Shapiro Center for Research and Collaboration: Advisory Council

The Earl and Brenda Shapiro Center for Research and Collaboration Advisory Council

The Shapiro Center Advisory Council consists of representatives from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) faculty, staff, and graduate student body; members of the SAIC Board of Governors; researchers and leaders; cultural funding organizations; and community members. Each Advisory Council member contributes to the council and the Shapiro Center a breadth of knowledge and experience in arts-based research and practice, scientific research, community development, and business management. The Advisory Council promotes the Shapiro Center's mission to help promote the intellectual merit, broader impacts, and creative excellence inherent in SAIC faculty research and collaboration projects.

The Advisory Council is charged to collaborate with the director of the Shapiro Center to:

• Serve in an advisory capacity to the Shapiro Center
• Ensure quality programs are planned and implemented, resources are sufficient, and innovative projects and partnerships are pursued
• Be a liaison to the SAIC governing body, staff, faculty, and student communities
• Be a liaison to the city of Chicago, academic institutions, philanthropic organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and industry partner development
• Advise on the continued cultivation of Shapiro Center resources through private entities and federal and state agencies
• Serve on Advisory Council Special Interests Committees as needed to advise the Shapiro Center on specific program development opportunities

Advisory Council Members (Ex-Officio)

Pamela L. Jennings, PhD
Director, Earl and Brenda Shapiro Center for Research and Collaboration, SAIC

Therese Newman
Assistant to the Director, Earl and Brenda Shapiro Center for Research and Collaboration, SAIC

Brenda Shapiro
Honorary Member

Elissa Tenny
Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, SAIC

Paul Coffey
Vice Provost, SAIC

Cheryl Russell
Executive Director, Corporate, Foundation, Government, and Civic Relations, SAIC

Alan Labb
Associate Provost of Educational Technology and Innovation, SAIC

Advisory Council Members (Appointed)

Christopher Baker
Assistant Professor, Art and Technology Studies, SAIC

Daniel Bryant
Board of Governors, SAIC; Managing Partner, Sheridan Road Financial, LLC

Charlie Catlett
Senior Computer Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory; Senior Fellow, Computation Institute, University of Chicago

Donna Cox
Director, Advanced Visualization Laboratory, National Center for Supercomputing Applications; Director, eDream (Emerging Digital Research and Education in Arts Media Institute), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Romi Crawford
Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts; Visual and Cultural Studies; and Art History, Theory, and Criticism, SAIC

Ruby Lerner
President and Executive Director, Creative Capital, Inc.

Mina Matlon
Graduate Student, Arts Administration and Policy, SAIC

Doug Pancoast
Associate Professor, Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects, SAIC

John Ploof
Professor, Art Education, SAIC

Anne Sullivan
Assistant Professor, Historic Preservation, SAIC

Kay Torshen
Board of Governors, SAIC; President, Torshen Capital Management, LLC

Anne Wilson
Professor, Fiber and Materials Studies, SAIC

Andrew Yang
Associate Professor, Liberal Arts, SAIC