40 North | 88 West: Champaign County Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council
Art is here. See it. Create it. Support it. Watch how it helps our community grow.

Board of Directors

  • Marc J. Ansel - Law Office of Ansel and Small
  • Laura Auteberry - Marketing and Development Director, Champaign Park District | Champaign Parks Foundation
  • Nathaniel Banks - UIUC Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the African American Cultural Program; Member, Champaign Unit 4 School Board
  • Carolyn Baxley - Owner, Cinema Gallery
  • Panagiota Comet - Community Arts Advocate
  • Ron Drane (President) - Executive Vice President, Busey Bank Wealth Management
  • Don Elmore (Treasurer) - COO, Gcom, Inc.
  • Kathleen Harleman - Director, Krannert Art Museum
  • Chris Hartman (At-Large Exec) - Director of Real Estate, JSM Development
  • Susan Herman - Interested Citizen at Large
  • Anna Hochhalter - Public Arts Coordinator, City of Urbana
  • Alaina Kanfer - Co-Owner, Larry Kanfer Gallery
  • Ellen Kirsanoff - Volunteer & Fundraising Coordinator, Urbana Park District
  • Mary Knight - Mettler University Coordinator, Mettler Center
  • Jody Littleton - Executive Director, Community Relations, Parkland College
  • Rebecca McBride (Vice President) - Senior Associate Director, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
  • Douglas L. Milburn - Architectural Intern, IGW Architecture
  • Thom Moore (At-Large Exec) - UIUC, Arts Advocate
  • Rod Reid (Secretary) - Principal, RATIO Architects, Inc.
  • John Schulenburg - Physician Recruitment Coordinator, Provena Covenant Medical Center
  • Michael Sherfield - Independent Artist
  • Jenny Southlynn - Independent Artist
  • Heather Tucker (Immediate Past President) - Communications Specialist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Office of Public Affairs
  • Crystal Womble - Director of Outreach, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Honorary Board Members

  • Zelema Harris, President Emeritus, Parkland College
  • Richard Herman, UIUC Chancellor
  • Jerry Schweighart, City of Champaign, Mayor
  • Jon D. "Cody" Sokolski (Past President) - One Main Development/TSG Group/Cody Holdings

Staff

  • Steven Bentz, Director of Operations
  • Megan Wolf, Director of Resource Development