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CHAIR
Susan Whiting
PRESIDENT & CEO
Deborah Lahey
VICE CHAIRS
James C. Murray
Joyce M. St.Clair
SECRETARY
Tasha R.G. Cruzat
TREASURER
Rich Hanson
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
TRUSTEES
Charles Barone
Nadalie Bosse
Dr. Joel S. Brown
Timothy T. Buikema
Leslie Henner Burns
Gregory C. Case
Christine Castellano
Sheila Clary
Leslie A. Coolidge
Sidney Dillard
Charles W. Douglas
Beth Ferreira
Robert Frentzel
Regan Rohde Friedmann
Donna Gustafsson
David P. Hackett
Peter Harrison
Michelle Hawver
Frank Hogan
Nicola Halsall Idehen
Rock Khanna
Jim Kirk
Meredith Mendes
Steve Merkin
Dr. James A. Montgomery
John Murphy
Peggy Notebaert
Erin Ohlms
Lisa Pollina
Jay Porter
Dr. Michael Shea
Marianne Stanke
Lisa Brown Tribbett
Dr. Nancy Tuchman
Joan H. Walker
Brian Walls
Richard J. Williams
Colleen Zambole
LIFE TRUSTEES
Frank M. Clark
Thomas Cox
Dr. Paul Heltne
Judy Istock
Benjamin F. Lenhardt, Jr.
Cathy Osborn
Lowell I. Stahl
HONORARY TRUSTEES
George M. Covington
Laura Sudler
EX OFFICIO
Michael P. Kelly
AT THE CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES / PEGGY NOTEBAERT
NATURE MUSEUM, EDUCATION IS EMBEDDED IN OUR DNA.
For nearly 160 years, our commitment to education has never wavered. Whether it is an exhibit
opening inside the walls of our museum or at some of the most under-served schools in the
city, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is committed to championing a connection to nature
and science for people of all ages. Chicago has grown immensely since our founding in 1857,
but no matter how urban the city becomes or how much sprawl populates the region, people
will always yearn to experience authentic nature.
Throughout this annual report, we will feature examples from each of our departments that
highlight the ways “we teach.” Those two words are the foundation of everything that we do.
Our commitment to education throughout the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum was recognized
by the Illinois Association of Museums; the Association selected the Peggy Notebaert
Nature Museum as the Leader Institution of the Year. Doug Taron, PhD, Curator of Biology
and Vice President of Conservation and Research, was selected as the Professional of the Year.
For us to realize these types of accomplishments, it takes the commitment of every staff
member and all of our volunteers. Their dedication and passion drives us forward each day.
And of course, none of our work would be possible without the generous support from the
Chicago Park District and gifts from individuals, foundations and corporations, as well as
the support of every Museum member and guest.
As always, we thank you all for your continued support and commitment to the Chicago
Academy of Sciences’/’Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, the urban gateway to nature
and science!
Susan Whiting, Chair Board of Trustees
Deb Lahey, President & CEO
THE PEGGY NOTEBAERT NATURE MUSEUM
STRIVES TO FIND THE INNER SCIENTIST
THAT RESIDES IN ALL OF US
THE CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES was the first museum to loan materials to schools
to enhance their science learning. Today, we reach more than 70,000 Chicago-area students and
teachers a year inside the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and in schools across Chicago.
In 2015, more than 750 classes enjoyed field trip workshops at the Nature Museum.
But our teaching doesn’t end with the education department. Teaching is infused in everything
that we do. From bringing live animals into the classroom to make nature and science come
alive, through programming, research and conservation and citizen science initiatives, the
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum strives to find the inner scientist that resides in all of us.
Read on to see some of the examples of the way that the Nature Museum teaches and connects
across a diverse range of departments and platforms.
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EDUCATION
THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT of Motorola Solutions Foundation and a number
of other valued funders, the Nature Museum’s School Science Partnerships program is coming
to Chicago Public Schools. This comprehensive program—piloted in private schools—gives
Nature Museum educators the chance to impact an entire school’s science classes in a holistic
way. It is tailored to meet the needs of each specific school, integrates Next Generation
Science Standards and incorporates Nature Museum resources into the curriculum to provide
authentic learning experiences. One of the principals whose school was transformed by this
partnership said that while his students speak a dozen different languages, “science has
become a universal language.”
A RECORD 31 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS participated in our TEENS program in 2015,
thanks to support from After School Matters and Hive Chicago. The teens spent their time
immersed in scientific discovery, learning environmental monitoring techniques, collecting
data and sharing it through digital mapping and open source websites. They also contributed
to citizen science projects and embarked on projects of their own, such as identifying trees
suffering from Emerald Ash Borer damage and observing and recording dragonfly behavior.
One particular highlight for the group was interviewing farmers at the Green City Market
about using local ingredients, sustainable farming and conservation practices. Then,
they enjoyed a delicious potluck lunch of market items including fresh bread, tomato sauce,
mozzarella cheese, fruit and apple cider.
AT THE NATURE MUSEUM, we teach teachers as well. After a Science Teaching Network
program focused on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), feedback included:
I understand NGSS so much better. Everything was so well organized which
makes me feel prepared to implement the curriculum.
We have no science curriculum and very few resources at my school. This is so helpful.
I feel excited and ready to teach. I now have a better understanding of the NGSS.
THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM
GIVES NATURE MUSEUM EDUCATORS
THE CHANCE TO IMPACT AN
ENTIRE SCHOOL’S SCIENCE CLASSES
IN A HOLISTIC WAY.
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SCIENCE HAS BECOME
A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
BIOLOGY
THE ENDANGERED SWAMP METALMARK BUTTERFLY has a new lease on life at Bluff Spring Fen
in Elgin, Illinois. For the second time in three years, our scientists released Swamp Metalmarks
that that were reared at the Nature Museum in an effort to repopulate a species that is at risk of
extinction. This ongoing effort marks the first time in more than 70 years the Swamp Metalmark
and its glittering, silver-gold wings have flown in Northern Illinois. The Swamp Metalmark now
has an opportunity to repopulate in its natural environment and add diversity to our urban
ecosystem.
