Women’s Board

About

Seven women in cocktail attire pose in front of a white wall. — Members of the MCA Women's Board at Vernissage, the opening celebration of EXPO CHICAGO that they sponsor each year
Photo: Braxton Black for Jeremy Lawson Photography © MCA Chicago

Since the MCA's founding in 1967, the members of the Women's Board have collaborated with each other and with the museum to create dynamic programs and projects that have helped establish the MCA as an important and vibrant cultural institution. These programs have included: a lecture and film series, an art travel program (both foreign and domestic), the docent program, the community affiliate program, the MCA Store, an MCA restaurant, the opening night celebration of EXPO CHICAGO (Vernissage), Family Days, and, most recently, artsmart.

The Women’s Board also plays the important role of ambassador for the MCA. Board members focus considerable effort on staying abreast of what is going on at the museum. In this way, the Board is better able to raise awareness of the MCA throughout the greater Chicago area.

Women’s Board Members

Officers

President: Rachel Grund
Vice President: Paula Fuller Tobin
Treasurer: Cheryl Seder
Secretary: Tonya Geesman

Women’s Board Members

Mica Alexis
Janet Anixter
Jennifer Armetta
Tammi Bedolla
Marlene Breslow-Blitstein
Jennifer Brown
Susan Brunstrum
Allison Burman
Lori A. Crosley
Andrea K. DeMar
Kelly Drew-Townsel
Nicole Drexler
Ashley Floyd
Marcia Fraerman 1
Robin Gallardi
Jeri N. Henoch
Katie Hutchens
Margaret Izzo
Loren Nicol Johnson
Diane Kahan
Susie L. Karkomi
Laura Lester
Kathleen McQueeny
Elizabeth Mollen
Nadia Murad
Marisa Murillo
Christina Ochs
Amy W. Olswang
Patricia Prince
Catherine Ross
Yumi Shilowitz Ross
Barbara Rouse
Kelly Selogie
Nicole Steel
Yolanda Stemer
Rena Sternberg 1
Robyn Tavel
Mary Kay Touhy
Natasha Sawlani Vuppuluri
Ellen B. Wallace 1

Sustaining Women’s Board Members

Gale Fischer
Loren Friend
Margot Greig
Marilyn Kushen
Linda Meyer

Honorary Women’s Board Members

Meta S. Berger 1
Lindy Bergman 2
Edie Cloonan 1 2
Leslie Douglass 1
Diane Drabkin 1
Marilyn Fields 1
Suzette Flood 1
Helyn D. Goldenberg 1
Rhona Hoffman
Ruth Horwich 2
Sally Meyers Kovler 1
Pat Kubicek
Beverly M. Meyer 2
Judith Neisser 2
Betsy Rosenfield
Carol Selle 1
Marjorie K. Staples 1
Ann Stepan 1 2
Bea Steponate
Dorie Sternberg
Patty Sternberg
Kristin Binder Stevens 1
Donna Stone 1
Robin Loewenberg Berger 1
Dana Shepard Treister 1
Helen Zell 1

Past President
In Memoriam

Membership and Dues

Membership on the Women's Board is by invitation only. In order to be eligible for membership on the Women’s Board, you must be an MCA Circle Donor. Read about our Circle Membership levels and benefits or renew your Circle Membership. For more information, contact Grace Brandt, Individual Giving Coordinator, at 312-397-3829, or [email protected]

If you are a current Women’s Board member, you may contribute your dues below