Staff

Executive Director

Carolina O. Jayaram, Esq., carolina@chicagoartistscoalition.org

Director of Exhibitions & Community Initiatives

Cortney Lederer, cortney@chicagoartistscoalition.org

Director of Development & Marketing

Sara Slawnik, sara@chicagoartistscoalition.org

Public Programs and Operations Coordinator

Tempestt Hazel, tempestt@chicagoartistscoalition.org

Community Partnerships Manager

Alexis Nido-Russo, alexis@chicagoartistscoalition.org

CAR Editor & Content Manager

JC Steinbrunner, jc@chicagoartistscoalition.org

Operations Manager

Summer Shifflet, summer@chicagoartistscoalition.org

Board of Directors

Tony Karman, Chair

President/Director, EXPO Chicago ArtFair

Karim Ahamed, Vice-Chair

Partner, HPM Partners LLC

Nancy Herring, Treasurer

Financial Consultant

Katharine Schutta, Secretary

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs,Director of Career Services, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Barbara Hirschfeld, Officer at Large

Executive Director, Arts at Large

Carmelita Tiu, Officer at Large

Corporate Counsel,  VSA Partners, Inc.

Susan Aurinko, Director

Artist & Arts Consultant

Juli Bark, Director

Executive Vice President, Marketing, Compushare

Steven Collens, Director

Senior Vice President, The PritzkerGroup

Todd Heiser, Director

Design Director, Gensler

Joel Straus, Director

Principal, Joel Straus Consulting

Tricia Van Eck, Director

Curator, Founder, 6018 North