Ravinia 2025 Issue 1

Women’s Board The Ravinia Women’s Board, founded in 1962, has raised more than $35 million for Ravinia over its storied history. Major fundraisers include the annual summer Gala, The Festival Shop and Wintrust Chair Rental, the Tribute Fund, and the Ravinia Cruise. Proceeds from these fundraising efforts help support Ravinia, Reach Teach Play, and the Steans Institute. The board is especially proud of the creation of the Sistema Ravinia student orchestra program, based on Venezuela’s acclaimed El Sistema, which fosters positive social development through exceptional music training. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Susan Schmitt Chair Kelly Epstein Vice-chair Elizabeth Karabatsos Administrative Vice-chairman Ellen Falkof Recording Secretary Andrea Bechtel Treasurer Kiki Katz Hyon Kim Suzy Lyman MEMBERS Robin Abeles Megan P. Anderson Vicki Apatoff Sarah Barden Andrea Bechtel Debra Beck Michele P. Becker Jean S. Berghoff * Elizabeth B. Bergmann Emily Borovsky Mary A. Boyer Audrey C. Rubinstein Buntman * Leslie S. Carothers Wendy A. Cartland Mamie Case Jane D. Casper * Judith B. Castellini * Amirh Collis Catherine Cooper Chloe Mendel Corgan Gayla W. Cox Chandra Cramer Elizabeth Crown Barbara Daniels Jeanne M. Denison * Bobbie B. Denison * Melinda Meade DeStefano Pratyusha Devarakonda Annette G. Dezelan * Victoria Dorgan Susan Elliott Kelly Epstein Ellen Falkof Melody M. Farmer Venita E. Fields Virginia Foreman Christy Fowler Nina Freedman Dottie B.B. Gordon Barbara G. Greis Charlotte Hadley Gail Hodges Betsy Holden Karen Morgan Holmberg Michele Ihlanfeldt * Kathryn D. Ingraham Jeannie W. James * Elizabeth Karabatsos Kiki T. Katz Liz Katz Hyon Kim Peggy Wagner Kimble Carol E. Klenk Emily T. Knight * Dolores Kohl Kaplan Beth Lambert Claudia Lane Deanne (Dee) Rotfeld Levy Amy Lubin Jen Luby Suzanne Lyman Betsey Madden Debra Marks Nicky Mayber Pam Mayo Tera McBlaine Judy McCarter Jean McClung * Patricia L. McGrath Elizabeth McLean Sheila Medvin Mary Jo Miller Mary Alice Miller Randi Miron Cindy Montgomery Iliana A. Mora Catharine Murphy Rebecca Murray Roni Moore Neumann Toby M. Newman Judy Newton Daniela A. O’Leary-Gill Rosemary Olson Angela M. Pace-Moody Kathy Paleczny Marian P. Pawlick Jane Perkins Jody Perl Sara Pfaff Kristin Pilant Betsey Pinkert Cynthia Pinkerton Carol Pollock Alyssa Quinlan Andrea Rein Gloria Reisner Silvia Rota Nancy A. Rotering Onnie Scheyer Susan B. Schmitt Carol W. Schroeder Evey Schweig Molly Selsby Stephanie A. Sick Patricia Sikorovsky * Heather Smith-Vanduan Susan Spears Jennifer W. Steans Marcie Stein Toria Stender Katherine Stevens Julie Stone Pamela B. Strobel Kimberlee Taylor Elizabeth Maxwell Thomas Lisa B. Tribbett Marilyn M. Vender * Florette Weiss Evette Williams Janet Winter Jane Woldenberg Patricia R. Zeeman In memoriam Lucy R. Minor Sue N. Pick * Former chair The Ravinia Women’s Board supports Ravinia, Reach Teach Play, and the Ravinia Steans Music Institute through the following initiatives: Gala Benefit Evening The only concert fundraiser that benefits the festival’s programs, as well as the signature social event of the summer The Festival Shop A stylish boutique featuring giftware, apparel, and novelty items to make your concert experience festive and fun! Wintrust Chair Rental Providing picnic chairs and tables to thousands of concertgoers, making picnics a breeze all summer long Tribute Fund Supporting Ravinia’s education programs through donations that honor an occasion or remember someone special Advisory Council The Advisory Council, founded in 2022, brings together an energetic group of recent leaders of Ravinia’s Auxiliary Boards to leverage their deep knowledge of the festival’s long-term goals toward the completion of an annual strategic project, selected in conversation with Ravinia leadership. MEMBERS Dave Gaspar Co-chairman Jonathan Marks Co-chairman Christopher Atkinson Heidi Bellinger Christy David Kristin Heger Mark Rickmeier Dana Kumar Lauren Popiel Andrew Van Cura Benjamin Wineman RAVINIA.ORG  • RAVINIAMAGAZINE 61