Visionaries Circle

This list reflects gifts received February 22, 2025 through February 22, 2026. If you would like your name to appear differently or prefer to remain anonymous, please contact Amy Delgado-Swanson at aswanson@northlight.org.


Producers
$25,000+
John and Jennifer Bienko
Mark and Margaret Burka
Marcia Caulkins
Paul Epner and Janet Gans Epner
Barbara Goodman and Seth Weinberger
Nan Greenough
Joanell and Jim McKenna
Meghan Otis and John Thompkins
Bob Regan and Cindy Clark
Brenton and Michelle Rogers
Sullivan Family Foundation
Greg and Anne Taubeneck
Gifford Zimmerman

Playwrights
$10,000 - $24,999
Carole Cahill
Julie and Josh Chernoff
Jennifer W. Christensen
Donna and Gene Frett
Susan Mabrey Gaud
Freddi Greenberg and Dan Pinkert
Hackney Family Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
Suzanne and Dan Kanter
Mark and Kathy McCarville
Judy Newton
Jamin and Phoebe Nixon
Stacy and Scott Simpson
Vicky Vaccaro
Weiner-Ellman Foundation

Directors
$5,000 - $9,999
Susan and David Abraham
Charles Allen
Evelyn Alter
Karl Berolzheimer
Jennifer W. Christensen
Patricia and James Corirossi
Dave and April Deming
Robert and Maurita Freas
Bryna and Edward P. Gamson
Sallie Gratch
Betsy Gutstien
Mitch and Mary Lou Horwat
JWT Family Foundation
Tiffany and Tobi Laczkowski
Bob and Barb McCullough
Carol and Steve Mullins
Ginny Noyes
Ms. Sarah Schmidt
Robert Shaw
Tom Spalding
Thomas D. Stringer
Nina Uziel-Miller
Joyce Anne Wainio and John Fulcher
Payson and Linda Wild

Designers
$2,500 - $4,999
Anonymous (3)
Susan Barret-Kelly and Peter M. Kelly
Bernstein Cleveland
Patricia and Edward Blumen
Mike Brody and Libby Ester
Douglas Brown and Rachel Kraft
Vickie and Tim Burke
Joyce Chelberg
Diana Cohen and David Spitulnik
Joe Dempsey
Mort and Reva Denlow
Timothy and Jane Evans
Bill and Sandra H. Farrow
Neil and Marge Gambow
Guy and Joan Gunzberg
Steve Hagerty and Lisa Altenbernd
Brian Hanson and Karen Alter-Hanson
Kevin Harper
Henry Hertz
Joyce and Rich Hirsch
Kim and Kirk Hoopingarner
The Kellcie Fund
Diana H. King
Leslie and Paul Lehner
Gretchen and David Livingston
Marie McKellar
Melanie and Dan Peterson
William and Eleanor Revelle
Catherine and Bart Rocca
Sheau-Ming and Ian Ross
Antony Burt and Karin Ruetzel
Keith and Ann Sarpolis
Michael Schnur and Janice Liten
Marybeth Schroeder
Sondra Sonneborn
Cathy Tschannen, MD.
Ina Winer's Grandchildren
Robert and Carol Wooldridge
David Zarefsky

Company
$1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous (4)
Todd Abraham
David Abrams and Cyntha Bemis Abrams
Eve and Maurice Alfille
Kelly Austin and Scott Hurwitz
Elizabeth and Rick Bald
Trish Barr
Ken Belcher and Sandra Ihm
Anne Berkeley
Esther Berman
Henry and Leigh Bienen
Patrice Frey and Wally Bobkiewicz
Jan Bowers and Will Linder
Edward J Bradley
Charles Brady
Alan Brown
Michael and Joan Callahan
Pam Cardoni
Kelly Cater
Christie Chandler Stahl
Jennifer Comparoni
Barbara Coriden
Russ and Ann Covode
The Reverend Alicia and Mr. James Crawford
R Bert Crossland
Nancy M. Cunniff
Robert and Chie Curley
Linda and Alexander Darragh
Anthony T. Dean
Jane and David Doyle
Bob Easter and Linda Brennan
Kathy and Stuart Edwards
Stephanie and Jeff Emrich
Jean and Andy Fies
Missy Fleming and Jack Block
Matt Gehringer
Lynn Gendleman
Linda and Hal Gerber
Yvette Gideon and Rodger Sonneborn
Anne Gilford
Sharon Goodman
John & Patsy Grady
Jill and David Greer
Joanna and Don Gwinn
Brenda Hansen
Dorothy Harza
Tom and Jan Hazlett
Ryan Hedges and Jocelyn Francoeur
Barbara Hermansen
Joyce and Rich Hirsch
Janet and Brian Hoffman
Doug and Jane Holt
Sarah Krepp and Carter Howard
Colleen Hughes and Donald Rothschild
Katie Hughes
Burgess Huntley
Gerald and Barbara Israelite
Laura and Jeff Jacobs
Ann Jennett
Scott and Marcy Johnson
Rita Kashner
Dr. Claudia Anne Katz
Marcia and Tim Kazurinsky
Judy and Bob Kemp
Michelle E. Kenner
Ann Jacobs Kolb
Rick Kolsky and Anne Jacobson
Philip and Nancy Kotler
Steve Krug and Lori Darling
Carl LaMell
Robert Lawrence
Kenneth Lewandowski
Sally and Darush Mabadi
David Macknin
Holly and Edward S. Mann
Kelly Marcelle
Sabina McBride
Linnea and John Mead
Lisa Miceli
Carol Michelini
Bobbi Miller
Catharon Miller
Kelly Morgan
Peter and Margaret Morris
Margaret Moses
Ellen K. Munro
Barbara and Daniel O'Keefe
Joy and John O’Malley
Jeff O’Neill
Colleen Philbin
Andrew Porte
Merril Prager and John Levine
Adam Prawer-Stock
Tracy Quattrocki and Neal Brady
Norman and Helene Raidl
Beth and James Reiman
Barbara Richards
Don Rocap
Michele Y. Rogers
Richard Rosenberg
Roberta Rubin
Rhonda Rush
Lee Ann Russo and Casey Miller
Catherine Saccany
Garrett Salk
Cliff Saper and Christy Bowman
Ruth Schaefer
Sara and Horst Schastok
Judy and David Schiffman
Lee and Debbie Schwartz
Joseph Scudder
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sevcik
Gary and Enid Shapiro
Ellen Simon
Cindy Smith
Craig Smith
Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith
Marcia Mead Stillerman
Judith Straight
Louise A. Sunderland
Karin Tappendorf
Michele Thompson
Elizabeth Tisdahl
Rob Topping
Lois and Dennis Trautvetter
Bonita and David Turner
Angela and Stel Valavanis
Lynn Van Cleave
Ellen Wartella
Anita Weinberg and Mark Miller
Randy White
Bonnie Wilson
Dr. Eric Witherspoon
Melissa Wynne and David Foster
Dr. Alan Zunamon