THE NATURE MUSEUM’S DOUG TARON was one of two American scientists invited to
participate in a meeting in Germany to develop global frameworks for butterfly monitoring.
The meeting was sponsored by Geo Bon, an organization that provides a global, scientifically
robust framework for observations on the detection of biodiversity changes. The group
focused on a limited number of monitoring techniques that could be coordinated throughout
the world to bring uniformity to data collection.
Doug shared monitoring techniques and best practices from the Nature Museum’s Illinois
Butterfly Monitoring Network with the participants. The end goal is that these uniform
frameworks and techniques will provide structure to the people starting and managing
monitoring programs along with producing more consistent, meaningful data. Doug also was
the lead author for a chapter in the book Butterfly Conservation in North America: Efforts to
Help Save our Charismatic Microfauna.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN
70 YEARS THE SWAMP METALMARK AND
ITS GLITTERING, SILVER-GOLD WINGS HAVE
FLOWN IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS.
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MUSEUM EXPERIENCE
OUR EXHIBITS INSPIRE and foster a connection to the natural world. The self-produced exhibit
Nature’s Struggle: Survival & Extinction earned praise from the Chicago Tribune (“...the exhibit,
made in-house at the Notebaert, strikes a superb balance between speaking to children and
adults.”) and was selected for an Exhibit Merit Award by the Illinois Association of Museums.
They wrote: “The exhibit highlights an important topic, and using the points of view of children
to tell the story with the added feature of multiple interactive areas certainly makes the exhibit
an interesting place to visit.”
THE EXHIBIT RAINFOREST ADVENTURE opened to rave reviews and made a star of Iggy, a
Blue-Throated Macaw. Unlike many natural history museums, the Nature Museum features live
animals in most exhibits and its living collection resides throughout the Museum. Chicago Parent
wrote, “Head to the Notebaert Nature Museum’s new exhibit, Rainforest Adventure, which
reminds families just how important it is to have a little lush green in their lives.” Programming
that complemented the exhibit included “A Word About Birds” and “Venomous or Poisonous.”
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
THE CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES INVITED THE COMMUNITY to participate in scientific
research a century before it was called citizen science. Today, we feature nationally-recognized
citizen science programs such as the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network, Project Squirrel and
The Calling Frog Survey. In fact, the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network is regarded as the
model for all other butterfly monitoring programs.
ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENT QUESTIONS FROM PROSPECTIVE VOLUNTEERS is how
to connect with the right organization. A little more than one week after Valentine’s Day,
the Nature Museum once again proved to be a volunteer matchmaker extraordinaire. More
than 1,000 people had the opportunity to meet with more than 90 non-profit organizations
throughout Chicago. The volunteers engaged in one-on-one conversations with organizations’
representatives to help identify which non-profit’s mission aligns best with their passions and
interests.
THE WINTERS ARE TOUGH IN CHICAGO for even the hardiest of us. That’s why when summer
rolls around, we love to celebrate it at the Nature Museum. On four Thursdays during the
summer, beginning with the Summer Solstice, the Nature Museum hosted extended hours
featuring family-friendly activities happening inside and outside the Museum. Our final
Summer Thursday drew a crowd of nearly 600 who enjoyed the opportunity to connect with
nature and interact with live animals.
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RAINFOREST ADVENTURE OPENED
TO RAVE REVIEWS AND MADE A STAR
OF IGGY, A BLUE-THROATED MACAW.
A BANNER YEAR
IN FISCAL YEAR 2015, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
set a new attendance record of 287,590 visitors in the museum.
Our 14 percent growth in attendance was double the growth
of the average increase for Museums In the Park institutions.
THE 17TH ANNUAL BUTTERFLY BALL welcomed our largest
ever gathering of 760 and the signature fundraiser raised
a record $1.85 million to support the Nature Museum’s
essential science-education initiatives. During the cocktail
hour, guests explored the museum and had the chance to
see many of the hands-on methods that the Nature Museum
uses to educate and inspire schoolchildren and guests.
Highlights included interacting with live animals such as
an albino Burmese python and Lilac-Crowned Amazon
parrot, as well as interactive stations with preserved and
taxidermied specimens. The Motorola Solutions Foundation
received the Nature Museum’s award for Leadership in
Support of Science and Education.
IN FISCAL YEAR 2015, THE MUSEUM
SET A NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD OF
287,590 VISITORS IN THE MUSEUM.
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RESULTS FROM OPERATIONS
FISCAL 2015
AMOUNT
FISCAL 2014
PERCENTAGE
AMOUNT
PERCENTAGE
REVENUES
Public Support
Contributions
Contracts and Grants Earned
Admissions
Other Earned Income
Investment Income
Total Operating Revenue
$
1,087
2,984
925
321
809
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$ 6,129
17.7%
48.7%
15.1%
5.2%
13.2%
0.1%
100.0%
$ 1,055
3,036
1,027
310
745
3
$ 6,177
17.2%
49.5%
16.8%
5.1%
12.2%
0.1%
100.0%
Program Services
Management and General
Fundraising
Total Operating Expenses
$ 3,946
1,281
497
$ 5,724
68.9%
22.4%
8.7%
100.0%
$ 4,293
1,125
416
$ 5,835
75.0%
19.7%
7.3%
100.0%
Gain From Operations
$
405
Depreciation Expense
Net Operating Loss
$
694
(289)
924
$ (582)
Other Non-operating Income (Expense)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
$
(19)
(308)
96
$ (485)
Total Unrestricted Net Assets at June 30
$ 10,354
EXPENSES
$
343
NON-OPERATING ITEMS
$ 10,662
Results in 000s
2014–2015
FINANCIALS
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2015
OVER 1,000 HOURS
Jessica Bernstein
Judith Brenner
Ross Capaccio
Doris Devine
Lalainya Goldsberry
Cindy Gray
Marina Hanes
Lorraine Kells
JoAnne Kempf
Dee Kenney
Vickie Lau
Claire McPartlin
Joan Rathbone
Valerie Sands
Dick Scheiberle
Sheri Thomas
500 HOURS TO 1,000 HOURS
Alan Barney
Robert Bernstein
Joan Bledig
Claire Bolton
Catherine Collins
VOLUNTEER HOURS
REPRESENTING THE NATURE
MUSEUM WITH
KNOWLEDGE AND A SMILE;
WELCOMING GUESTS;
TENDING TO LIVE ANIMALS;
LEADING WALKS ALONG THE
NORTH POND;
STAFFING FESTIVALS
AND NUMEROUS PUBLIC
PROGRAMS; MONITORING
THE JUDY ISTOCK BUTTERFLY
HAVEN; THIS IS ONLY A
PARTIAL LIST OF WHAT
OUR VOLUNTEERS DO. OUR
SINCEREST THANKS FOR
THE OVER 11,000 HOURS
THAT OUR 274 VOLUNTEERS
CONTRIBUTED THIS YEAR.
