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ALPHA BRUTON
Chicago Artists Resource
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Discipline: Visual Arts
For: Individuals + Organizations


Alpha Bruton completed her studies in the Masters of Art in Administration Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in May, 2001. She is currently contracting with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs as a Visual Arts Researcher, and Marketing Outreach Coordinator for Chicago Artists Resource.

Expertise:

  • Working with community and school groups
  • Strategies for community engagement
  • Creating collaborations/partnerships
  • Motivational assessment
What to bring to your appointment:
  • Be prepared to identify the role you will play as a motivator in your venture

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DANIELLE CHAPMAN
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
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Discipline: Literary
For: Individuals

 

Danielle Chapman is the Director of Publishing Industry Programs at the Department of Cultural Affairs. She creates programs to support and promote publishing in Chicago, such as the Chicago Publishers Gallery and the upcoming "What's New/ What's Next" literary networking series at Maxim's. She is also a poet and critic.

Expertise:

  • Starting up literary/publishing ventures (including magazines, workshop centers, and literacy programs)
  • Connecting with Chicago's literary community

What to bring to your appointment:

  • Resume or CV
  • Small example of your past publications

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    DAVID CHAVEZ
Uncommon Ground
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Discipline: Music
For: Individuals


David Chavez is a live music curator specializing in thegenres of World, Jazz, Latin, Soul, and Acoustic Singer Songwriters. He's theformer program director of HotHouse, is the current program director forUncommon Ground, curator of the Edgewater Gallery Fest and Clark St. Festival.

Expertise:

  • Advice to musicians and bands on how to get booked
  • Advice on how to market yourself and how to get a public performance at an established venue

What to bring to your appointment:

  • List of questions
  • Marketing/promotional materials for you and your band
  • Album cover art, etc. (David can't listen to your music, but he can comment on how it's packaged/presented)

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DAVID CROW
SCORE Chicago
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Discipline: Multi
For: Organizations

Expertise:

  • Starting a new business
  • Expanding an existing business

What to bring to your appointment:

  • Business ideas
  • Business plans

Schedule an appointment:

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ROSA ESCARENO
Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection
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Discipline: Multi
For: Organizations

Rosa Escareno is the Deputy Director of the Advocacy and Outreach Division of the Department of Business Affairs and Licensing.

Expertise:

  • Business start-up troubleshooting
  • Licensing advice
  • Location advice
  • Resources for new business owners

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    GINGER FARLEY
Chicago Dancemakers Forum
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Discipline: Dance
For: Individuals


Ginger Farley has worked in the field of dance in Chicago as a dancer, dancemaker, teacher and community member since 1978. Farley now produces her work independently, is a part of the consortium that directs the Chicago Dancemakers Forum, serves on the performance Programs committee at the MCA and the board of Links Hall.

Expertise:

  • Helping artists fulfill artistic goals
  • Giving advice for balancing artist work and administrative work
  • Successful board development and board relationships
  • Fundraising and development work
  • Support for new and emerging dance organizations

What to bring to your appointment:

  • A specific question
  • Any supporting materials related to your question (mission statement, CV, etc.)

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AMY GUNDERSON
Department of Cultural Affairs Grant Staff
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Discipline: Multi
For: Organizations

Expertise:

  • Successful grant proposal writing for organizations
  • Preparing budgets for grants
  • Preparing mission statements

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    DAWN HELSING
League of Resident Theatres
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Discipline: Theatre
For: Individuals + Organizations

Dawn Helsing is an arts management and fundraising consultant. She served as Executive Director of Court Theatre from 2005 to 2009. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the League of Resident Theatres.

Expertise:

  • Institutional capacity building
  • Fundraising
  • Management systems and structures
  • Career development
  • Building and working with boards
  • Leadership transitions

What to bring to your appointment:

For individuals (one or more of the following):

  • Current resume
  • Reference list
  • Writing samples

For organizations:

  • Multi-year examples of budgets
  • Promotional materials

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ALLISON HOLTON
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
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Discipline: Multi
For: Individuals + Organizations

Allison Holton currently works as the Development Manager for the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.

Expertise:

  • Grant proposal writing for foundation, corporate and government support

What to bring to your appointment:

  • An idea/project for which you need to find funding
  • A draft of a grant proposal with which you need help

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    STACIE JOHNSON
Chicago Artists Resource
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Discipline: Visual Arts
For: Individuals

Stacie Johnson has built her own artist website, and helps other artists and galleries with their websites as well as general visibility on the web. She has worked in galleries and curated exhibitions, both of which involve a variety of reasons for perusing and gleaning information off of other artists' websites.

Expertise:

  • Website critique
  • Quality of documentation and information analysis
  • Website layout analysis
  • Creating user-friendly websites

What to bring to your appointment:

  • The URL of your artist website

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    BOB MATTHEI
Executive Service Corps of Chicago
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Discipline: Multi
For: Individuals + Organizations

Bob joined ESC from a background in marketing, sales and industry relations in 2000 and has served as a consultant or coach with 20 organizations. Throughout his time with ESC he has served as a coach to more than 10 nonprofit leaders and those starting organizations.

