People
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Musician
Aaron Kaplan
Orchestra director
Glenbrook North/South HS
Kiel Lauer
Principal trombonist
San Juan Symphony
Mike Lichodziejewski
Sr. mgr., preschool gaming
Hasbro Games
Lucia Lin
Violinist
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Jo Major
CEO, SensThys
Partner, InSite Partners
Pat McAtee
Dept. of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Jim McNeely
Won 2001 Grammy
Jazz pianist, composer
Josey Miller
Actress, singer, writer
WCIA alum
Jessica Murphy
BibRave co-founder
Formerly of Runner’s World, Nike
Donald Nally
Award-winning conductor
The Chicago Bach Project
Bob Nanna
Singer/guitarist
Braid, Hey Mercedes
Jim Oberweis
State senator
Chairman, Oberweis Dairy
Jason Pastori
Senior director/digital
Universal Music
Vivian Payton
Co-executive producer
‘Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta’
Chuck Pelletier
TV/film veteran
Director, Princess Cruises
Jaime Roundtree
Director of curriculum and instruction, Rantoul City Schools
Former principal at Champaign's Booker T. Washington STEM Academy
Paul Rudolph
Vocal music director
‘Sesame Street´
Tony Russo
VP/legislative affairs
T-Mobile, USA
John Schippman
Director of studio content
NBC Sports Chicago
John Schlitt
Original lead vocalist
Head East
Allison Semmes
Broadway performer
Starred as Diana Ross in ‘Motown the Musical’
Lynn Solar
aka Marilyn Cosby
Singer, songwriter
Greg Spero
Progressive jazz pianist
Toured with Halsey, founded Spirit Fingers
Mark Stryker
Author, ‘Jazz from Detroit’
Award-winning arts reporter/critic
