Meet our Team
We’re here to help, and hearing from you makes our day. Learn more about our team below, and feel free to email or call us to get the answers you’re looking for.
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Torrie Allen
President & CEO
Torrie Allen (he/him) is President & CEO of Arts Midwest. He holds a range of experiences in executive and artistic management, fundraising, marketing, policy, adjudication, grantmaking, and international performance and has been serving in national, regional, and local arts leadership for over 30 years.
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Emily Anderson
Chief Administrative Officer
Emily Anderson (she/her) is the Chief Administrative Officer at Arts Midwest. She leads the operations team, overseeing human resources, IT, and facilities, and has worked at Arts Midwest since 2012.
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Anna Bagiackas
Board & Leadership Liaison
Anna Bagiackas (she/her) is the Board & Leadership Liaison at Arts Midwest. She specializes in event planning and management and has been supporting the President & CEO and Vice President in this role since 2022.
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Emma Bohmann
Development Officer
Emma Bohmann (she/her) is the Development Officer at Arts Midwest. She specializes in nonprofit fundraising and partnership development, and has been securing support for Arts Midwest since 2016.
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Chelsea Brown
Operations Manager & Accessibility Co-coordinator
Chelsea Brown (she/her) is the Operations Manager at Arts Midwest. She specializes in organizational learning and growth by managing data and projects, training staff, and documenting the creative ways we work.
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Frenz Cabagnot
IT Manager
Frenz Cabagnot (he/him) is an IT Manager at Arts Midwest. He has worked as an IT professional for 11 years in the education, broadcasting, and manufacturing industries before working at Arts Midwest
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Crystal Celeste Price
Program Manager / Gerente de Programas
Crystal Celeste Price (she/her and ella) is a Program Manager at Arts Midwest. She specializes in in youth development and arts-based education and has been leading creative community-building initiatives for more than 10 years.
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Holly Doll, Anpao Win (First Light Woman)
Program Manager
Holly Doll (she/her) is the Equity Grantmaking Program Manager at Arts Midwest. She specializes in relationship building, racial equity, and community connection, and has been working in arts and cultural nonprofits for 12 years.
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Joshua Feist
Grants Officer
Joshua Feist (he/him) is the Grants Officer at Arts Midwest. He specializes in grantmaking operations, federal compliance, and databases, and has been working in arts administration for over 15 years.
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Amy Felegy
Culture Reporter
Amy Felegy (she/her) is a culture reporter at Arts Midwest. She specializes in finding and sharing stories on boundless creativity, and has been a professional journalist for eight years.
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Alana Horton
Communications Officer
Alana Horton (she/her) is the Communications Officer at Arts Midwest. She specializes in organizational storytelling, communications, and marketing, and has been working in the nonprofit arts field for 10 years.
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Yumi Inomata
Finance Manager
Yumi Inomata (she/her) is Arts Midwest’s Finance Manager. She handles accounts receivable and payable across the organization, parts of the payroll process, helping with grant disbursements and training staff on the timesheet application.
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Carlianne Jorve
Grants Manager
Carlianne Jorve (she/her) is a Grants Manager at Arts Midwest. She specializes in grants and administrative support. She has been working at Arts Midwest since 2020 and working in administrative support since 2016.
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John Kaiser
Grants Manager & Accessibility Co-coordinator
John Kaiser (he/him) is a Grants Manager at Arts Midwest. He specializes in Grantmaking and has been in the Arts Administration field for over 10 years.
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Mia McGill
Communications Specialist
Mia McGill (they/them) is a Communications Specialist at Arts Midwest who specializes in copywriting, design, and social media strategy and has been working in arts nonprofit communications for nearly a decade.
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Ellen Mueller
Director of Programs
Ellen Mueller (she/her) is the Director of Programs at Arts Midwest. She specializes in strategic project management, and has been directing programs since 2013.
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Katie Ortman
Program Manager
Katie Ortman (she/her/hers) is a Program Manager at Arts Midwest. She specializes in artist residency planning and community engagement, and has been working in arts programming since 2014.
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Fiona Robinson
Controller
Fiona Robinson (she/her) is the Controller at Arts Midwest, Fiona is responsible for oversight of the organization’s financial systems, and to serve as a touchpoint between finance and other departments.
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Tara Robinson
Administrative Associate
Tara Robinson (she/they) is an Administrative Associate at Arts Midwest. She helps manage the Arts Midwest office space, while providing support to the other departments. Tara enjoys working with the…
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Anne Romens
Vice President
Anne Romens (she/her) is Vice President at Arts Midwest. She oversees all fundraising, communication, grants and program initiatives and has been at Arts Midwest for 13 years.
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Aleeh Schwoerer
Development Manager
Aleeh Schwoerer (she/her) is the Development Manager at Arts Midwest. She specializes in grant writing and has held various roles on nonprofit administrative teams for over six years.
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Katelyn Shehu
Chief Financial Officer
Katelyn Shehu (she/her) joined Arts Midwest in 2023 as the Chief Financial Officer. Previously, she held the position of Associate Vice President of Finance & Controller at the University of…
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Angela Zonunpari
Managing Editor
Angela Zonunpari (she/her) is the Managing Editor at Arts Midwest. She specializes in copywriting, editing, and creative storytelling and has worked in advertising and art communications for over 10 years.
Arts Midwest has implemented a 4-day work week. Please note that our office is closed on Fridays.