Aaron Goldberg
Nicole Johnson
Greg Landgraf
Jon Meisenbach
Walt Mellens
Linda Montanero
Robert Morton
Selenia Murillo
Yvi Russell
Janet Swenson
Adam Weiskind
100 HOURS TO 500 HOURS
John Archer
Kathleen Allan
Lilyvette Barajas
Alli Bartus
Rebecca Beachy
Christine Brigham
Paula Calzolari
Reka Cibron-Palmai
Leonard Cicero
Julianna Crisanti
Nicole Dawson
Martha Dellaria
Ruthmarie Eisin
John Engelbreit
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Annamarie Fadorsen
Paul Francuch
Joyce Franklin
Kelly Good
Barbara Greenman
Brigitte Hajosch
Katie Hatfield
Dana Jensen
Claire Jonquieres
Cassandra Kubes
Michael Kulczycki
Maureen Levy
Ashley Lundgren
Carolyn Matsumoto
Tom Mattingly
Allie McDavid
Mindy Munson
Samantha Perez
Daniel Piquard
Brin Quick
Chris Rademacher
Michael Randall
Beth Remus
Alma Richard
Maria Jazmin Rios
Harriet Russell
Trice Ryan
Sabina Sayers
Michael Schaeffer
Ally Schultz
Kyle Smith
Hillary Stifler
Leslie Strauss
Myra Surin
Ronald Taylor
Kristen Tessone
Robert Tomes
Betty Vandervest
Robin Vitucci
Stephanie Walls
Patricia Walls
Yvonne White-Morey
Emily Zajecka
Alan Zemsky
Sarah Zirkelbach
UP TO 100 HOURS
Gwyneth Anderson
Camille Applewhite
Stuart Babcock
Jen Bae
Samantha Baiz
Jane Baldwin
Lily Barrie
Estelle Bastounes
Krista Bladel
Catie Boehmer
Chloe Bohlander
Alexis Boin
Cate Brady
Courtney Brobst
Charlotte Brown
Dana Buelsing
Julie Burke
Corryn Cadena
Becca Cahill
Kelly Capre
Anthony Carmona
Mary Carrell
Joe Cavataio
Alyson Cervantes
Ian Chadwick
Samantha Chapin
Monika Chojnacka
Rachel Cole
Brooklyn Collins
Lisa Curtin
Sarah D’Angelo
Viri Del Bosque
Clara Dell
Lucy Delves
Jean Deven
Mary Donovan
Olivia Dorow Hovland
Kruti Doshi
Jill Doub
Jordana Downer
Emily Dubicki
Erin Dunbar
Ashley Dyer
Sara Earhart
Ariel Ehrlich
Jessica Ern
Brad Esposito
Shara Fata
Samantha Feld
Lupita Ferguson
Marisa Figge
Donald Franklin
Alexa French
Rebecca Gallagher
Brian Gomez
Emma Gonzalez
Christopher Goyne
Stephany Graves
Janine Graziano
Bianca Grove
Monica Gupta
Kate Hackett
Katie Hanson
Nancy Harmon
Victoria Hartanovich
Jack Hartlaub
Beth Heinemann
Charlene Hofsteadter
Esther Honson
Stephanie Hubacek
Michelle Iatropulos
Matthew Igleski
Vickie Igleski
AJ Isaac
Rubina Isaac
Karina Jakobsen
Alexandra Katich
John Keating
Nivedita Khobragade
Ray Klebba
Kathy Kosabucki
Marcy Krause
Kelly Kulasik
Mickey Kwapis
Edward Lawando
John Leen
Sara Legg
Jonathan Levin
Ashley Luciani
Mike Machura
Julie Malaga
Molly Malloy
Christopher Mann
Nina Matthew
Caitlin McCarthy
Collin McCord
Marilyn McHugh
Caitlin Mclaughlin
Carly Monnin
Jackie Morice
Mike Mundo
Vickie Neims
Katie Netti
Olivia Ottinger
Crystal Pfeiffer
Diana Pineda
Samantha Plencner
Audrey Putman
Kyla Quigley
Julie Quigley
Lisa Raimondi
Niyati Rami
Victoria Reese
Miriam Reyes
Lisa Richards
David Ritter
Jane Roberto
Jovita Rodrigues
Shirley Rong
Evynn Roth
Kelly Ryan
Molly Sadinski
Kyle Schiber
Claire Schuster
John Schwartz
Emily Shaw
Michael Simms
Laurel Smerch
Jamie Smith
Natalie Smith
Ann Stevens
Jennie Strable
Megan Tenenbaum
Stephanie Terry
Richard Treptow
Jessica Turcios
Stephanie Urbancik
Olivia Urbanski
Constanza Vasquez Doorman
Christina Villalobos
Jessica Weller
Lynzie Wellin
Meagan Westhoven
Lawren Wilson
Jocelyn Woods
Hilary Zankel
BUTTERFLY
BALL
MONARCH ($50,000 )
Aon
ITW
Christopher Keogh,
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Motorola Solutions
Dick and Peggy Notebaert
Sidley Austin
VICE CHAIR ($25,000 )
Abbott
BDO USA, LLP
Rita and John Canning
CDW
ComEd
Chuck and Diane Douglas
Dover
Ernst & Young
Michael and Jacky Ferro,
The Sun-Times Foundation/
The Chicago Community Trust
GCM Grosvenor
Anders and Donna Gustafsson,
Zebra Technologies, Inc.
