Board of Directors

Lawrence Grimm, Board Co-Chair ​

Jazmine Reynolds, Board Co-Chair 

Joseph Larkin

William Loesch

Samuela Noumtchuet

Bonnie Seebold

Manon Spadaro

Maureen Weber

​Joshua Zambrano

​Norma Zambrano

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Sustaining Members

Peter Jacobson
Actor |  Colony, The Americans, House

Amy Kleinman
CYS Board Chair (2017-2022)
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Lee May
Major Gifts Officer, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

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

Joe Weisberg
Writer, Producer | Creator of The Americans

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Staff

Manon Spadaro
Founding Artistic Executive Director

Joshua Zambrano
Director of Community Engagement / Teaching Artist

Ruby Soleil Perez
Development Associate

Ryan Borgdorff
Associate Managing Director / Director of Audience Services / Teaching Artist

Hannah Blau
In-Schools and HR Coordinator / Teaching Artist
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Jeremy Ohringer
Principal Guest Artist 

Kevin Johnson
Artistic Program Associate / Teaching Artist /  Fight Choreographer
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Haia R'nana B'chiri
ASL Coordinator / Teaching Artist / Social Media Associate

Elissa Wolf
Teaching Artist / Learning Resources Coordinator

​CYS is fortunate to work with a cohort of exceptional teaching artists and theatre professionals from across the Chicagoland area and beyond. Learn more.
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Interns & Apprentices

Levi Donnell
University of Illinois, Chicago

​Esther Segal-Weinberger
Gap Year, then University of Chicago 

Sylvie Staiger
Columbia College

Luke Steadman
Northeastern University

Emma Williams
​Gap Year

DEI Alumni Task Force

Sophia Carlin,  Levi Donnell, Jacinda Dorian, Daniel Newgarden, Samuela Noumtchuet,* Ester Segal-Weinberger, and Josh Zambrano.*
​*Co-chairs

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