Staff

Chantal M. Healey, Executive Director

Chantal is an attorney, a nonprofit leader, and a social justice advocate with a deep commitment to the arts. She holds a certificate in design from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and is currently serving as the executive director of Chicago Public Art Group.
Chantal’s responsibilities include providing organizational leadership and vision, including financial managment and development for this historic nonprofit arts organization in Chicago. She works in partnership with her staff, a group of core and affiliate artists, and a dedicated board of directors to advance the organization’s mission.

 

Beth Chin, Programs Manager

Beth Chin has extensive background in art and design based project management including cross-cultural art projects and gallery events between the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia. In her previous work as an art consultant, her work focused on partnering with multiple architects and interior designers per project to coordinate artwork for healthcare facilities across the states.
Beth’s responsibilities at CPAG include project management, artist and client communications, scheduling, project timeline, budgeting, design consultation, ordering, and community workshop organization.

 

Emily Jewel Kane, Project Coordinator

Emily has an extensive and impressive background in the arts, administrative work, archiving, and art restoration. In her previous role as a manager and art restoration specialist, Emily coordinated the restoration, documentation, storage and transportation of many artworks between clients and insurance companies, while also taking an active lead in restoring many of the artworks herself. Emily’s responsibilities include public art restoration, CPAG archives, documenting and managing artist portfolios, office administration, and social media and website management.

 

Board Officers

Bernard Williams, President

Heather Wallack, Vice President

Peter Landon, Treasurer

Mary W. Davis, Secretary

 

Board Members

Emily Green, COO and Legal Counsel, 4S Bay Partners, LLC

Ogechi Harry, Attorney

Sonja Henderson, Artist

Nilay Mistry, Landscape Architect

Una Moon, Architect

Dorian Sylvain, Artist

Smitha Vasan, Architect

Cynthia Weiss, Artist and Arts Educator

John Weber, Artist

Jon Pounds, Executive Director Emeritus