Judy and Verne Istock
Gregory K. Jones,
The Edgewater Funds
Gretchen and Jay Jordan
Rock and Manisha Khanna,
McKinsey & Co.
Loyola University Chicago
Joan and Andy McKenna
Northern Trust
Cathy and Bill Osborn
Lisa Pollina
Anne and Chris Reyes,
Reyes Holdings, LLC
Loretta Rosenmayer, INTREN
RoundTable Healthcare Partners, L.P.
Patrick G. and
Shirley W. Ryan Foundation
Carole and John Sandner,
CME Group, Inc.
Scott Swanson, PNC
Lisa and Charles Tribbett,
Russell Reynolds Associates
Howard Trienens
Walgreens
Susan D. Whiting
BENEFACTOR ($12,000 )
BAND SPONSORSHIP
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of Illinois
Broadhaven Capital Partners
John D. and Leslie Henner Burns
Citadel
Steve and Peggy Diamond
Joseph M. Ferraro,
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Marchelle and Don Goens
Grub Hub
Kelly and David Hackett/
Baker & McKenzie
Deborah and John Lahey
The Private Bank —Robert Frentzel
Richard and Ellen Sandor Family
Rob Sarazen & Ron Cortina,
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Walsh Construction Company
2520 Lincoln Park
SPONSOR ($6,000 )
Accenture
Baxter International Inc.
Christine and Gianna Castellano
C S Associates, Inc.
Deloitte
DePaul University
Catherine and Patrick Dowd,
Dowd & Dowd LTD
Susan and Bryan Erler /
Sue and Bill Smilie
Regan and Philip Friedmann
Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture
Bruce and Michelle Hawver
HBK Engineering, LLC
Jenner & Block LLP
KPMG LLP
John H. Krehbiel
Loop Capital Markets
McNamara Purcell Foundation
Morgan Stanley
Gail and Joseph Moss
Katherine and James Murray
Northwestern Medicine
Erin and Todd Ohlms
Jay Porter, Edelman Chicago
Power Construction Company, LLC
Samuel A. Ramirez
and Company, Inc.
Samuel and Dona Scott
Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Joan and George Walker
Marlene and Richard Williams
Colleen Zambole
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MEDIA SPONSOR
SPLASH, A Sun-Times Publication
DONATIONS ($10,000 –$24,999)
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Barone
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Q. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory C. Case
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Douglas
Judith and Verne Istock
James and Katherine Murray
Peggy and Dick Notebaert
Dr. M. Lee Pearce
Susan D. Whiting
DONATIONS ($5,000 –$9,999)
Leslie and John Burns
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Diamond
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Gutman
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Harrison
Dr. Ann Jones and
Mr. Gregory K. Jones
Deborah and John Lahey
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Mooney
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Power, Jr.
Richard and Marlene Williams
DONATIONS ($1,000 –$4,999)
Jill Allread
Mr. Jesse Ander
Ariel Investments
Mr. and Mrs. Sanjeev Arora
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barnes
Marc Becker
Jeffrey Bergandine
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Besio
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Bierman
Mr. and Mrs. Bonanotte
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boras
Mr. and Mrs. Nadalie Bosse
Mr. Timothy T. Buikema
Mr. Neal Campbell
Ms. Christine Castellano
Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Conrado
Ms. Leslie A. Coolidge
Mr. and Mrs. John Cowles
Mr. Samuel Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. Adam DeWitt
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. Bryon Ehrhart
Steve Eisen
Cheryl and Zed Francis
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frentzel
Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Friedmann
Mr. and Mrs. John J. George
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Gillis
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Goens
Theresa Goldberg
Mr. Raj Gupta
Mr. and Mrs. Anders Gustafsson
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hacker
Mr. and Mrs. David P. Hackett
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hawver
Ms. Bonnie Herman
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hogan
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. Jaime J. Javors
John Burns Construction Company
Mr. and Mrs. Emile Johnson
Mr. Lamar Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Jones
Edward and Maureen Kennedy
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kersten
Mr. and Mrs. Rakesh Khanna
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Klutznick
Mr. Gary Kohn and Ms. Susan Barry
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Landis
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Levin
Ms. AnnaSophia Loumis
Gary and Sue Lytle
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Martin
Ms. Kathryn McNamara Corley
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Merkin
Neiman Marcus
Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Ohlms
Mr. and Ms. Giulio Palma
Mr. Clark Pellett and
Mr. Robert Kohl
Mrs. Beth Pernice
Ed and Nancy Polich
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Price
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Robinson
Ms. Loretta Rosenmayer
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ryan
Mr. Mike Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. Ravi Saligram
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sandor
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Sauer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schassler
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Scheibe
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sciarrotta
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Scott III
