Elaine Cohen Rubin & Richard G. Weinberg
Honorary Founders
Board of Directors
Kwaku Osebreh - Chair (2018)
Capital Markets Attorney at Proskauer Rose LLP
Michael Foster - Past Chair (2010)
Past Chair
Senior Sales Manager, The Whitehall Hotel
Dona Williams (2024)
CEO, Friends of Chicago Public Schools
Lane Alexander (1988)
Founding Director
Chicago Human Rhythm Project
Irene Michaels (2016)
Founder and President, IOnTheScene
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Nalky Gilot - Secretary (2022)
Regional Sales Manager, M.S. Walker, Inc.
Jumaane Taylor (2022)
Artistic Director
Chicago Human Rhythm Project
Inerested in Service ? (2025)
To learn more about serving on our board of directors, please contact Derek Layne at DLayne@chicagotap.org
Emeritus Board
Claudette Smith - Vice Chair (2010)
Vice President, DMOT Specialist
(Global Services Industry & Capabilities) Northern Trust
Advisory Board
Terrence Coakley
Lou Conte
Diana E. Harris
Bill Irwin
Gail Kalver
Peggy Sutton
Bill Kurtis
Donna LaPietra
Dianne “Lady Di” Walker
Staff
Lane Alexander
Founding Director
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Sobenna Worrill
Interim Managing Director sobennaworrill@chicagotap.org
Canisha Russ
Arts Education Manager
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Jordyn Murry
Performing Arts/Administrative Intern
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Ally Johnson
Performing Arts/Administrative Intern
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CONSULTANTS
Dominique Atwood
Dance Connect Worldwide
Production Management
Elizabeth Wojdyla
Reveuse Marketing and Graphic Design
Christopher W. Frerichs
Development Consultant
Ledgers Inc
Custom Accounting Solutions
Business and Financial Management
Be/Phore
Website Development
Mike Pope
Pope Coaching and Consulting
Database Management