Supporters
Letters of Support
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- Mayor Daley
- Senator Obama
- Senator Durbin
- Congressman Davis
- Congressman Rush
- Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.
- State Senator Hendon
- Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele
- Alderman Robert Fioretti
- Alderman Walter Burnett
- Alderman Pat Dowell
- Illinois Arts Council
- Mr. Herb Kent, aka "The Cool Gent"
- Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
- Roosevelt University
- The Field Museum
- School of Social Service Administration
- Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools
- National Museum of African American History
- Alex Kotlowitz
- Floyd O. May, National Organization of African Americans in Housing (NOAAH)
- Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA)
- Henry Cisneros, Cityview
Leadership
Over the past two years, we have formed a Board of Directors and Advisory Committee for the Museum. We continue to seek national representation for both these groups, which are building a wide base of support including current leadership of the CHA's Local Advisory Committees, other CHA residents and alumni from across America, and academics and museum professionals. A Steering Committee is also providing strategic guidance during the Museum's development phase
Board of Directors | |
| Founding Chair Ms. Deverra Beverly President LAC Local Advisory Council | Brad Hunt Associate Dean Roosevelt University |
| President Fred L. Bonner Founder and President Bonheur Development Corp. | Zenobia Johnson-Black Retired Housing Official |
| Vice President Crystal Palmer President Henry Horner Local Advisory Council | Lisa Lee Director Jane Addams Hull-House Museum |
| Secretary Katharine L. Bensen Vice President Conlon Public Strategies | Lisa D. Lenoir Writer & Educator |
| Treasurer Chuck Thurow Executive Director Hyde Park Art Center | Dr. Alaka Wali John Nuveen Curator in Anthropology Director, Center for Cultural Understanding and Change, Field Museum |
| Roberta Feldman Director, City Design Center University of Illinois at Chicago | Francine Washington President Stateway Gardens Local Advisory Council |
| Sunny Fischer Executive Director The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation | |
| Saul Himelstein President The Inspection Group, Inc. | |
Advisory Committee | |
| Ruth Abram Founder & Former Executive Director Lower East Side Tenement Museum | Herb Kent V103 Radio Personality |
| Rolf Achilles Chair, Landmarks Illinois Faculty, School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Alex Kotlowitz Author and Journalist |
| Dr. Carol Adams Secretary Illinois Department of Human Services | Rosanna A. Márquez President Eleanor Foundation |
| Dr. Margaret T. G. Burroughs Founder DuSable Museum of African American History | Floyd O. May Managing Director National Organization of African Americans in Housing |
| Henry Cisneros Executive Chairman CityView Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | The Honorable Dawn Clark Netsch Professor of Law Emerita, Northwestern University Former State Senator, State of Illinois Former Comptroller, State of Illinois |
| Amina Dickerson Director of Corporate Contributions Kraft Foods | Diana Palomar Scott Vice President, Community Services WLS-TV, ABC7 |
| Edwin Eisendrath Former Director, Region V Office U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | Reginald Robinson Musician |
| Graham C. Grady Partner, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP Former Chief Executive Chicago Housing Authority | Anne Roosevelt Vice President Global Corporate Citizenship Boeing Corportation |
| Ronne Hartfield Museum Consultant Formerly Executive Director of Education Art Institute of Chicago | Jackie Taylor Founder and Executive Director Black Ensemble Theater |
| Senator Mattie Hunter 3rd District, State of Illinois Senate | |
Steering Committee | |
| Donna Epstein Barrows Chairman of the Board Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies | Lisa Lee Director Jane Addams Hull-House Museum |
| Mrs. Deverra Beverly President ABLA Local Advisory Committee | Tracye Matthews Associate Director Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture The University of Chicago |
| Michelle Boone Program Officer, Culture Joyce Foundation | Peter Pero Teacher, Community Developer and Board Member Maxwell Street Foundation |
| Richard Cahan Program Officer The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation | Ananias Samuel Ida B. Wells Housing Development Historian |
Susan Campbell | Lesley Slavitt Vice President Government Relations and University Outreach Roosevelt University |
| Sunny Fischer Executive Director The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation | David M. Thompson Director of Development & Strategic Initiatives Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Alison Fisher Department of Art History Northwestern University | Hollis Turner Urban Gardener/Community Builder |
| Rev. Marshall Hatch New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church | |