Chicago Children’s Theatre Board of Directors
Kelly Komp, Partner and Creative Director at Multiple Inc., has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Chicago Children’s Theatre, one of the nation’s leading professional theater companies dedicated to young audiences and families.
Komp brings more than two decades of creative leadership to the board, with a career built on translating complex brand challenges into strategic, visually compelling work for clients across industries.
The appointment builds on an existing relationship between Multiple and Chicago Children’s Theatre. The agency recently partnered with them to develop branding for the organization’s 20th anniversary, a milestone marking two decades of groundbreaking productions, educational programming, and national recognition.
Komp shares, “Chicago Children’s Theatre has been part of our creative world for a while now, and joining the board feels like a natural next step in that relationship. I’m honored to help support their mission and be part of this organization that makes professional theater accessible and genuinely engages kids and families.”
Komp joins a distinguished board of civic leaders, legal professionals, and business executives united around the theater’s mission to enrich Chicago’s community through diverse and significant theatrical and educational programming and its vision of inspiring young people and families to lead lives of adventure, courage, and curiosity.
The full board includes:
Founders
- Jacqueline Russell, Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Chicago Children’s Theatre
- Todd Leland, Co-Founder and Board Chair; Senior Director, Goldman Sachs International
Officers
- Ariel Knowles, President, Civic Leader
- David Saltiel, Vice-Chair; Retired Partner, Golan Christie Taglia, LLP
- Jack Lavin, Vice-Chair; President, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
- Meredith Kaminski, Secretary, Civic Leader
- Tirath Desai, Treasurer; Partner, PwC
Members
- Bianca Basil, Nonprofit Arts Professional and Community Leader
- Dori Bowling, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Armando Chacon, Principal and Managing Partner, Century 21 S.G.R. Inc.
- Brian Crouch, CEO, Tracademia
- David Gaito, CFA, Head of Direct Lending, Fidelity Management and Research Company
- Kelly Komp, Partner and Creative Director, Multiple Inc.
- Hon. Viviana Martinez, Judge, State of Illinois
- Mark Melendes, Managing Director and Specialized Industries Head, CIBC Bank
- Eric Neveux, Senior Managing Director, Evercore
- LeShonne Segura, Senior Partner and COO, The Luminary Collective
- Lexi Spallina, Senior Manager, Accenture
- George Vojta, Researcher and Academic, University of Chicago
- Curtis Wilgosh, Director, PwC
- Eric Winter, Director, Digital Transformation and Strategy, AlixPartners
About Chicago Children’s Theatre
Founded in 2005, Chicago Children’s Theatre is the city’s premier professional theater company dedicated to creating productions and programs for communities through inclusion and accessibility. CCT has produced more than 22 world premieres, received a National Theatre Award from the American Theatre Wing in 2017, and operates year-round educational programming for ages 0 to 13 from its home in Chicago’s West Loop. Learn more at chicagochildrenstheatre.org.