Archives: People

Leah Damte is a Minnesota raised, Chicago based, sound artist and community curator. After leaving her home state in 2018, she attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she …

Born and raised in Chicago, Kennan Carnegie is the granddaughter of Mrs. Dorothy Runner, one of Urban Gateways founders. While working in human resources and event management, she specializes in …

Michael Rangel is an artist, writer and clinician in Chicago, IL. Michael currently is the Youth Support Manager of Project Impact at SkyART and therapist at For Real Therapy. Michael …

Sydney Murphy (she/they) is the Operations and Grants Associate at the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. She previously served as the Administrative Coordinator for the Chicago Cultural Alliance where she …

Korbin Carnegie is a Manager in NielsenIQ’s BASES Innovation Practice and is the granddaughter of Mrs. Dorothy Runner, one of the founders of Urban Gateways. Through her work at NielsenIQ, Korbin …

Daria Smith is from Saint Louis, MO and relocated to Chicago in 2021. With a B.S. in Graphic Design from the University of Kentucky and a M.A. in Museum Studies …

Christopher Rapisarda is thrilled to join Urban Gateways during the spring of 2023.  His career has been spent at the intersections of education, equity, and community.  Most recently he worked …

Gabriel Chalfin-Piney is an artist and organizer passionate about creating manageable and mutually beneficial artist programs and systems. They have thirteen years of experience working with community arts organizations and museums, …

Born and raised in Chicago and a product of Chicago Public Schools, Rhonda has been a Family Law attorney for 30 years, with a focus on at risk youth, family …

As Practice CAO, Jessica focuses on streamlining initiatives and strategic goals for the practice, supporting strategic planning processes, maintaining oversight of budget planning,  and liaising with Enterprise and business unit …