President

Former dancer and ballet master with Lyric Opera of Chicago; former soloist in Ruth Page’s Arie Crown Nutcracker; former Artistic Director, Madison Ballet; currently Funds’ Counsel for Chicago & Vicinity Laborers’ Funds, Executive Director, Ruth Page Center for the Arts, and freelance dance choreographer and instructor.

Vice President

Former dancer with The Joffrey Ballet; Vice President for External Engagement and Development at the Chicago History Museum; fundraising professional; longtime advocate of arts and education.

Treasurer

Designer; Senior Project Director at Gensler; former board member of DIFFA Chicago; dance advocate.

Secretary

Program and change management Manager at KPMG; Youth mentor for iMentor; Dance and contemporary art advocate.

Former Trustee and Development Chair for Chicago House; Former Elementary Educator; Former Head Interior Designer and Buyer; Community Philanthropist.

Former dancer with The Joffrey Ballet; Co-Founder and ballet teacher at CBG Institute for Dance and Health; Internist and owner of Living Well Medical Associates, LLC.

Chair, Governance Committee

Senior executive within medical associations and nonprofits. Executive and life coach dedicated to empowering individuals to achieve their personal and professional goals. Served on Dance for Life as Ambassador since 1998.

Former dancer with Lyric Opera Ballet, Chicago City Ballet and Ballet Chicago; Former Faculty and Accountant School of Ballet Chicago; Former Co-Director Chicago Ballet Arts, Current Faculty Chicago Ballet Arts, Chicago Dance Collective; longtime supporter of Chicago dance.

Senior Vice President, Executive Director, MSL; consumer brand marketer in entertainment, travel and hospitality, and mass CPG brands; senior advisor to Fortune 500 companies.

President of BIOFOAM® Inc, former Associate Producer of Dance for Life (97/98), dancer with River North Dance Chicago & Lyric Opera, Harid Conservatory graduate, and Certified BeMoved® Instructor. Fund recipient. Past President of Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance, BOD- Federation of Women Contractors, Subject Matter Expert- Carpenters International Training Center.

Former dancer with The Joffrey Ballet, Orlando Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre II. A career highlight was collaborating with choreographers on classical and contemporary works. Graduated summa cum laude from North Greenville University. Currently an Account Manager at YAGEO Group.

Vice President Relationship Manager with Fifth Third Bank. Past executive board member for local non profits and chambers of commerce.

Academic Physician - Medical Director of Health Sciences - City Colleges of Chicago - Industry leader in Higher Education Administration, Entrepreneur, and Performing Arts Philanthropist.

Director of Technology Implementation, Office of Public Health Data at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention; faculty, DePaul University; former dancer with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

Co-Founder / Owner / CEO at SOUNDOFF; Founder & Creative Director, Ricorso; former healthcare management consultant and people executive.

Rehearsal Director and former First Dancer with Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater; Manager of Budget, Financial Planning & Analysis, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

Supervising Attorney at the Cook County Public Guardian’s Office; past member of Dance for Life Ambassadors Committee for more than 15 years; Co-Chair of 25th and 26th Dance for Life events.

Harriet Ross, Kevin McGirr, Robert Neubert