Past Mentors
Without our amazing mentors, we wouldn’t be where we are today. We are forever grateful for your dedication and service to the AIGA Chicago community.
2022 Spring
Aimé DeLattre
Collaborating on a Group Project
Antonio García
Design Leadership
Ashley Enger
Kickstarting Your Career
Jason Lung
Leadership Skills
Nicolette Stosur-Bassett
Design Thinking & Ethical Design
Rachel Costantino
Professional Development
Raven Mo
Portfolio Improvement
Stephen Doulas
Collaborating on a Group Project
Yue Wu
Kickstarting Your Career
2021 Fall
Allie Serd
Professional Development
Alyson Kayne
Professional Development
Britta Hernalsteen
Womxn in Design
Christopher Smith
Collaborating on a Group Project
Elaine Kalvelage
Design Confidence
Janna Fiester
UX & Product Design
Joseph Michael Essex
Leadership Skills
Justin Thomas
Professional Development
Marek Hosek
Freelance / Entrepreneurship
Robert Grossman
Collaborating on a Group Project
Simon Dai
Diversity in Design
Tasia Carroll
UX & Product Design
2020 Fall
Alyson Kayne
Professional Development
Ananta Prayitno & Tom Glass
Portfolio Improvement
Dana Chen
Collaborating on a Group Project
Jeff Blanchard & Cecilia Morales
UX & Product Design
Jon Hensley & Stephen Riley
Design Thinking
Jonathan Eyler-Werve
UX & Product Design
Katie Ess
UX & Product Design
Sarah Doan
Kickstarting Your Career
Yvonne Hangsterfer
Freelance / Entrepreneurship
2019 Fall
Blanca Cortes & Angelina Gilliana
Professional Development
Daniel Escamilla & Elle Abarca
Diversity in Design
Hannah Rebernick & Erin Agnoli
Women in Design
Jamie Hsu
UX & Product Desgin
Jeff Stanley
Portfolio Improvement
Laura Nesbitt
Portfolio Improvement
Lauren Versino
Career Development
Max Billings
Freelance / Entrepreneurship
Maxwell Young
UX & Product Design
Payal Gandhi
Design Confidence
Tom Belmonte
Collaborating on a Group Project
2019 Spring
Amy Reyes
Kickstarting Your Career
Blanca Cortes & Laura Farahzad
Professional Development
Cate Kompare
UX & Product Design
Chelsea Lee
Imposter Syndrome
Christian Nam
UX & Product Design
Hannah Rebernick & Ananta Prayitno
Portfolio Improvement
Jack Muldowney
Freelance / Entrepreneurship
Jeff Stanley
Portfolio Improvement
Jenn Cheung
Professional Development
Kelly Noah
UX & Product Design
Kenny Friedman
Leadership Skills
Masha Safina
UX & Product Design
Nick Haas & Christian Solorzano
Design Confidence
Rey Nungaray & Aja Shamblee
UX & Product Design
2018 Fall
Adé Hogue
Freelance / Entrepreneurship
Cassie Mathias & Andrew Gold
UX & Product Design
Chase McCoy
UX & Product Design
Christian Solorzano
Self Care for Creatives
Daniel Escamilla & Blanca Cortes
Collaborating on a Group Project
Elle Abarca
Leadership Skills
Eralee Rivera
Design Thinking
Eric Irving & Adrian Aguilar
Kickstarting Your Career
Hannah Rebernick
Portfolio Improvement
Jeff Stanley
Portfolio Improvement
Loren Grieff
Professional Development
Nik Payne
UX & Product Design
Michael Correy
Collaborating on a Group Project
Rachel Forster
Imposter Syndrome
2018 Spring
Allison Karas
UX & Product Design
Amy Reyes
Professional Development
Angelina Gilliana
Professional Development
Ayanna Shamese
Leadership Skills
Christian Nam
UX & Product Design
Daniel Escamilla
Collaborating on a Group Project
Elisha-Rio Apilado
Self Care for Creatives
Eric Irving & Megan Jackson
Kickstarting Your Career
Jeff Stanley
Collaborating on a Group Project
Jenny Johnson
Freelance / Entrepreneurship
Katie Lord
Freelance / Entrepreneurship
Kieran Delaney
Portfolio Improvement
Laura Nesbitt
Portfolio Improvement
Nathan Denton
UX & Product Design
Robert Boord
Collaborating on a Group Project
Russell Lord
Collaborating on a Group Project
2017 Fall
Arvin Dang
UX & Product Design
Eric Irving & Megan Jackson
Kickstarting Your Career
Holly Leach
Professional Development
Juyoung Kim
Portfolio Improvement
Katie Lord
Freelance / Entrepreneurship
Leslie Presto
UX & Product Design
Loren Grieff
Professional Development
Melissa Healy
Leadership Skills
Nikolas Payne
Portfolio Improvement
Robert Boord
Collaborating on a Group Project
2017 Spring
Amy Reyes
Professional Development
Anna Olsztynska & Briet Tornes
Collaborating on a Group Project
Awa Gueye
Professional Development
Clifton Scaller & Jinhwan Kim
UX & Product Design
David Rossman & Randy Ellis
UX & Product Design
Katy ONeill & Jessica Checkeroski
Collaborating on a Group Project
Jonathan Sluys
Portfolio Improvement
Katie Lord
Freelance / Entrepreneurship
Kieran Delaney
Portfolio Improvement
Terez Stewart
Leadership Skills
2016 Fall
Amy Schwartz & Max Temkin
Professional Development
Ari Krzyek
Freelance / Entrepreneurship
Ayanna Shamese
Leadership Skills
Donna Johnson & Kaylin Kelly
Portfolio Improvement
Elio Leturia
Professional Development
Janice Cho
Professional Development
Katie Ingersoll
Freelance / Entrepreneurship
Kieran Delaney
Portfolio Improvement
Sarah Sears
Collaborating on a Group Project
Tom Tian
Collaborating on a Group Project
Vanessa McKenzie
Portfolio Improvement
Past Volunteers
Without our amazing past board and committee volunteers, we wouldn’t be where we are today. We are forever grateful for your dedication and service to the AIGA Chicago community.
Adam Trybula, Board – Mentorship Chair
Adrian Aguilar, Committee – Operations
Ashley Bedore, Committee
Ashley Brown, Committee — Marketing
Bridget Hapner, Committee
Chelsea Weis, Committee – Events Chair
Crystal Bahena, Committee – Digital Strategy
Dawn Hancock, Board
Donnie Gardner, Committee Chair — Communications
Emily Fairchild, Committee – Events Chair
Eric Irving, Committee – Program Operations
Hayley Gallet, Committee – Communications
Janelle Pluta, Committee – Operations & Research
Jeffrey Hitchens, Committee — Marketing
Jennifer Lemerand, Board – Mentorship Chair
Johnny Mei, Committee
Larissa Krysiek, Committee – Photography
Leslie Presto, Board — VP of Mentorship
Lily Smith, Committee
M’Elena Walker, Committee – Events Chair
Megan Jackson, Board – Interactive Mentorship Chair
Melody Pohla, Committee – Marketing
Monina Velarde, Board – Mentorship Chair
Nicholas Daniel Phillips, Board – Co-VP of Mentorship
Peter Ogden, Committee
Phillip Brown, Committee – Videography & Editing
Phil Parcellano, Committee – Photography
Ray Lasky, Committee – Program Management
Yash Rastogi, Committee – Marketing
If you have questions, please email Kelly Knaga at kel@chicago.aiga.org