Board of Directors + Committees
The Board of Directors & Committees
Volunteer leadership is key to the success of all not for profits and The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is no exception. It is with gratitude that we acknowledge the contributions of the following civic leaders who so generously share their time, talents, treasure, expertise, networks, insights, ideas and energy. Please see list below.
Board of Directors
Kristy Moran, Incoming Chair (as of 12-25-24)
Civic Leader
Kimberly L. Ohms, Outgoing Chair (as of 12-24-24)
President & CEO, Ohms Designs, Inc.
Alicia Bird
Founder, The Spoke & Bird Hospitality Group
Cheryl Lynn Bruce
Ensemble Member, Teatro Vista
Jin Ivacic
VP of Global Talent, Hyatt Corporation
Julie Moller, Development Co-chair
Civic Leader
Jes Sherborne, Development Co-chair
Consultant
Jordan Shields, Treasurer
Partner, Juniper Advisory
John Supera
CEO, Supera Asset Management
Blair Thomas, Artistic Director & Founder
Adjunct Assoc. Professor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Pat Yuzawa-Rubin
Former Program Director, Circle of Service Foundation
Rosemary “Ro” Zalewski
2024 Living Room Tour
Co-chairs, Hosts & Co-hosts:
Chantel & Brian Asner
Liz Aviles & Michael Sauer
Alicia Bird*
Cheryl Lynn Bruce
David Carlson
Ginger Farley
David Frohardt-Lane & Caroline Randazzo
Kristy & Brandon Moran
Kim Ohms
Charlie Rizzo
Jes & Leesa Sherborne
Spoke & Bird Cafe
Twilight Kitchen
Jackie Zydeck* & Ted Phillips
Committee Members:
Elizabeth Basile
Tanya Bermudez
Barry Bialek
Leah Bohannon
Irena Cajkova
Patti Gilford
Maureen Mizwicki
Klára Moldová
Elizabeth Monkus
Salena Potter
Margaret Radnick
Eva Silverman
Emily Stoltzfus
Steven Widerman
…and our Board Members
* Denotes Co-chair
Advisory Board
Michelle T. Boone
President, The Poetry Foundation
Cheryl Henson
President, Jim Henson Foundation
Justine Jentes
Civic Leader
Ydalmi Noriega
Director of Programs and Community Engagement, The Poetry Foundation
Andrea Saenz
Chief Operations Officer, The Chicago Community Trust
Jane Nicholl Sahlins
Founder & Formerly Executive Director, International Theatre Festival of Chicago
Eva Silverman
Project Director, Art Design Chicago
Chuck Thurow
Architecture & Planning Professional
Formerly Executive Director, Hyde Park Art Center
Christy Uchida
President, The Brinson Foundation
Angel Ysaguirre
Executive Director, Court Theatre
Finance Committee
Jordan Shields (Finance Chair)
John Lewandowski
Kim Ohms
Curatorial Advisory Committee
Andrew Kim
Puppet maker and performer; co-artistic director of Thingumajig Theatre (England)
Ana Díaz Barriga
Ph.D. Candidate, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Theatre & Drama, Northwestern University
Paulette Richards
Independent Researcher
Doreen Sayegh
Theatre Producer/Tour Manager
Tom Lee
Director, designer, puppet artist
Yolanda Cesta Cursach Montilla
Artistic Director of High Concept Labs
Strategic Planning Committee
Christy Uchida, Chair
President, The Brinson Foundation
Michelle T. Boone
Chief Program & Civic Engagement Officer, Navy Pier
Marcia Festen
Director, Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development
Robin Frohardt
Artist
Esther Grisham Grimm
Executive Director, 3Arts
Justine Jentes
Community Engagement, Exelon
Louise Lapointe
Co-General Manager and Artistic Director, Casteliers
Tom Lee
Artist & Co-Director, Chicago Puppet Studio
Ydalmi Noriega
Community and Foundation Relations Director, The Poetry Foundation
Kim Ohms
Board Chair & President of Ohms Designs, Inc.
Paulette Richards
Atlanta-based Independent Scholar/Curator
Jes Sherborne
Chief Technology Officer, Truss
Myra Su
Puppeteer
Maria Tri Sulistyani
Co-Director, Paper Moon Theater, Indonesia
Omar Torres-Kortright
Executive Director, Segundo Belvis Ruiz Cultural Center
