Board
Amy Cochran
Amy Cochran spends her days as a Principal with PwC, focusing on large finance transformational programs, and her nights/weekends as a fiber artist knitting, crocheting, and needlepointing.
Remberto Del Real
Remberto Del Real is the Chief Marketing Officer of DeVry University.
Cheryl Desir
Cheryl Desir is the General Manager of the University of Chicago Gleacher Center and Regional Director of Wolfgang Puck Catering.
Katie Dowling
Katie Dowling is Vice President, Delivery & Execution at Options Clearing Corporation (OCC).
Alice DuBose
Alice DuBose is the Founder of Philanthropy RX, a fundraising consultant firm that she founded in 2006. Philanthropy Rx works closely with key staff, volunteers and leaders to design and implement fundraising programs and campaigns.
Whitney Hill
Whitney Hill is the Founder & Director of SPORK! and an Accessibility Specialist at LCM Architects.
Thomas L. Holt
Thomas L. Holt is a partner at Perkins Coie with a focus on trademark, trade dress, copyright, false advertising, and patent law.
Erica Hubbard
Erica Hubbard is the Associate Director of Civic Relations and Partnerships at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Lisa Yun Lee
Lisa Yun Lee (Secretary) is a cultural activist and Executive Director of the National Public Housing Museum.
Kimberly Manuel-Dickens
Kimberly Manuel-Dickens is the Vice President of Strategy at Wells Fargo and Owner of Firerise Entertainment.
Masum Momaya
Masum Momaya, EdD, is a Fellow at Open Society Foundations and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, founder of a consulting practice "Curating Words, Strategies and Sights for Justice and Rights" and author of a forthcoming book on curating justice.
Rose Parisi
Rose Parisi (Vice Chair) is a consultant and arts advocate.
Jason Quiara
Jason Quiara is Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer at ConnectED.
Katy Simmons
Katy Simmons is a Vice President and Senior Client Advisor in Northern Trust’s Global Family & Private Investment Office.
Mike Siurek
Mike Siurek is a Senior Vice President with Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) in their Healthcare and Institutions group.
Mel Smith
Mel Smith (Treasurer) is the owner and former president of Investment Concepts, Inc.
Cat Tager
Cat Tager (Chair) is Associate Director of Education at the Old Town School of Folk Music.
Scott Wang
Scott Wang is currently in Partnerships at Stripe.
Acasia Wilson Feinberg
Acasia Wilson Feinberg is the Founding Director of the 1954 Fund, an initiative of the Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education.
Staff
Mesha Arant
Manager of Administration and Programs
Mesha is dedicated to creating equitable and inclusive arts and culture programming. She is a musician, consultant, and on the board of Sustain Music & Nature.
Esther Grisham Grimm
Executive Director
Esther’s career-long work in the arts encompasses museum and art education, administration, and philanthropy. She is a writer/editor, plays the flute, and is a coach for National Arts Strategies Leadership Coaching program. She also serves as Co-Chair of the American Friends of the Vienna Museum Board of Directors.
Sara Slawnik
Director of Programs
Sara has led nonprofit arts programming and fundraising work for nearly 20 years. She also is an avid gardener and serves as Board President of the multidisciplinary art space, Comfort Station, based in the Logan Square neighborhood.
Melanie Wang
Director of Development and Partnerships
Melanie's background spans nonprofit, public, and business administration, with extensive work in arts philanthropy and community engagement, most recently for the City of Chicago. She is events co-chair of the Navy Pier Associate Board and past co-chair of the Young Leaders Fund of the Chicago Community Trust.
Lead For America Fellow
Taylor Roberts
Special Projects & Research Manager
Taylor is a 2021 graduate of Oglethorpe University, receiving a B.A. in Art History and Nonprofit Management. As a Lead For America Hometown Fellow, Taylor is part of a national service program that places leaders aged 21-30 in two-year paid fellowship roles within organizations based in their hometowns. A passionate advocate for equitable arts education and historical interpretation, Taylor will manage and support several projects at 3Arts aimed to expand financial opportunities for artists and diversify the field and art historical representations.