back seat of the car!” - Increasing T-CPR Rates in Chicago

  Saturday, December 2, 2023
  11:45 AM – 12:00 PM PST