The Chicago Academy for the Arts
Tel: 312.421.0202
Fax: 312.421.3816
1010 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60642

General Inquiries
generalinfo@chicagoartsacademy.org


Administration

Pamela Jordan
Head of School
pjordan@chicagoartsacademy.org

Alice Gold
Registrar
agold@chicagoartsacademy.org

Dolores Keating
Assistant to the Head of School
dkeating@chicagoartsacademy.org

Melania Lancy
College Counselor
mlancy@chicagoartsacademy.org

Lauri Sugerman
Business Manager
lsugerman@chicagoartsacademy.org

Steven Summers
Director of Information Technology
stevesummers@mail.com

Marge VanderPloeg
Administrative Assistant
margev@chicagoartsacademy.org


Admissions & Marketing

Melissa Brookes
Associate Director of Admissions
mbrookes@chicagoartsacademy.org


Development

Steve Majsak
Director of Development
smajsak@chicagoartsacademy.org

Dennise Sherman
Development Assistant
dsherman@chicagoartsacademy.org


Katie Baltensperger
Associate Director of Development
kbaltensperger@chicagoartsacademy.org

Department Chairs

Randy Duncan
Dance Department Chair
randy@duncandance.com

Matthew Kerns
Theatre Department Chair
mrloveit@mac.com

Tom Lucas
Visual Arts Department Chair
tlucas@chicagoartsacademy.org

Jason Patera
Music Department Chair
jpatera@chicagoartsacademy.org

Patricia Rusk
Musical Theatre Department Chair
prusk@chicagoartsacademy.org

Fred Schill
Media Arts Department Chair
fschill@chicagoartsacademy.org

Tim Tynan
Academic Department Chair
ttynan@chicagoartsacademy.org

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