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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.

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.

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

Holly Doll (she/her) is a Program Manager at Arts Midwest. She specializes in relationship building and community connection, and has been working in arts and cultural nonprofits for 12 years.

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.

frankie felegy (she/her) specializes in finding and sharing stories on boundless creativity, and has been a professional journalist for eight years.

Aliese Hoesel (she/her) is the Executive Assistant at Arts Midwest. She brings nearly a decade of executive administrative support experience to the role, and specializes in systems organization and management, research and data compilation, and workflow coordination.

Alana Horton (she/her) is the Director of Content and Communications at Arts Midwest. She specializes in organizational storytelling, communications, and marketing, and has been working in the nonprofit arts field for 10 years.

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.

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.

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.

Maddie Miller (she/her) is the Social Media and Marketing Manager at Arts Midwest. She specializes in digital marketing and meaningful communication for the creative economy.

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.

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…

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 16 years.

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.

Katelyn Shehu serves as Chief Financial Officer at Arts Midwest, where she leads the organization’s financial strategy, investment management, and long-term sustainability efforts. Since joining in 2023, she has focused…

Angie Smith (she/her) is the Controller at Arts Midwest. With over 20 years of Accounting and Finance experience, Angie is committed to ensuring the organization’s financial resources are managed with integrity, transparency, and efficiency.

Jennifer Vosters (she/her) is a Content Creator at Arts Midwest. She has been a contributing writer since 2024, covering programs that support, uplift, and connect Midwest artists.

Angela Zonunpari (she/her) specializes in copywriting, editing, and creative storytelling and has worked in advertising and art communications for over 10 years.