Ravinia 2025 Issue 1

RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION Board of Trustees EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Christopher J. Klein Chairman Daniela O’Leary-Gill Executive Vice-chairman E. Scott Santi Vice-chairman John B. Snyder Jr. Treasurer Iliana A. Mora Secretary Jeffrey P. Haydon President & CEO James Abrams Richard W. Colburn Jeffrey Condren Robert W. Crawford Jr. Venita E. Fields Nicholas Fink Mark D. Gerstein Justin Greis Pedro A. Guerrero Kathryn D. Ingraham Kenneth A. Meister Mary Moreland Susan Schmitt Steve Steinmeyer Julie Stone Honorary Chairmen J.B. Pritzker Governor of Illinois Nancy Rotering Mayor of Highlank Park TRUSTEES James Abrams Brad Akason Ryan Alwood Frank Baiocchi Larry A. Barden Allegra Biery Paul F. Burton Carlos E. Calderon Shannon Carstens Judy Castellini Richard W. Colburn Jeffrey Condren Robert W. Crawford Jr. Elizabeth Crown Bobbie B. Denison Jeanne M. Denison Christopher Deveny Annette G. Dezelan Elizabeth Dozier Christopher R. Drewry Bruce Ettelson Justin Ferdula Venita E. Fields Nicholas Fink Mark D. Gerstein James T. Glerum Jr. Dottie B.B. Gordon Justin Greis Pedro A. Guerrero Louis S. Harrison Jeffrey P. Haydon Betsy Holden Lindsey Holton Andrew Hopkins Kathryn D. Ingraham Rudy Juarez Alvin Katz Christopher J. Klein Liz Lefkofsky Samir Mayekar Andrew S. Marovitz Pamela J. Mayo Tera McBlaine Kenneth A. Meister Dee Merriwether Jess E. Merten Sandra Cordova Micek Michael Miranda Toni-Marie Montgomery Iliana A. Mora Mary Moreland Dia Nichols Gary A. Noskin Daniela O’Leary-Gill James Orth Christopher Paquette Richard S. Price Stephen Rappin Daniel H. Reisner Andrew Reyes Michael J. Sacks E. Scott Santi Ronald M. Saslow Wendy Schenker Susan Schmitt Molly P. Selsby Richard L. Sevcik John B. Snyder Jr. Jud Snyder Avy H. Stein Steve Steinmeyer Julie Stone Sheila Talton Kimberlee Taylor Rev. Richard L. Tolliver Craig J. Umans Audrey L. Weaver Steve Weinstein LIFE TRUSTEES John L. Anderson Cameron S. Avery Jean S. Berghoff John C. Berghoff Jr. Lawrence Block Don Civgin James Conlon John A. Edwardson Tadashi Enami Christoph Eschenbach Ellen C. Gignilliat Welz Kauffman Dolores Kohl Kaplan Emily T. Knight Martin J. Koldyke Robert D. Krebs Michael E. Lavin R. Eden Martin Zarin Mehta R. Michael Murray Jr. Christopher Noon Marian P. Pawlick Alice M. Peterson Dale R. Pinkert Donald W. Schaumberger Patricia Sikorovsky Jennifer W. Steans Richard A. Stein Pamela B. Strobel David B. Weinberg Robert G. Weiss Paul G. Yovovich In memoriam Howard L. Gottlieb Lucy R. Minor Former Chairmen 1911–1931: Louis Eckstein 1936–1937: Willoughby Walling 1938–1950: Percy B. Eckhart 1951–1958: Howell W. Murray 1959–1961: Julien H. Collins 1962–1964: Earle Ludgin 1965–1967: Ronald M. Kimball 1968–1971: Stanley M. Freehling 1971–1975: Marion M. Lloyd 1976–1978: Richard J. Farrell 1979–1981: Kent W. Duncan 1982–1985: Donald G. Lubin 1986–1989: William J. McDonough 1990–1992: Robert F. Reusche 1993–1995: Marian P. Pawlick 1996–1998: John A. Edwardson 1999–2001: David B. Weinberg 2002–2004: R. Eden Martin 2005–2007: Michael E. Lavin 2008–2010: Pamela B. Strobel 2011–2013: Robert D. Krebs 2014–2016: John L. Anderson 2017–2019: Jennifer W. Steans 2020–2022: Don Civgin Associates Board The Ravinia Associates Board is a premier group of over 100 young professionals in the Chicago area who share a passion for Ravinia and the musical arts. Its mission is to support Ravinia by promoting awareness of the festival and its year-round music programs, encouraging the development of new audiences for classical music, and contributing to Ravinia, Reach Teach Play, and the Steans Institute. To date the board has contributed nearly $5 million to the festival and those programs through its Music Matters benefit and other fundraisers. To learn about becoming a member of the board, please email associates@ravinia.org or call 847-266-5021. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Jeffrey Condren President Roxana Underwood Vice President Katie Alland Secretary Tom Templeton Treasurer Jessica Angelica Brian Arnfelt Stephanie Baiocchi Devon Embery Nathan Fineman Winston Glass III Alex Hajian Lauren Jansen John McKune Karen Mothkovich Christine Nogal Rebecca Payne Ryan Razowsky Chloe Saddler Eric Schultz Eric Siemborski Michelle Sotak ACTIVE MEMBERS Katie Alland Jessica Angelica David Ansari Brian Arnfelt Stephanie Baiocchi Amanda Baker Lauren Bakos Wicks Barkhausen Cody Boukather Jenna Callan Kevin Casey Danny Chaimson Jeffrey Condren Francine Conway Seth Corush Dominique Davis Rounaq Dhar Kimberly Egonmwan Devon Embery Nathan Fineman Adam Gelfeld Aamer Ghaffar Robin Giesbrecht Josh Gilbert Winston Glass III Peter Green Vanessa Ground Alex Hajian Joshua Hall Zachary Harris Andrew Hart William Henderson Lauren Jansen Emily Kappers Audrey Krolicki Sara Lalich Kathleen LaVoy Scott Levy Vianni Lubus Bernice Man Megan May John McKune Karen Mothkovich Michael Muthleb Clare Myers Christine Nogal Amber Orenstein Daniel Park Rebecca Payne Jalene Piña Geoff Pipoly Amy Podzius Traci Prouser Alex Ramler Ryan Razowsky Chloe Saddler Jeffrey Samotny Eric Schultz Ariana Serna Nim Sharon Eric Siemborski Shandice Sluch Elliana Smerling Sevi Michelle Smit Michelle Sotak Morgan Strahan Max Strycker Nicole Szczepanek Tom Templeton Roxana Underwood Victor Vizzuett Adam Warkenthien Kurt Wittmeyer Arun Zachariah Paulina Zurakov SUSTAININGMEMBERS Christopher Atkinson Heidi Bellinger * Jonathan Cifonelli Christy David David Gaspar * Seth Gastwirth Charles Giglio Steven Greene Sharon Horos Nagawa Kakumba Kiki Katz Grace Konopacki Dana Kumar Beth Lambert Jennifer Luby Steve Madden Christian Mancera Jennifer McGlinn Thomas McWalters Tracy Michaels Josh Nanus Stacy Overby Angela Pace-Moody Lauren Popiel Stephen Rappin * Susanna Reding Ken Robertson Don Ross Jason Schmitt David Schultz Molly Selsby Julie Van Overbeek Andrew VanCura Claire Weiler Benjamin Wineman * * Former president RAVINIAMAGAZINE • JUNE 6 – JUNE 15, 2025 60