Seaway National Bank
Mr. Adhir Shroff and
Ms. Bela Mehta
Ms. Catherine Siegel
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smilie
Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Smilie
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Smith
Mr. Jay Porter and Mr. David Smith
Barbara Speer
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Spruell
Mr. and Mrs. Sean T. St. Clair
Lowell I. Stahl
Ms. Marianne Stanke
Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Sylvester
U.S. Bank
Sharon and Peter Walton
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Warner
Mr. Boyd Whiting
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Wright
Timothy and Jodi Zoph
DONATIONS ($500 –$999)
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Alter
Dorrit Bern
The Robert Thomas Bobins
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Darcy R. Bonner
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boras
Mr. and Mrs. Dean L. Buntrock
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Cameron
Ms. Christine Castellano
Ms. Michelle Collins
Ms. Terry Cook
Mr. Samuel Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Crawford III
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Darrah
Mr. and Mrs. Adam DeWitt
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan A. Erler
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Flynn
Cheryl and Zed Francis
Ellen and Paul Gignilliat
Ms. Patricia J. Hurley
Dr. Paul Heltne and
Ms. Jean Linsner
Gary Kachadurian
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Keehn
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Kelleher
Mr. Molyvann Kim
Ms. Mary Lahey
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lynn
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Martel
Marc Miller and Chris Horsman
Ms. Sally A. Minicuci
Mr. Jim Mitchel
Mr. and Mrs. Devon Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rizo
Mr. Robert Rossi
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Shea
Ms. Karen L. Smilie
Mr. Geoffrey Steel and
Ms. Beth Horowitz Steel
Ms. Martha Sutherland
Dr. Douglas Taron
Sharon and Peter Walton
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weidenbach
Mr. and Mrs. J. Randall White
Mr. Boyd Whiting
DONATIONS (UNDER $500)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Anderson
Marc Becker
Mr. Dan Bennett
Ms. Allegra Biery
Ms. Patricia Bradley
Dr. Joel Brown and
Ms. Jean Powlesland
Mr. and Mrs. Davis Chand
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Chaouki
Ms. Sona Chawla and
Mr. Adil Daruwala
Mr. Dan Clark and
Ms. Arlene Malinowski
Mr. and Mrs. Tuey Connell
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Coupe
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cruzat
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Deason
Mr. and Mrs. Vinod Devan
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dowd
Mr. William Dunlap
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Eddins
Ms. Nicole Fagan
Mr. and Mrs. Joao Ferreira
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Fitzsimons
Ms. Ellen Fryda
Ms. Shanin Fuller
Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Gabouer
Mr. Jim Garlow
Mr. Greg Goldner
Mr. Albert R. Grace Jr.
Mr. Raj Gupta
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gustafson
Mr. Thomas W. Hammond
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Helmer
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hock
Mr. and Mrs. John Hoesley
Ms. Nicole Holtzmann
Mr. Sean Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Jirik
Lamar Johnson
Ms. Katherine Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Karabatsos
Mr. John Klinck
Mr. and Mrs. Costa Lallas
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Larimer
Mr. and Mrs. Nils Larsen
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lawlor
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Levy
Ms. Cynthia Lindroth
Mr. and Mrs. Michael LoVallo
Mr. Don Lowery
Gary and Sue Lytle
Mr. Herbert Malkind
Mr. and Mrs. William McBride
Mr. and Mrs. Michael McKee
Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Mellin
Dr. James Meserow and
Ms. Meredith Manni
Marc Miller and Chris Horsman
Ms. Cindy Milojevic
Ms. and Mrs. Chad Mirkin
Mr. Jim Mitchel
Dr. and Mrs. James A. Montgomery
Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Morales
Mr. John Naughton
Mr. and Mrs. William O’Malley
Mr. John Parsons
Ms. Laura Patrell
Mr. and Mrs. Devon Patterson
Ms. Cheryl Pearson-McNeil
Mr. Dave Perez
Mr. Paul Pezza
Michelle Rabkin and Paul Pinto
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rehayem
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Resseguie
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rizo
Mr. Jack Robertson
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rolfes
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rosenbaum
Ms. Angela Sandner
Ms. Annamarie Sandner
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Shearson
Ms. Kim Shepherd
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Smith
Ms. Anne-Marie St. Germaine
Mr. Ted Strand
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Surin
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Tamayo
Dr. Douglas Taron
Mr. Michael Tedeschi
Mr. and Mrs. William Tomazin
Ms. Jillian Tribbett
Ms. Christina Van Pelt
Mr. Srini Varanasi
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wesbecher
Ms. Norma Williams
Ms. Denise Wong
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Yerkes
Mr. and Mrs. Niclas Ytterdahl
Mr. Nick Zarazua
IN KIND
CO-CHAIRS
Beam, Inc
Blackbird Vineyards
Calihan Catering Inc.
The Chicago Sun-Times
ComEd
Cuvee and Shay
daVinci Group Ltd.
