Chicago Academy for the Arts
Chicago Academy for the Arts building                       

General Inquiries


generalinfo@chicagoartsacademy.org

Administration

Pamela Jordan
Head of School
pjordan@chicagoartsacademy.org

Jason Patera
Assistant Head of School
jpatera@chicagoartsacademy.org

Alice Gold
School Nurse and Registrar
agold@chicagoartsacademy.org

Melania Lancy
College Counselor
mlancy@chicagoartsacademy.org
Lauri Sugerman
Business Manager
lsugerman@chicagoartsacademy.org

Steven Summers
Director of Information Technology
ssummers@chicagoartsacademy.org

Kimberly Swise
Registrar
kimswise@chicagoartsacademy.org

Marge VanderPloeg
Administrative Assistant
margev@chicagoartsacademy.org

Admissions

Kaitlyn Myzwinski
Director of Enrollment Management
kmyzwinski@chicagoartsacademy.org

Mollie Kolosky
Admissions Assistant
mkolosky@chicagoartsacademy.org
Melissa Brookes
Director of Global Partnerships & Marketing
mbrookes@chicagoartsacademy.org

Development

Kathryn Baltensperger
Director of Development
kbaltensperger@chicagoartsacademy.org

Julie Levar
Development Assistant
jlevar@chicagoartsacademy.org
Martin Grochala
Director of Institutional Advancement
mgrochala@chicagoartsacademy.org

 
      

Department Chairs

Randy Duncan
Dance Department Chair
rduncan@chicagoartsacademy.org

C.W. van Baale 
interim Theatre Department Chair
cvanbaale@chicagoartsacademy.org

Daniel Bruce
Music Department Chair
dbruce@chicagoartsacademy.org
Andy Robinson
Musical Theatre Department Chair
arobinson@chicagoartsacademy.org

Fred Schill
Media Arts Department Chair
fschill@chicagoartsacademy.org

Margaret Stover
Visual Arts Department Chair
mstover@chicagoartsacademy.org