Office of Advancement
Office of Advancement
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Office of Advancement (OA) is dedicated to creating meaningful connections to advance the mission of the School. OA strategically fosters lifelong relationships with alums, parents, friends, and organizations to strengthen engagement and philanthropy.
We facilitate pathways to investment in SAIC through philanthropic councils, donor events, alumni relations, volunteer opportunities, and strategic communications.
Contact Us
Vice President for Advancement
Amee Spondike aspondike@saic.edu
Director, Development
Mary DeYoe mdeyoe@saic.edu
Senior Development Coordinator
Catherine Crain ccrain@saic.edu
Associate Director, Development
Elliott Free efree@saic.edu
Associate Director, Alumni Engagement
Lily Zenger lzenger@saic.edu
Assistant Director, Annual Giving & Alumni Engagement
Grace Anderson ganderson4@saic.edu
Director, Corporate, Foundation, & Government Relations
Anne Volz avolz@saic.edu
Assistant Director, Corporate, Foundation, & Government Relations
Roberto Robaina rrobaina@saic.edu
Director, Donor Relations, Advancement Communications, & Events
Christine Grodecki cgrodecki@saic.edu
Associate Director, Donor Relations & Advancement Communications
Matthew Reddin mreddin@saic.edu
Assistant Director, Donor Relations & Events
Trisha Fischer tfischer@saic.edu
Assistant Director, Donor Relations & Advancement Communications
Eliza Wizner ewizner@saic.edu
Executive Director, Strategic Information & Prospect Development
John McBride jmcbride@saic.edu
Associate Director, Strategic Information
Alex Marianyi amarianyi@saic.edu
Assistant Director, Research & Prospect Management
Nyandeng Juag njuag@saic.edu
Development Coordinator, Advancement Operations
Mary Pearce Seawell mseawe@saic.edu