Bryan and Susan Erler
Event Creative
David Hackett
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Kinmont Restaurant
Lagunitas Brewing Company
Motorola Solutions
Peggy and Dick Notebaert
NoMi
North Pond Cafe
Lisa Pollina
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Sepia Restaurant
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Sunrise Hitek
The Westin Chicago River North
Chuck and Diane Douglas
Christopher Keogh
Anne Pramaggiore
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Lisa Becker
Dorrit Bern
Nadalie Bosse
Anna Brown
Leslie Henner Burns
Rita Canning
Christine Castellano
Sona Chawla
Sheila Clary
Sheyla Conforte
Leslie Coolidge
Peggy Diamond
Dana Douglas
Catherine Dowd
Dasha Smith Dwin
Susan Erler
Jacky Ferro
The Hon. Sara Feigenholtz
Jennifer Frentzel
Regan Rohde Friedmann
Donna Gustafsson
Kelly Hackett
Sarah Harrison
Michelle Hawver
Judy Istock
Jill Javors
Dr. Ann Jones
Nicole Lacy
Joanie McKenna
Gail Moss
Kate Murray
Peggy Notebaert
Erin Ohlms
Cathy Osborn
Liz Parker
Lisa Pollina
Angie Sandner
Carole Sandner
Ellen Sandor
Raeanne Sarazen
Sue Smilie
Marianne Stanke
Joyce St. Clair
Donna Sylvester
Lisa Brown Tribbett
Dr. Nancy Tuchman
Joan Walker
Susan Whiting
Marlene Williams
Colleen Zambole
INDIVIDUAL
$100,000+
Dick and Peggy Notebaert
$25,000–$49,999
Charlie and Susan Barone
Leslie and John Burns
Judy and Verne Istock
$10,000–$25,999
Deborah and John Lahey
Osborn Family Fund
Lisa and Charles A. Tribbett III
Richard and Marlene Williams
$5,000–$9,999
Chuck and Diane Douglas
Bob and Jennifer Frentzel
Regan and Philip M. Friedmann
David Grossman and
Kate Tomford
Donna and Anders Gustafsson
Kelly and David Hackett
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Hartshorne
Michael Levitt and Joan Winter
Meredith Mendes
Walter M. Oliver
Joyce and Sean T. St. Clair
Joan and George Walker
Sharon and Peter Walton
Colleen Zambole
$1,000–$4,999
Anne and Ray Belz
Mr. Thomas Cline
Mr. and Mrs. John Cowles
Maureen and Thomas Cox
Sidney and Mulbe Dillard
Beth and Joao Ferreira
Jacky and Michael W. Ferro, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hogan
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Lenhardt, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James D. McKinney
Marc Miller and Chris Horsman
Erin and Todd Ohlms
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey B. Plotnick
Michael Schaeffer and
Michelle Maton
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Shea
Mrs. Rose L. Shure #
Adele and John Simmons
Dr. Douglas Taron
# Denotes Deceased
$500–$999
Ms. Kristen Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Berner, Jr.
Dr. Joel Brown and
Ms. Jean Powlesland
Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Byron
Patrick Crosetto
Jill Doub and Brad Esposito
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Foradas
Joan M. Hall
Hugh Halverstadt and
Craig Endicott
Mrs. Marguerite Hark
John Hedges and
Janice Honigberg
Dr. Meyer Horn and Dr. Keren Horn
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Lehman
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Leibowitz
Mr. Oliver Luker and
Ms. Vanessa Oniboni
Ann McKinney
Alvaro Ramos and Patricia Gibbons
Colleen and Rafael Rosa
Marianne Stanke
Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Sudler, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wolf
$250–$499
Mr. John Bisbikis and
Ms. Margaret Duncan
Ms. Lisa A. Bronson
Mr. Kristopher Brown
Mr. Mark Cannon
Mr. John Chandler
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Conlon
Terry Cook
Carl and Betty Crosetto
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Davidson
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dawson
Ms. Loretta Downs
Mr. and Mrs. William Edmundson
Nancy Enderle
Jan and Joe Feldman
Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Fischer
Ms. Heather Fleitz
Mr. and Mrs. John Gage
Mr. Paul Gearen
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Gershman
Robert Greenman
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Haffner
Ms. Patricia Haneline and
Mr. Alan Kozikowski
ANNUAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Abramson
Mr. Vladimir Andrejevic
Ms. Diana Cohen and
Mr. David Spitulnik
Chad Coker and Mark Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Delaney
Elizabeth R. Foster and
Michael P. Walsh
Ms. Danna Gross
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Khoury
Al and Dottie Kugel
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Kunkel
Mr. Thomas Mattingly
Luis Melendez
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Slayton
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne N. Svoboda
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Uihlein
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Vale
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Vogel
$100–$249
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Anderson
Mr. Cedric Antosiewicz and
Ms. Margaret Gudenas
Mr. John Archer and
Ms. Kathleen Rice
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Alan Baxter
Mr. Lawrence Bernstein
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hellige
Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Hight
Mr. and Mrs. John Hoover
Ms. Rose Houston and
Ms. Stacy Schick
Mr. Andrew Howard and
Ms. Debra Stalberg
Ms. Patricia J. Hurley
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Hutchins
Mr. Charles Katzenmeyer
Mr. Gerald Kelly and
Ms. Dawn Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Levi
Daniel and Julie Long
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Longoria
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Martin
Robert Morton
Ms. Donna Motherway
Mr. Stephen Orechowski
Mr. Brian Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Pedraza
Mr. Gregory Pelnar
Mr. and Mrs. David Perry
Ms. Lisa Pollina
Nancy Pred and Wade Thoma
Mr. Warner A. Rosenthal
Ms. Joyce Rowitz
Laura and Patrick Saletta
Donald Santoski and
April Brazell
Bob Schaefer
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Shacter
Mr. Robert Siegel
Ms. Sienna Singer
Mr. and Mrs. Gary B. Stern
Mr. Henry A. Taron
Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Van Vliet
Janelle Vreeland
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Weller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zaniolo
UNDER $100
Anonymous (3)
Pooja Ahand
Ms. Camila Alves
Mr. Mike Ander
Nick Anderson
Ms. Judith Anderson
Ms. Elizabeth Aremka
Sara Arnas
Samantha Ashbaker
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Assenmacher
Zack Ater
Mr. and Mrs. Nikolaos Athanasiou
Ms. Ann Marie Baiocchi
Mr. and Mrs. John Balaban
Ms. Janice Balgemann
Katherine Barnes
Ms. Rachel Barton Pine
David Bild
Matt Bourque
Mr. Justin Brown and
Ms. Jennifer Wasik
Ms. Dawn Browning
Ms. Gretchen Cady
Edgar Camargo
David Carrasquillo
Ms. Laura Cendejas
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Chun
Jessica Coleman
Julie Conrad
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Cook
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Costello
Ms. Betty Curylo
Cassandra DeBoard
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Delaney
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Donnellan
Mr. Adam Dorfman
Ms. Jacqueline J. Dupon
Abby Dye
Mr. Jeffrey Dykstra and
Ms. Michelle Harrington
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Egan
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eisman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Eley
Geordan Capes and Tim England
Ms. Arlene Faulk
Jamie and Chris Forberg
Ms. Joyce Franklin
Nate Fremont
Ms. Paula Fricke
Ms. Julie L. Gentes
Mr. Peter Ginn
Mr. and Mrs. Evan Gladstone
Ms. Alison Gordon
Mr. Jay Gottfried and
Ms. Hillary Zankel
Michael Green
Ms. Barbara Greenman
Mr. Leroy Griffin Jr.
