SAA Art Synergy

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Sarah Beuning
General Counsel for Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Partnered with glass artist Michelle Ryan
Sponsored by The Lilac Fund

Abigail Cochran MD
Plastic Surgeon at Springfield Clinic Center for Plastic Surgery
Partnered with ceramic artist Anne Logue
Sponsored by Andrew Cochran Construction

Gordon Davis
Owner at Whimsy Tea Company
Partnered with ceramic artist Colleen Halford
Sponsored by A.A. Harvey Foundation

Randy Eccles
General Manager & Community Voices Co-Host at NPR Illinois 91.9 WUIS Partnered with mixed media artist Alissa Ohashi
Sponsored By NPR Illinois 91.9 WUIS

Colleen Redpath Feger
Deputy Treasurer with the City of Springfield
Partnered with glass artist Mario Clarke
Sponsored by Friends of Colleen Redpath Feger for City Treasurer

Melissa Gaynor
Director of Swag & Events
partnered with printmaker Kathlyn Edwards
Sponsored by Security Bank

Nicole Florence
Physician
Partnered with photographer Allyson Padget
Sponsored by the Velma Carey Foundation

Jacqueline Gragg
Technical manager for IDOT and owner at Strategic Client Solutions
Partnered with papermaker Betsy Dollar
Sponsored by Don & Sheri Ramsey

Melissa Hansen-Schmadeke
Executive Director at Springfield Memorial Foundation
Partnered with painter Julie Brown
Sponsored by Charles Schmadeke and Melissa Hansen Schmadeke

Haley Haskins
Senior Auditor at KEB
Partnered with painter Kate Worman-Becker
Sponsored by KEB

Steve Hazelrigg
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Professor and former chairman of Cardiothoracic Surgery SIU School of Medicine
Partnered with painter Ashlynn Frey
Sponsored by SIU Medicine

Brett Jackson
CEO at Systemax
Partnered with ceramic artist Maggie Packman
Sponsored by Systemax

Terrance Jordan
Director of School Leadership and F.A.C.E
Partnered with painter Erin Svendsen
Sponsored by Ryan & Brook Croke

Tiffany Lapp
Data Entry Tech
Partnered with mixed media & fiber artist Carolyn Owen Sommer
Sponsored by Fletcher Farrar

Lakeisha Purchase
Support Services Specialist at IDOT and Ward 5 Alderwoman
Partnered with jewelry artist Debra Nickelson Smith
Sponsored by Rich & Becky Owens

Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
Owner at KIND Consulting
Partnered with stained glass artist Morgan Behnke
Sponsored by O'Shea Builders