​meet the team

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board of directors

​Amy Kleinman, President  
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Courtney Dolinar-Hikawa

Louis Fantasia

Lawrence Grimm

Sylvi Kuperman

William Loesch

Samuela Noumtcheut

Bonnie Seebold

Manon Spadaro

Joshua Zambrano

​Norma Zambrano
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advisory board

Dan Albert
Media Director (retired) | MARC USA

Peter Jacobson
Actor |  Colony, The Americans, House

Alyssa Feinberg Knobel
Councilwoman, Highland Park City Council

Lee May
Major Gifts Officer, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

​David Michel
Director of College Counseling, The Wheeler School, Providence, RI

Wendy Stark Prey 
Costume Designer, Nonprofit Administration

Joe Weisberg
Writer, Producer | Creator of The Americans

​Chana Zelig
Visual Artist, Chicago IL
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staff

Manon Spadaro
Founding Artistic Director

Evelyn Reidy
Director of Communications | Lead Artistic Staff

Sarah Liz Bell
Artistic Staff 

​Meredith Boe
​Development Coordinator

Jeremy Ohringer
Principal Guest Artist | Former Youth Ensemble Director

​Kevin Johnson
​Artistic Associate | Fight Choreographer

CYS is fortunate to work with an exceptional group of teaching artists. View CYS teaching artist bios here.
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interns & apprentices

2019/2020 Season

​Joseph Blakey
University of Notre Dame, Class of 2019

Ryan Borgdorff | Artistic Apprentice & Alumni Relations
Northwestern University

Annie Fishbein | Production Management
Depaul University

Schuyler Harris | Marketing & Audience Services Intern
University of Illinois, Champaign Urbana

Tamara Herst | Artistic Intern
Case Western Reserve University

Henry McCammond-Watts | Artistic Intern
Lawrence University

Eva Oney | Lighting and Sound Designer
Oak Park River Forest High School 

Caelan Reeves | Photography & Media Design
Jones College Prep

Freya Trefonides | Artistic Apprentice
University of Illinois at Chicago