Antonio Guerrero
Ms. Amber Haley
Hazel Hanson Eggleston
Seth Harper
Ms. Harriet Hausman
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Heh
Mr. Clay Henley
Amanda and Jarrod Herrold
Ms. Leah Hill
Mr. Mohammad Hiyyasin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Holba
Mr. and Mrs. Derek Holland
Claire Howick
Mr. and Mrs. Erik Hubbard
Mr. Douglas Hurdelbrink and
Ms. Mary Slivon
Lindsay Hurth
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jackson
Douglas Jackson
Mr. Christopher James
Jacqueline Johnson
Mr. Sebastian Jollet and
Ms. Delphine De Lorenzo
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Judge
Mr. Ness Justin and
Ms. Lindsay Vreeland
Miranda Kerr
Mr. Raymond A. Klebba
Mr. David Kloak and
Ms. Carolyn Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Knutson
Ms. Maria Kolb
Erica Krimmel
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Kronish
Ms. Leah Kubczak
Ms. Grace La Peruh
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Mr. Bryan Lake and
Ms. Lisa Racioppi
Mr. Richard Landgraff
Ms. Bridget Langhals
Jean Larson
Allen Lawrance
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Legere
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Leib
Han Han Li
Mr. Robert Lifton and
Mrs. Carol Rosofsky
Kat Logan
Jim and SuAnne Lopata
Mike Lowe
Mike Lycio
Ms. Alexandra Margo Malos
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mann
Luisa Marcelino
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marron
Mr. and Mrs. John McLaughlin
Mr. and Mrs. J McShane
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Menna
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Morse
Ms. Louise Moshier
Ms. Kendra Mosley Ayle
Paul Moss
Ms. Luigi H. Mumford
Mr. and Mrs. William Murphy
Cara and Bryan Murray
Basak Notz
Ms. Meagan Novara
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Oser
Mr. Stanley Parzen and
Ms. Lynne Raimondo
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Perez
Mr. Philip Piszek
Kristen Pratt
Rebecca Prium
Leah Pryor
Mr. Paul Quintas
Ms. Fay Rae Ferris
Raymond Rivera
Dawn and Ed Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ronai
Ms. Erin Rozendaal
Margaret P. Ryan and
Augie Ochoa
Ms. Pauline Sachar
Mr. Filip Sarka and
Ms. Alejandra Capin Peon
Ms. Mary Schaafsma
Catherine Schubert
Mary Ellen and Dan Schwartz
Mr. Cory Sealey
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Seet
Mr. and Mrs. Martin B. Silverman
Doris Slaven
Mr. Peter Smith and
Ms. Mary Kay Morell
Jason Smith
Ms. Hillary Stifler
Ms. Helene Stoffey
Amy and Steven Sullivan
Ms. Lauren Summerhill
Ms. Shirley Sure
Mr. Stewart Swift
Ms. Kendra Trazon
Grace Varciag
Mr. Owen C. Wavrinek
Jamaul Webster
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Whitaker
Ms. Ruth Whitney
Ylanda Wilhite
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Winslow
Ms. Susan Wojcik
Pat Wozny
IN HONOR OF
Chuck and Diane Douglas
from Dr. M. Lee Pearce
Regan Friedmann
from Stephen and Lois Eisen
Kelly and David Hackett
from Ms. Diana Cohen and
Mr. David Spitulnik
Judy and Verne Istock
from Ellen and Paul Gignilliat
Marc Miller
from Laura Cendejas
Patrick Crosetto
Carl and Betty Crosetto
Nancy Enderle
Arlene Faulk
Jan and Joe Feldman
Paula Fricke
Joan M. Hall
Hugh Halverstadt and Craig Endicott
Amanda and Jarrod Herrold
Christopher James
Cara and Bryan Murray
Nancy Pred
Donald Santoski and April Brazell
Mary Schaafsma
Mary Ellen and Dan Schwartz
Peggy Notebaert
from Douglas and Lenore Cameron
Lisa Pollina
from Norman and Virginia Bobins
Lisa and Charles Tribbett
from Ms. Michelle Collins
IN MEMORY OF
Timothy Allen
from Ms. Diana Gross
IN KIND
$1,000+
Anthropologie
Cabot Creamery Cooperative
GoGo Sqeez
Laughlin Constable
Public Communications Inc.
Peeled Juice Bar
Sidley Austin LLP
Dominick Vetrano
UNDER $1,000
Kind
Kumas Too
Mariano’s
New Balance
Mr. and Mrs. James Piechowski
Swirlz Cupcakes
Toast & Jam DJs
Whole Foods Market DePaul
CORPORATE, GOVERNMENT
AND FOUNDATION GIFTS
$100,000+
Chicago Park District
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Micole Foundation
Motorola Solutions Foundation
$50,000–$99,999
The Brinson Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
$25,000–$49,999
Helen Brach Foundation
Hive Chicago Fund for Connected Learning at The Chicago Community Trust
Searle Funds at The Chicago
Community Trust
PNC
State Farm Companies Foundation
Wrightwood Neighbors Association
$5,000–$9,999
Anonymous (1)
A. Montgomery Ward Foundation, John A. Hutchings,
Richard W. Oloffson and
Bank of America, N.A., Trustee
Cubs Care, a Fund of the
McCormick Foundation
DePaul University
Edelman USA
Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund
Patagonia
William J. Clancy Foundation
$1,000–$4,999
Cardinal Health
ORBA
Reynolds Family Foundation
Sahara Enterprises Incorporated
Shure Incorporated
Vanderpoel Conservation Foundation
UNDER $1,000
The Allstate Corporation
AmazonSmile Foundation
AT&T Foundation
Black Dog Gelato
First Giving
The Harold and Ethel Horowitz
Family Charitable Foundation
Hua’s Oriental Center
IBM Corporation
Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Chicago
Motorola Solutions
The Northern Trust Company
Opportunity Knocks
Rotary Club of Chicago Lakeview
Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc.