Expertise:

  • Strategic planning
  • Career coaching
  • Board and fund development
  • Human resources
  • Organizational review
What to bring to your appointment:
  • Near-term, mid-term, and long-term goals
  • Related questions/materials

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     PETER MCDOWELL
Arts Consultant
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Discipline: Multi
For: Individuals + Organizations

New York based Arts Consultant Peter McDowell recently served for over two years as Director of Programs at OPERA America in New York City where he led the Artistic Services and Education departments. From 1997-2006, Peter was a Program Director for the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
Expertise:
  • Career development
  • Marketing and PR strategies
  • Evaluating marketing materials and audio/visual samples
  • Creating an online presence
  • Creating a network
  • Finding, research and writing grants
  • Touring
  • Strategic planning
What to bring to your appointment:
Artists:
  • Press kit
  • Laptop to view artist's website, audio/visual samples
Organizations:
  • Annual budget
  • Mission statement
  • Funding sources
  • Any other pertinent documents
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VIRGINIA NEWMAN
SCORE Chicago
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Discipline: Multi
For: Organizations

Expertise:

  • Starting a new business
  • Expanding an existing business

What to bring to your appointment:

  • Business ideas
  • Business plans

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    DON NYLIN
Executive Service Corps of Chicago
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Discipline: Multi
For: Organizations

Don Nylin's experience focuses on building management and office administration. He has been responsible for supervision of state and federal grants; staff development and evaluation; and curriculum development.

Expertise:

  • Building a board
  • Board development
  • Organizational review
  • Working with a committee
What to bring to your appointment:
  • A specific question
  • Any materials related to your question

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    UNA PIPIC
Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center
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Discipline: Multi
For: Individuals + Organizations


Una Pipic earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with a concentration in entrepreneurship and finance. She is currently the Director of Venture Development at the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center.

Expertise:

  • General business strategies for start-ups
  • Building and evaluating financial models
  • Evaluating financing strategies
  • Advice on equity fundraising
  • Sales and business development strategies
  • Overall retail startup advice

What to bring to your appointment:

  • Copy of your financial statements
  • Marketing and sales plans

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    TIMOTHY DAVID REY
Grants Officer, NewTown Writers Inc.
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Discipline: Theatre
For: Individuals + Organizations


Timothy David Rey has been part of the Chicago performance scene since 1994. He was selected as one of eight featured poets to perform at Around the Coyote Arts Festival in 2004 and most recently has taken part in collaborative writing performances at LINKS Hall during early 2009.

Expertise:

  • Helping emerging artists to find performance space
  • Creating a start-up plan
  • Creating and maintaining a creative support network

What to bring to your appointment:

  • 5-year plan
  • Long-term goals
  • Pen and paper

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DYLAN RICE
MPEA/Dylan Rice Band
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Discipline: Music
For: Individuals

Dylan has performed at major venues and festivals in Chicago including Taste of Chicago, Northalsted Market Days, Schubas, Martyrs', Abbey Pub, Old Town School, Northwestern University Lutkin Hall, and the Chicago Cultural Center, as well as in NYC, LA, Boston, Houston, and Milwaukee.
Expertise:
  • Hiring and managing band members
  • Scheduling rehearsals
  • Finding rehearsal space
  • Promotion and marketing
  • Legal consultation
  • CD distribution and merchandise sales
  • Music licensing
  • Producing your own CDS
What to bring to your appointment:
  • CD demo of 2-3 songs
  • List of instrumentation/stageplot for your band (if applicable)
  • Promotional materials (photos, bios, press clippings)
Schedule an appointment:
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    JANET CARL SMITH
Chicago Deptartment of Cultural Affairs
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Discipline: Multi
For: Organizations

Janet Carl Smith is the Deputy Commissioner of Cultural Programming in the Department of Cultural Affairs.

Expertise:

  • Strategic Planning
  • Organizational Development
  • Developing and Working with Boards

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ADAM THURMAN
Mission Paradox/Court Theater
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Discipline: Theatre
For: Individuals + Organizations

Adam Thurman is an expert at helping artists and artisticorganizations develop marketing plans that ultimately lead to a largeraudience, increased sales and more support for their work. Some of thegroups he has worked with have achieve record breaking sales.

Expertise:

  • Developing marketing plans
  • Building audiences and increasing sales

What to bring to your appointment:

  • A list of what you are currently doing to market yourself or your group
  • The budget you have for marketing, if any
  • Please write down any other pressing or urgent questions you need addressed

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    NANCY WALLACE
Illinois CPA Society
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Discipline: Multi
For: Organizations

Nancy Wallace has over twenty years experience in accounting as a CFO for various organizations and also is a tax professional. She has also taught accounting classes at Spertus Institute and North Park College. She has been a guest lecturer in various Art as a Business Classes in Evanston and Chicago.

Expertise:
  • Financial and tax services for arts organizations
What to bring to your appointment:
  • Your questions on how to run your art business more effectively
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