The Edgewater Artist in Motion (EAIM) Board is comprised of all non-paid volunteers.
Rae Ann Cecrle, Founder / Past President
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Rae Ann has been involved in Chicago real estate development / investing for several decades. Rae Ann & her husband Bob, own and operate B&R Developers.
Committed to community development and sustainability, Rae Ann helped develop advocate efforts in Chicago Edgewater community to enhance the community. She worked with many local organizations for the improvement of Edgewater. She was a member of the Edgewater Community Council (ECC)for over 15 years including president for 3 years, a member of Edgewater Uptown Builders Association(EUBA)from 1992 to present including President for 6 years. She was Board member of the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce for over 10 years, a Special Service area 26 Commissioner (SSA26) from 2005 to present date. Board member of Care For Real Food pantry for six years, Board member of Edgewater Development Corporation for six years, plus numerous committees for safety and community beautification. Throughout the many years, Rae Ann developed a passion for the Edgewater community. In 2009 recession, Rae Ann founded the "Edgewater Artists In Motion"(EAIM) to place original art in the vacant windows. The Fall Art Festival was created for additional support to artists and community. Rae Ann is current President of EAIM. In 2017, B&R Developers developed an art gallery, " Gallery 1070 " donating the space to EAIM for artistic and community opportunities. Rae Ann has developed a unique understanding of the needs of the arts, businesses, and residential communities, throughout her years of investment, residency, and volunteer experiences. |
Cecelia Burokas
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Cecelia Burokas has served on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, including Community TV Network (CTVN), Gang of Toes, and Safe Place of Sarasota. She currently teaches part time at Northwestern University, MS in Learning and Organization Change program and consults with nonprofits on strategic planning. For nearly twenty years she has lived in the Andersonville/Edgewater area, where she also designs and makes metal and beaded jewelry in her home studio. She is a co-founder of WOW! Press, a cooperative publishing venture with other women writers.
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Ginger Tarjan
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I am a lifelong resident of Edgewater. Attended St. Gertrudes, Sacred Heart Schools and City of Chicago College. I worked at the Chicago Tribune for 46 years. Various positions were secretary, executive assistant, and the last 20 years a sales assistant to a sales team in the Advertising Department. Below are past and current volunteering positions I have been a part of:
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Kathy Gemperle
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My art explores the interplay of memory, place, and imagination: how living spaces come to embody specific emotion; how experience can influence the physical senses; and how present realities reshape our interpretations of the past.
I am a Chicago-based painter and ceramic artist. I was an art teacher in Chicago schools for 33 years and have been an instructor of ceramic arts at Robert Crown Community Center since 1975. Long fascinated with Chicago history, I was founding President of the Edgewater Historical Society where I still curate annual exhibits. I studied art at Mundelein College and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting. I continued my education at UIC and Northeastern and the School of the Art institute before earning a BA in Interdisciplinary Arts at Columbia College, Chicago. Because of that experience I have produced a book of poetry entitled “Remembered Space”. I have participated in many exhibits over the years including the Andersonville Art Fair where I was awarded Honorable Mention in painting. Other exhibits I have participated in include The 33 Collective Gallery and the Lincoln Square Art Guild. My ceramic work was chosen for the Illinois artisan program and exhibited in two show rooms. Additional exhibits have been at the Greenleaf Art Center, and the North Lakeside Cultural Center. Recently I have displayed my work at the Edgefest and the Fall Edgewater Art Fair. Because of my work in community preservation I have received the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Preservation Medal. I have also been awarded the Andersonville Volunteer of the Year Award and the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education Community Service Award. |
Kevin Flynn - President
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Kevin Flynn was born less than 5 miles from the 1070 Gallery and has been nearby ever since. A product of Chicago Public Elementary School and Chicago Private High School, he has been immersed in what is Chicago from day one. His art reflects that with a vast majority of it focused on iconic Chicago scenes, both old and new. That's what he loves so much about his city, it is an ever changing tapestry of great designers trying to push envelopes and make their mark on architectural and urban landscapes.
Kevin spent 22 years at the Chicago Board of Trade, starting as a runner, and moving up to an independent trader in the Dow Jones Industrial and 30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond pits, as well as a trader and Co-Chairman of the German Bund Futures pit. After leaving the CBOT, Kevin returned to school to finish his undergrad and get a BA in Elementary Education from which he is still a certified K-9 IL teacher, and then an MBA in Marketing. He then went on to volunteer full time on the Obama 2008 campaign at the national HQ in Chicago, managing 20 state blogs, the daily news for the national blog, and a myriad of social media activities. He went on to do some speaking engagements and interviews for inclusion in magazine and book stories on the campaign. From there Kevin moved on to the next chapter in his life and his first corporate job at Motorola. From creating and managing a corporate blog that had 100,000s of views, to building out, validating and publishing hundreds of product launches globally, Kevin has had to work with agencies creating assets for the site, to partners at Google, Facebook and other large corporations to make sure projects went from white board to live on the internet. Besides product launches, Kevin facilitated Super Bowl activities by building a social hub for videos and tweets back in 2011 that was featured on Mashable's Super Bowl article on how social media was changing the game. He's always had a creative side, but never considered himself or attempted to be an artist until 2012. Moving into the Edgewater neighborhood down the street from the gallery, Kevin began his photography journey. Printing out a few pieces to have something on his walls. Friends commenting that it was cool. Printing more, going to places to be shown. His love for the Chicago and its' beautiful cityscapes propelled him to do more and more work and get into more and more locations and shows over the years. He is very excited to be an artist and to be part of such an exciting community of artists and in a neighborhood that is becoming more and more "artsy" all the time. |
SALLIE VRAVIS
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I was a lifelong resident of Anaheim, California before retiring and moving to Edgewater.
I graduated from Fullerton College and worked in Orange County my entire life in various accounting fields. The last 25 years I owned my own bookkeeping business working with a variety of companies and corporations -- lending agencies, construction companies, restaurants, retail -- all types big and small sometimes visiting them once or twice a week, once a month, and a few were even yearly. I enjoyed every minute of it. I was instrumental in starting the nonprofit Anaheim High School Alumni Association and was Treasurer for five years managing the various fundraisers including car shows and golf tournaments. Moved in 2015 to Edgewater to be with family. |
Advisory Board
Don Hoss
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Born in San Diego, CA. Moved to Chicago in 1972. Formerly administrator of Circle K, (Kiwanis) in 1970s: meeting and convention planner for bank marketing, bank administration institute and NOMDA. Commercial/Residential painting and decorating in Chicago and Wisconsin for over 45 years. Active in Granville Avenue United Methodist Church and Northwest District NICUM. Active in art community and EAIM for the past 10 years.
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