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Our Team


Andreana Donahue
Assistant Program Director

Anna Kramer
Chicago Studio Manager

Anne Cauley
Director of Development & Communications

Anne Skaug
Studio Facilitator: Coordinator
she/her/hers/they/them/theirs askaug@artsoflife.org. annesart.online anne_skaug
Originating from The Black Hills of South Dakota, Anne moved to Chicago in 2021 to pursue her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and educator. Employing a wide range of materials, including fibers, concrete, and photos, she raises questions of the intersections between origins, labor, and time. Upon completing her MFA thesis exhibition in 2023, she was named one of "Chicago's Best Emerging Artists" by InsideHook. Anne stumbled upon Arts of Life when researching Chicago non-profit organizations that support underserved communities. She finds purpose and joy in connecting others to the skills, facilities, and community that may help them to find empowerment through making. When she is not at work, Anne spends most of her time in her studio, reading and walking in the woods with her dog, Tyke.

Annie Soler
Community Programs Coordinator

Artistic Fundraising Group
Grant Writing Team

Ashlea Woodley
North Shore Community Resources Coordinator

Austin Boehs
Chicago Studio Facilitator: Administrative

Bojana Crnomarkovic
North Shore Studio Coordinator

Deanna Campbell
Chicago 1:1 DSP
Deanna "Dea" is originally from Omaha, Nebraska, but Chicago is home. She has been with Arts of Life since October 2021 as a Direct Support Person (DSP) to an artist at our Chicago Studio. Dea first learned about AofL through a friend and was immediately inspired by our community. She is a proud cancer survivor, and outside of work, Dea enjoys being outdoors, cooking, and spending time with her family and friends.

Denise Fisher
Co-Founder & Executive Director

Diane Florian
North Shore Studio Manager

Hana Kulovic
Operations Manager

Hannah Furlong
Chicago Community Resources Coordinator

Ingrid Olson
Chicago Studio Facilitator: Programming

Jeff Rosal
Digital Communications Consultant

Joshua With
Donor Relations Manager

Lacey Whittaker
Community Engagement Manager

Lexi Krebs
Program Administrator

Maggie Kamphausen
North Shore Studio Facilitator: Programming

Melissa Ott
North Shore Art Specialist

Milo Christie
Studio Facilitator: Archive and Exhibitions
Milo is an artist and arts organizer based in Chicago. He grew up in the Bay Area, Berlin and London, before moving back to the States for school. He spends most of his time painting, running a project space, Weatherproof, biking around, and watching baseball. Vincent first introduced him to the AofL community and he joined the team in 2023. AofL ticks all of his boxes for working in the arts and feeling like he's helping people in a meaningful way. Outside of work, he's into bikes, baseball stats, exhibition ephemera, maps, the end of the world, broken wind turbines, jazz, noise, and confusion!

Nick Schutzenhofer
Gallery Manager
he/him/his
nschutzenhofer@artsoflife.org
@sick_nchutzenhofer
nickschutzenhofer.com

Payton Harris-Woodard
Community Programs Coordinator
pwoodard@artsoflife.org
https://www.paydeauxpaints.com instagram.com/paydeauxx/

Rio Goodwin Perez
North Shore Community Programs Facilitator

Ruth Johnson
North Shore Studio Aide

Siena Peterson
Chicago Art Specialist
speterson@artsoflife.org linkedin.com/in/siena-peterson sienapeterson.art

Tim Ortiz
Program Director

Travis Morehead
North Shore Studio Facilitator: Programming
