Type: Staff

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, …

Leslé Honoré was recently appointed CEO of Urban Gateways in 2022. Leslé is a Blaxican poet, activist, and published author. In her poetry and personal life, she helps youth find …

Taylor Brown joined Urban Gateways in Summer 2022. She was born and raised in Upstate NY where she received a degree in Arts Administration but has called Chicago home for …

Justus White is a Cabrini Green raised filmmaker, photo/video producer, and Christian content creator. He previously spent his high school summers attending Urban Gateways Summer program where he studied film …

A Chicago native, Kylah Frye joined Urban Gateways in the spring of 2022. She began her journey in arts education and outreach as an apprentice artist over 20 years ago …

Ty’Kira Smalls is an avid consumer of film/television, which led to her attending Columbia College Chicago to receive her BA in Cinema Art and Science. As a zealous writer, she …

Audrey Catalano joined Urban Gateways in the fall of 2021. She has spent most of her career in Chicago as an arts educator after receiving her degrees in Theater and Linguistics …

Interdisciplinary artist Matt Woods, aka Motep, has been a sought-after collaborator and project manager in the Chicago arts and museum education scene since he moved to the city in 2001. …

E’Lisa Davidson, Media Instructor, was raised and resides on the West Side of Chicago. Her writing ventures began with poetry. At the age of 10, while watching older MCs, she …