Our Team

oUR lEADERSHIP

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Sidney P. Jackson Jr.

president & ceo

MEET SIDNEY JACKSON

Maestro Mei-Ann Chen

maestra Mei-Ann Chen

mUSIC DIRECTOR

MEET MAESTRA CHEN

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Maestro Paul Freeman

LATE FOUNDER & MUSIC DIRECTOR

MEET MAESTRO FREEMAN

ADMINISTRATION

Sidney P. Jackson Jr. President and CEO

K. Riley Special Projects Manager

Marketing & Patron Services

Nicole Wetzell, Marketing Consultant

Dave Belden Digital Media Producer

Rachelle Roe Publicist (312) 618.6655

Jovon Eborn Patron Services Associate

Open Position, Group Sales Associate

Development

Kylan Durant Major Gifts Officer

Finance 

Rae Lambrix  Director of Institutional Advancement & Controller ext. 1558

Education & Community Programs

Victor Ribadeneyra Director of Community and Social Impact

Artistic Operations

Ellie Pate (she/they) Operations Manager

Deb Stevenson Orchestra Personnel Manager

Hannah Novak Orchestra Librarian

Human Resources

Melissa Adams Director of Human Resources