Founders
Lane Alexander
Co-founder
Kelly "Ikaika" Michaels (1957 – 1995)
Co-founder
Elaine Cohen Rubin & Richard G. Weinberg
Honorary Founders
Board of Directors
Kwaku Osebreh - Chair (2018)
Capital Markets Attorney at Proskauer Rose LLP
Lane Alexander (1988)
Founding Director
Chicago Human Rhythm Project
Irene Michaels (2016)
Founder and President, IOnTheScene
Constance Vervalcke (2020)
Manager, SAP Security & GRC, PwC
Claudette Smith - Vice Chair (2010)
Vice President, DMOT Specialist
(Global Services Industry & Capabilities) Northern Trust
Nila Diab - Treasurer (2023)
Chief of Staff, Chicago Commons
Joyce Selander (2018)
Retired, Commodities Broker
Chicago Board of Trade
Michael Wright (2023)
Global Power Platform Engineer - Enterprise Enablement
Michael Foster - Past Chair (2010)
Past Chair
Senior Sales Manager, The Whitehall Hotel
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Nalky Gilot - Secretary (2022)
Regional Sales Manager, M.S. Walker, Inc.
Jumaane Taylor (2022)
Artistic Director
Chicago Human Rhythm Project
Your Name Could Be Here (2024)
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Advisory Board
Terrence Coakley
Lou Conte
Diana E. Harris
Bill Irwin
Gail Kalver
Peggy Sutton
Bill Kurtis
Donna LaPietra
Dianne “Lady Di” Walker
Staff
Lane Alexander
Founding Director
lalexander@chicagotap.org
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Kelli David-Low
Mayfair Arts Center (MAC) Program and Facility Manager
kdavidlow@chicagotap.org
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Canisha Russ
Program Coordinator, Outreach and Arts Education
canisharuss@chicagotap.org
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CONSULTANTS
Dominique Atwood
Production Stage Manager
Fredric Brewer
Marketing and Graphic Design
Yvonne Afable, Jill Pua Villanueva
Afable Consulting, LLC
Business and Financial Management
Jacob Snodgrass
Technical Director
Christopher W. Frerichs
Grant Management
Be/Phore
Website Development
Susan B. Clark
Data Management Consultant
Mike Pope
Pope Coaching and Consulting
Fund Development