board of directors archive

Board Members

Duffie A. Adelson — School Board: 2010–2026; Foundation Board: 2022–2026. Positions: Acting Board Chair / Vice Chair; Board Chair; Ex Officio; Program Excellence Committee Chair; Program Excellence Committee; Partnerships & Student Development Committee.

James L. Alexander — School Board: 2009–2015. Positions: Secretary; Executive Committee; Board Affairs Committee; Development Committee; Program Excellence Committee.

Armando M. Almendarez — School Board: 2009–2012. Positions: Program Excellence Committee; Partnerships & Student Development Committee.

Carlos M. Azcoitia — School Board: 2009–2013; 2015–2017; 2020–2026. Positions: Partnerships & Student Development Committee; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee; Personnel Committee.

Sarah Bader — School Board: 2012–2019. Positions: Facilities Committee Chair.

Anthony Barash — Foundation Board: 2020–2022. Positions: Board Member.

Blake Batterson — School Board: 2015–2017. Positions: Parent Representative.

Dana Berkowitz — School Board: 2016–2018; 2019–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2024. Positions: Parent Representative.

Joe Betancourt — School Board: 2017–2019. Positions: Board Member.

Joo Youn Boe — School Board: 2009–2018. Positions: Treasurer; Finance Committee Chair; Finance Committee.

Jackie Bratland — School Board: 2013–2015. Positions: Parent Representative. Directory-only listing: School Board: 2012–2013 — Parent Representative, Ex Officio.

Carole Brown — School Board: 2009–2013. Positions: Development Committee; Finance Committee; Public Relations, Community Outreach & Events Committee.

Tina Boyer Brown — School Board: 2023–2026. Positions: ChiArts Executive Director, Ex Officio.

Lesley-Ann Brown-Henderson — School Board: 2020–2023. Positions: Alumni Engagement & Retention (EAR) Committee.

Inger Burnett-Ziegler — School Board: 2020–2023. Positions: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee.

Evette Cardona — School Board: 2015–2017. Positions: Board Member.

Warren Chapman — School Board: 2014–2023. Positions: Secretary.

Erin Clifford — School Board: 2019–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Secretary.

Marge Collens — School Board: 2009–2016. Positions: Board Chair; Vice Chair; Executive Committee; Facilities & Design Committee Chair; Facilities Committee Chair.

Steven Collens — School Board: 2016–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Board Member.

Janette Cortes-Duewel — School Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Vice Chair; Secretary; Parent Representative.

Stephanie Cox-Batson — School Board: 2017–2019. Positions: Parent Representative.

Jacqueline Crawford — School Board: 2025–2026. Positions: Parent Representative.

Michael Crawford — School Board: 2023–2025. Positions: Board Member.

Jessica Darrow — Foundation Board: 2025–2026. Positions: Board Member.

Amina Dickerson — School Board: 2009–2012. Positions: Facilities & Design Committee; Partnerships & Student Development Committee; Community Partnership Committee.

Deirdra Donahue — School Board: 2022–2023. Positions: Board Member.

Peter Doyle — School Board: 2019–2020. Positions: Parent Representative.

Helen Eaton — School Board: 2009–2010. Positions: Board Member.

Carmen Echevarria — School Board: 2023–2026. Positions: Board Member.

Elissa Hamid Efroymson — School Board: 2011–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Vice Chair; Eat to the Beat Chair; Public Relations, Community Outreach & Events Committee.

Sondra Berman Epstein — School Board: 2009–2020. Positions: Executive Committee; Development Committee; Public Relations, Community Outreach & Events Committee Co-Chair; Stewardship & Cultivation Committee Chair.

Michelle Esfahani — School Board: 2013–2015. Positions: Parent Representative. Directory-only listing: School Board: 2012–2013 — Parent Representative, Ex Officio.

Chris Falcon — School Board: 2020–2022. Positions: Alumni Engagement & Retention (EAR) Committee; Governance Committee.

Arnett Faulkner — Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Board Member.

Lori Gray Faversham — School Board: 2014–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2023. Positions: Board Member.

Peter Fidler — School Board: 2022–2026; Foundation Board: 2023–2026. Positions: Treasurer.

Karen Fishman — School Board: 2022–2026. Positions: Vice Chair.

Jay Franke — School Board: 2013–2015. Positions: Board Member. Directory-only listing: School Board: 2012–2013 — Constituent Communications Committee.

Carol Friedman — School Board: 2014–2022. Positions: Vice Chair.

Christine Gallagher — School Board: 2017–2026; Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Secretary; Treasurer; Ex Officio.

James Gandre — School Board: 2009–2013. Positions: Executive Committee; Program Excellence Committee Chair; Artistic Advisory Committee Co-Chair; Personnel Committee Chair.

Bill Gerstein — School Board: 2021–2025. Positions: Board Member.

Ronald B. Grais — School Board: 2013–2022; Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Board Chair; Vice Chair; Program Excellence Committee.

Sandra P. Guthman — School Board: 2009–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Executive Committee; Development Committee Chair; Development Committee; Facilities & Design Committee; Facilities Committee.

Mirja Spooner Haffner — School Board: 2012–2020; 2022–2026; Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Board Chair; Ex Officio; Kerfuffle! Co-Chair; Development Committee; Public Relations, Community Outreach & Events Committee.

