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acknowledgements
ADVISORY REVIEW
Anne L. Becker EdD, Immediate Past
President - Illinois Arts Educators
Association
John Q. Easton, Spencer Foundation
Dr. Henry Frisch, University of Chicago
Christina Herzog, Crown Family
Philanthropies
Dr. Janice Jackson, Chicago Public
Schools
Mark Kelly, Chicago Department of
Cultural Affairs and Special Events
LaTanya McDade, Chicago Public
Schools
FUNDERS
Bronwyn McDaniel, University of
Chicago
Ingenuity is supported by the generosity of many of Chicago’s leading foundations
and corporations, including:
Andrew Means, beyond.uptake and
the Impact Lab
Anonymous
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Evan Plummer, Chicago Public
Schools
Anonymous
Leo S. Guthman Fund
Anonymous
C & M D. McCormick Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Milne Family Foundation
The Boeing Company
National Endowment for the Arts
Chicago Blackhawks Charities
Polk Bros. Foundation
The Crown Family
Searle Funds at The Chicago
Community Trust
David Vitale, Immediate Past
President—Chicago Board of
Education
Gail D. Ward, Chicago Board of
Education
Joanna Woronkowicz, Indiana
University-Bloomington
Michael Waddell, Pangaea
Information Technologies
The Field Foundation of Illinois
Spencer Foundation
Finnegan Family Foundation
Tone Products, Inc.
Tiffany Hsu, CPS Department of Arts
Education
Corinne Neal, Barrel of Monkeys
Sarah Alvarez, Art Institute of
Chicago
Rebecca Nelson, 8th Light Inc.
Jennifer Benoit-Bryan, Slover Linett
Audience Research
Erin Roche, William H. Prescott
Elementary, CPS
Allstate Insurance Company
Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett
Lisa Siciliano, National Teachers
Elementary Academy, CPS
Anonymous
Liz and Eric Lefkofsky
Peter and Lucy Ascoli
Lincoln Park Preschool &
Kindergarten
Denali Dasgupta, Chapin Hall
Rene M. Paccha, rene.codes
Ingenuity would like to thank supporters of Be Creative:A Campaign for Chicago
Arts Education
Pamella Capitanini
INGENUITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Karim Ahamed, HPM Partners LLC
Francia Harrington, Make it Better
Frank Baiocchi, Polk Bros. Foundation
Mary Ittelson, Ittelson Consulting
Orbert Davis, Chicago Jazz
Philharmonic
Welz Kauffman, Ravinia Festival
David Gordon, Sidley Austin LLP
Robin Steans, Steans Family
Foundation
Deepa Gupta, The Boeing Company
Dana Rice, Opportunity International
The State of the Arts in Chicago Public Schools 2015-16 was written by Yael Silk
and edited by Ingenuity staff.
Carlos R. Cardenas
Kay and Jim Mabie
Chicago Department of Cultural
Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)
Clare Muñana
Sylvia Neil and Dan Fischel
Elizabeth and Michael Cole
Northern Trust
Marge and Lew Collens
Susan and Nick Noyes
Michelle L. Collins
David Ormesher
The Crown Family
The Pelino Family
The Elizabeth Morse Charitable
Trust
Peoples Gas
Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable
Trust
Anne and Chris Reyes
Exelon
R. Scott Falk
INGENUITY STAFF
Tom Bunting, Data & Research
Associate
Tashia Fouch, Office Coordinator
AmySue Mertens, Director of Public
Affairs
Tracy Olasimbo, Partnerships &
Professional Learning Associate
Brent and Catherine Gledhill
Rickie Ryan, Director of Development
Brenda and James Grusecki
Dr. Steven Shewfelt, Director of Data
& Research
Illinois Tool Works
Paul Sznewajs, Executive Director
Susan and Richard Kiphart
Nicole Upton, Director of
Partnerships & Professional Learning
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The Siragusa Foundation
The Ingenuity Board of Directors
INGENUITY DATA ADVISORY PANEL
Julia deBettencourt, Snow City Arts
Ernest H. and Lillian H. Volwiler
Fund at Chicago Community Trust
Ned Jannotta
Kirkland & Ellis Foundatio