Board of Directors - Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education

The CAPE Board of Directors can be depended upon to share their many years of experience and knowledge to help to steer the organization to success. Board members come from a wide variety of different professional backgrounds who share the desire to bring the positive influences of arts education into more classrooms.

“Participating on the CAPE Board has been, and continues to be, one of the most fulfilling activities of my adult life. It is truly an honor to contribute in some small way to this organization as well as students and teachers who benefit therefrom. The students’ enthusiasm and progress alone, is worth the price of admission.”
– Josh Nathan, Board President

Board of Directors – Officers

Joshua Nathan, President

Orbit Energy Legal Consultants, PA Learn more about Josh at: linkedin.com/in/joshua-nathan-6272a09/

Margaret Koreman, Vice President

Art Teacher, Decatur Classical School

Carol P. Eastin, Treasurer

Starbucks Coffee Company (retired)

William Estrada, Secretary

William’s art and teaching is a collaborative discourse that critically re-examines public and private spaces with people to engage in radical imagination. He presents on community programming, arts integration, and social justice curricula. He is a visual art teacher at Telpochcalli Elementary and faculty at the School of Art and Art History at UIC. Learn more at werdmvmntstudios.com

Directors

Richard Assmus

Mayer Brown LLP

Phillip Cotton

As an artist, educator, visual designer, and practicing multimedia artist, Phillip is curious about how we can better serve people who have limited resources. He's most interested in innovative design; developing creative environments for public use; utilizing green and solar tech; engaging expansive positive visual images; and the development of a broader more encompassing global and local understanding of our purpose in this world.

L. Timothy Halleron

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Kyle Johnson

Kyle is a technological strategist who contributes to high-growth teams within the software industry. He's held various roles focusing on the intersection of consumer data, online video, and self-serve advertising technologies, and his newest role is as a Solutions Consultant for Adobe Sign.

Kevin McGowan

As Dean of Students for New Sullivan Performing Arts Academy, a school of over 500 students, Kevin develops strategies that deal with student issues, as they pertain to the learning process. He also develops partnerships with other agencies to better serve the needs of students and families.

Amy Stein Nathan

Executive Director and Founder of Gromentum Lab. Learn more about Amy at linkedin.com/in/amysteinnathan/

Kirti Parakh

Kirti joins the CAPE Board in 2022. A Finance Transformation Leader, Kirti has led the Business Transformation efforts at Deloitte for over 18 years.

Karrie Sullivan

Culminate: Strategy

Adam Engle

Adam is the Director of the Fund for Equitable Business Growth, a multi-funder collaborative housed at the Chicago Community Trust that invests in a marketplace of services and products to support entrepreneurs of color in Chicago.

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