USG Corporation
Whole Foods Market DePaul
MATCHING GIFTS
$10,000–$24,999
The Crown Family
Discover Financial Services
Leo S. Guthman Fund
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
Illinois Science & Energy
Innovation Foundation
Aon Corporation
AT&T Foundation
Cardinal Health
The Chicago Sun-Times
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Motorola Solutions
The Northern Trust Company
Shure Inc
43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith
Active Transportation Alliance
Adler Planetarium
After School Matters
Alliance for Climate Education
Alliance for the Great Lakes
American Nutrition Association
Animalia Project
Archdiocese of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago
Beaks Birdhouse
Big Shoulder Fund
Bird Conservation Network
Brookfield Zoo
Butterflies and Moths of
North America
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Chicago Bird Collision Monitors
Chicago Bird Monitoring Network
Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Cares, Inc.
Chicago Center for Green Technology
Chicago Children’s Museum
Chicago Herpetological Society
PROGRAM
PARTNERS
JULY 1, 2014–JUNE 30, 2015
Chicago New Teacher Center
Chicago Ornithological Society
Chicago Park District
Chicago Public Schools
CICS Chicago Quest
Citizen’s Utility Board
City of Chicago Department
of Transportation
City of Chicago, Department
of Family and Support Services
City of Chicago, Department
of Public Health
City of Chicago, Department
of Streets and Sanitation
City of Chicago, Department
of Water Management
City of Chicago, Office of the Mayor
Claretian Associates
Climate Cycle
Columbia College School of
Education
Communities in Schools of Chicago
DePaul University
Digital Youth Network
Dragonfly Monitoring Network
Earth Music, Joe Reilly
Eden Place
El Valor
Energy Impact Illinois
eZing
Faith in Place
Fermilab Natural Areas
Field Museum of Natural History
Fishin’ Buddies
Flying Fox Conservation Fund
Forest Preserve District of
Cook County
Forest Preserve District of
DuPage County
Forest Preserve District of
Kane County
Freedom Games
Fresh Moves
Friends of the Chicago River
Friends of the Forest Preserves
Friends of the Parks
Fuller Park Community
Development
Future Mark Paper
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Geek Bar Chicago
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and
Northwest Indiana
Greater Chicago Area Food
Depository
Green City Market
Green Parents Network
Greencorps Chicago
Growing Home
The Grove Historical
National Landmark
The Habitat Project
Habitat 2030
Hive Chicago
Illinois Butterfly Monitoring
Network
Illinois Department of
Natural Resources
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Indiana Sea Grant
Illinois Institute of Technology
Idea Shop-IPRO
Illinois Queen Initiative
Illinois Science Council
International Museum of
Surgical Sciences
Joel Greenberg
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Jr. Herpetological Group
The Kitchen Chicago
Kalamazoo Nature Center
Lake County Openlands
Lincoln Park Conservancy
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lisa Albrecht, Solar Service
Loyola University
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera &
Biodiversity
Mercy for Animals
Metropolitan Water Reclamation
District of Greater Chicago
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Millikin University
Morton Arboretum
Moving Design
Mozilla Foundation
Multilingual Chicago
Museums in the Park
Museums Work for Chicago
National Museum of Mexican Art
National Park Service—Indiana
Dunes National Lakeshore
Natural Resources Defense Council
Nature Conservancy
Neighborhood Parents Network
North Park Restoration Project
Northwestern University
Openlands
Project Exploration
Purple Asparagus
Ravenswood Media
REI
SESYNC
Seven Generations Ahead
Smart Chicago
SMART Museum
St. Genevieve School
St. Sylvester School
Stirling Tai Chi
Student Conservation Association
Sweet Water Foundation
U. S. Green Building Council
University of Chicago,
UTEP Program
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois Extension’s
Master Composters
University of Minnesota,
Monarch Lab
University of Wyoming
USDA Forest Service, International
Programs Division
USDA Forest Service,
Regional Office
Waubansee Productions
Wildlife Discovery Center
Wildlife Habitat Council
Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Xerces Society
Zooniverse
ADMINISTRATION
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Deborah Lahey
President and Chief Executive Officer
Marc Miller
Vice President
Chief Development and Marketing Officer
BIOLOGY
Dr. Doug Taron
Chief Curator of the
Chicago Academy of Sciences
Steve Sullivan
Senior Curator of Urban Ecology
Jamie Forberg
Nate Fremont
Seth Harper
Erica Krimmel
Allen Lawrance
Dawn Roberts
Celeste Troon
EDUCATION
Michelle Rabkin
Senior Director, Education
Sarah Anderson
Samantha Ashbaker
David Bild
David Carrasquillo
Abigail Dye
Antonio Guerrero
Claire Howick
Lindsay Hurth
Doris Mendez Slaven
Kristen Pratt
Rebecca Pruim
Kevin Riley
Stephanie Sidaway
Sara Arnas
Katherine Barnes
Terry Cook
Cassandra DeBoard
Janelle Vreeland
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Sharon Walton
Vice President of Finance and Administration
and Chief Financial Officer
Zack Alter
Chad Coker
Mike Lowe
Pat Wozny
MUSEUM EXPERIENCE
STAFF
Alvaro Ramos,
JUNE 30, 2015
Chief Curator of the
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
and Vice President of Museum Experience
Matt Bourque
Leah Pryor
Doug Jackson
Jacqueline Johnson
Han Han Li
Raymond Rivera
Peggy Ryan
Laura Saletta
Jason Smith
Ylanda Wilhite
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Jill Doub
Senior Director
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