Honoring Cari B Sacks, Brendan Fernandes,
and the work of Arts Alliance Illinois.
5-8PM
May 29, 2025
167 Green Street
Chicago
Advocate-level tickets are now sold out. Limited quantities of Gold and Donor-level tickets are still available.
Honorees
Cari B Sacks
Citizen Advocate Award
Brendan Fernandes
Creative Voice Award
Honorary Co-Chairs
Governor JB Pritzker &
First Lady MK Pritzker
Co-Chairs
Leah Israel
Lisa Duarte
Host Committee
Leslie Bluhm & David Helfand
Meredith Bluhm-Wolf & Bill Wolf
Andy & Amy Bluhm
Greg Cameron
Joyce Chelberg
The Crown Family
Nora Daley
Gwendolyn Perry Davis, Madeleine Grynsztejn & Joey Orr
Vicki and Bruce Heyman
Mia Khimm
Anne L. Kaplan
Lisa M. Key
Liz Kramer Lefkofsky
Abby M. O’Neil & D. Carroll Joynes
Abby Pucker
The Pucker Family
Rabb Family
Michael J. Sacks
Britt Whitfield
Helen Zell
Sponsors
Last updated May 21, 2025.
Premier
The Crown Family
Michael J. Sacks
Host
Abby M. O’Neil & D. Carroll Joynes
Joyce Chelberg
Anne L. Kaplan
Liz Kramer Lefkofsky
Abby Pucker
The Pucker Family
Rabb Family
Helen Zell
Patron
Dedrea, Ian, and Paul Gray
Elissa Efroymson and Adnaan Hamid
Vicki and Bruce Heyman
Sylvia Neil & Daniel Fischel
The Tully Family
Partner
Jack and Sandra Guthman
Michael J. Hernandez
Bette Cerf Hill and Bruce Sagan
Lynn M. Lockwood
Roche Schulfer and Mary Beth Fisher
Support the Event
We’re looking for partners to support the event and the work of Arts Alliance Illinois. If you have any questions, reach out to Senior Director of Development Kaitlin Donnelly at donnelly@artsalliance.org.
