Sean Tyler, Coalition Manager for Portland United Against Hate

Sean Tyler joined Campus Compact as the Coalition Manager for Portland United Against Hate in March 2023. With him, he brings years of experience in Leadership, Civil Rights Activism; Civil Rights - Post Conviction - and Criminal Law; and Project Management.

Hailing from the Southside of Chicago, Sean used his platform as an activist partner with various student organizations as well as community organizations and leaders in the city of Chicago to rally around causes such as racial equity, criminal justice reform, neighborhood safety, and various causes plaguing the city. 

Sean has a bachelor’s degree from Roosevelt University in Chicago where he also served as the President of the Black Student Union. Using the degree and experience, he became a prominent criminal investigator specializing in post conviction, police patterns and practices, and civil rights violations including Illinois’ first mass exoneration.