Our Team

We are a team of talented individuals from Chicago connected by a noble purpose — to share ideas worth spreading, inspire creative thinking and expand minds.

Want to join us? We’d love to have you.

  • Sanju Abraham, PhD

    Partnerships

  • Dana Black

    Speaker Delivery Coach

  • Steve Boland

    Chicago Taste Curator

  • Allison Buck

    Community Engagement

  • Dhaval Buddhadev

    Community Engagement

  • ZhaZha Casanova

    Attendee Experience & Lobby Experience Activation

  • Chris Cherek

    Associate Director of Production

  • Joan Christopher

    Associate Curator, Speaker Experience Coordinator

  • Francine Conway

    Production

  • Jacquis Covington

    Partnerships

  • Yoetzin Diaz

    Attendee Experience

  • Kelly Fernandez

    Associate Director of Attendee Experience Lead & Performance & Arts

  • Jann Gao

    Speaker Curation & Coaching Pillar Manager, Speaker Experience Coordinator, Associate Curator

  • Michele M. Graham

    Photographer

  • Loie Greenwood

    Associate Director of Creative

  • Andrea Guerrero

    Andrea Guerrero

    Community Engagement

  • Nicki Harada

    Associate Curator, Speaker Experience Coordinator

  • Dustin Huibregtse

    Director, Lead Curator, Speaker Coach

  • Krys Jackson

    Attendee Experience

  • MK Jilek

    Arts & Performances

  • Enid Kent

    Speaker Delivery Coach, Partnerships

  • Jessica Lederhausen

    Founder, Speaker Coach

  • Cliff Kennedy

    Speaker Coach

  • Lucinda Krieger

    Community Engagement

  • Jasmina Kovacevic

    Attendee Experience

  • Anamika Kumari

    Attendee Experience

  • Kelsey Magilton

    Community Engagement

  • Saloni Nahar

    Community Engagement

  • Saurav Nanda

    Attendee Experience

  • Jenny Nowatzke

    Community Engagement

  • Ariel O'Bannon

    Patron Relations

  • Inga Otgon

    Attendee Experience

  • Josh Park

    Community Engagement

  • Johnathan Prunty

    Associate Director of Partnerships

  • Andrea Richardson

    Attendee Experience Manager

  • Marshaun Robinson

    Producer

  • Hailey Rosenberg

    Attendee Experience

  • Patricia Sanchez

    Attendee Experience

  • Sanjana Segu

    Community Engagement

  • Linda Stehno

    Creative

  • Melissa Suarez

    Attendee Experience

  • Tameya Tarkington

    Attendee Experience

  • Rob Tate

    Arts & Performances, Attendee Experience

  • Todd Walton

    Attendee Experience, Production

  • Jessica Yip

    Attendee Experience, Volunteer & Core Team Experience