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 Staff and Teaching Artists

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

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Sheila Fortson
Founder & Executive Director​

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Crystal Amah
Director of Communications & Community Engagement

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Samantha Douse
Senior Manager of Programming & Operations

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Zoé Irving
Executive Assistant & Office Administrator

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Zoe Fasig
Reception, A/V Tech

Z Marciniak
Reception, Photography

Duke Ellington

Mascot & Official Greeter

Taylor Reynolds
Reception, Photography

Torance Douse
Manager of Finance & Culture

TEACHING ARTISTS

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Omar Ramírez
piano

Nico Muñoz
piano, guitar, ukelele, percussion

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Dr. Michelle Brooks
piano, voice

Giselle Ladenheim
piano, clarinet

Torance Douse

piano, voice, guitar, saxophone, clarinet

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Anisa Wilbon
flute

Allison Hill
cello

Nadia Simmons
visual art

Bryce Thompson
violin

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Z Marciniak
visual art

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Heejin Seo (Jin)
voice, piano

Oliver Munoz

viola, violin

Abby Rankin
theater

Jordan Kappler

creative writing

Eren Fitzgerald
violin, music history, historical/non-Fiction writing

1319 S. State Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605  | Ph: 312-469-0667

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FAME Center is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. EIN: 83-2170757

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