Francia Harrington — School Board: 2009–2020. Positions: Kerfuffle! Co-Chair; Executive Committee; Development Committee; Public Relations, Community Outreach & Events Committee Co-Chair.

John H. Hart — School Board: 2013–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Board Member.

Laura Head — School Board: 2011–2012. Positions: Parent Representative, Ex Officio.

David Herro — School Board: 2009–2013. Positions: Development Committee; Finance Committee.

Betsy Holden — School Board: 2009–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2024. Positions: Treasurer; Executive Committee; Board Affairs Committee Co-Chair; Board Affairs Committee.

Gary Hopmayer — Foundation Board: 2020–2021. Positions: Board Member.

Christina Huizar — Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Treasurer.

Julie Hurvis — School Board: 2011–2016. Positions: Program Excellence Committee.

Tom Hurvis — School Board: 2015–2016; 2017–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Board Member.

Alan Jagiello — School Board: 2014–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2021. Positions: Board Member.

Shruti Jayaraman — School Board: 2014–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2022. Positions: Vice Chair; Secretary.

Justine Jentes — School Board: 2016–2019. Positions: Board Member.

Chardai Johnson — Foundation Board: 2023–2026. Positions: Board Member.

Pamela Johnson — Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Board Member.

Angela Kiefer — School Board: 2021–2023. Positions: Parent Representative.

Sabrina King — School Board: 2023–2026. Positions: Board Member.

Avril Klaff — Foundation Board: 2022–2025. Positions: Board Member.

Sally Meyers Kovler — School Board: 2009–2011. Positions: Development Committee.

Ramsey Lewis — School Board: 2009–2014. Positions: Artistic Advisory Committee.

Marshall Lindsey — Foundation Board: 2021–2026. Positions: Board Member.

Deirdra Lucas — School Board: 2020–2022; 2023–2025. Positions: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Chair.

Samera Syeda Ludwig — School Board: 2017–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Board Member.

David Mabie — Foundation Board: 2021–2026. Positions: Board Member.

James W. Mabie — School Board: 2009–2021; Foundation Board: 2020–2021. Positions: Founding Chair / Chair Emeritus; Board Chair; Executive Committee; Finance Committee.

Kay Mabie — School Board: 2009–2026. Positions: Founding Chair; Board Chair; Vice Chair; Executive Committee; Partnerships & Student Development Committee Chair; Partnerships & Student Development Committee; Artistic Advisory Committee Chair; Artistic Advisory Committee Co-Chair; Alumni Engagement & Retention (EAR) Committee; Constituent Communications Committee Chair; Vice Chair.

Carlos M. Martinez — School Board: 2009–2011. Positions: Facilities & Design Committee.

Terry Mazany — School Board: 2009–2017. Positions: Facilities & Design Committee; Facilities Committee.

John McCambridge — School Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Governance Committee Chair.

Heather McCowen — School Board: 2021–2022. Positions: ChiArts Staff; Alumni Engagement & Retention (EAR) Committee Chair.

Michael J. McIntosh II — Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Board Member.

Susan McKeever — School Board: 2009–2015. Positions: Board Affairs Committee.

Zarin Mehta — School Board: 2013–2015. Positions: Board Member.

Brian Meltzer — Foundation Board: 2020–2021. Positions: Board Member.

Gary Metzner — School Board: 2019–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Vice Chair; Events Chair.

Cynthia Mufarreh — School Board: 2016–2019. Positions: Board Member.

Sylvia Neil — School Board: 2009–2017; 2019–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2025. Positions: Development Committee.

Liza Pappas — School Board: 2019–2021. Positions: Parent Representative.

Michelle Pierre-Farid — School Board: 2022–2026. Positions: Parent Representative.

Jonathan Plotkin — School Board: 2018–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2025. Positions: Board Member.

Cynthia Plouché — School Board: 2016–2022; Foundation Board: 2020–2021. Positions: Board Chair; Ex Officio.

Janice Posner — School Board: 2011–2012. Positions: Parent Representative, Ex Officio.

Yulinda Rahman — School Board: 2023–2026. Positions: Parent Representative.

Amisha Rigia — Foundation Board: 2020–2026. Positions: Board Member.

Ralph W. Rydholm — School Board: 2009–2014. Positions: Executive Committee; Public Relations, Community Outreach & Events Committee Co-Chair.

Sandra Saucedo-Falagan — School Board: 2015–2016. Positions: Parent Representative.

Lisa Simmons — Foundation Board: 2023–2026. Positions: Board Member.

Charles Slamar, Jr. — School Board: 2009–2015. Positions: Secretary; Treasurer; Executive Committee; Finance Committee Chair; Finance Committee; Program Excellence Committee.

Jill Snyder — Foundation Board: 2025–2026. Positions: Board Member.

Steve Solomon — School Board: 2009–2016. Positions: Vice Chair; Development Committee; Finance Committee.

Carol Stein — Foundation Board: 2020–2022. Positions: Board Member.

Pamela B. Strobel — School Board: 2009–2018. Positions: Executive Committee; Board Affairs Committee Chair; Board Affairs Committee Co-Chair; Development Committee.

John Yonover — School Board: 2016–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2025. Positions: Board Member.

Neal S. Zucker — School Board: 2011–2012; 2013–2020; Foundation Board: 2020–2023. Positions: Development Committee.