Leadership, Administration & Board

The Ruth Page Foundation and its arts center, The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, has since 1971 committed its resources to creating a dance destination in Chicago; ensuring that children and dance artists have a place to study, work and perform at the highest level of excellence.

Central to this work, are the men and women who have been part of our history, and those who carry the torch forward.

Ruth Page, Founder (1899-1991)

Larry Long, Director, Ruth Page School of Dance (1971-2009)

Venetia C. Stifler, Executive & Artistic Director, Ruth Page Center for the Arts (2000-2020)

Silvino da Silva Executive Director, Ruth Page Center for the Arts (2022-2023)

RUTH PAGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Administrative and Artistic Staff

• Sara Schumann, Acting Executive Director
  sara@ruthpage.org
• Victor Alexander, Director, Ruth Page School of Dance
  victor@ruthpage.org
• Clintina Taylor, Director of Operations
  clintina@ruthpage.org
• Dolores Long, Associate Director, Ruth Page School of Dance
  dolores@ruthpage.org
• Suzy Robertson, Development and Operations Manager
  suzy@ruthpage.org
• Maray Gutierrez, Artistic Associate, Ruth Page School of Dance
  maray@ruthpage.org
• Anne Laue-Minden, Production Administrator
  anne@ruthpage.org
• Katie Matteson Campana, Community Engagement Coordinator
  katie@ruthpage.org
• La Mar Brown, Project Coordinator
  lamar@ruthpage.org
• Austin Shirley, Front Desk Lead
  austin@ruthpage.org
• Elysia C. Banks, Coordinator, Ruth Page Keystone Dance Academy
  elysia@ruthpage.org

RUTH PAGE FOUNDATION

Officers

• Thea Flaum, Chairman & President
• Salme Harju Steinberg, Vice President
• Gloria Materre, Treasurer
• Suzy Robertson, Secretary (ex officio)

Board of Directors

• Kristin R. Beal
  Vice President, Investments
  Wintrust Wealth Management
• Dan Conley
  Principal
  Beacon Communications
• Lynn Ferszt Kravis
  Ruth Page Alumni
  
• Thea Flaum
  President
  The Hill Foundation
• Dori Goldstein Rothschild
  Ruth Page Alumni &
  Ruth Page Faculty
• Salme Harju Steinberg, Ph.D.
  President Emerita
  Northeastern Illinois University
• Gloria L. Materre
  Principal
  Materre & Associates, P.C.
• Sara S. Schumann, Esq. (ex officio)
  Associate Fund Counsel
  Laborers' Pension and Welfare Funds
• Janice Corley
  CEO
  RE/MAX Collection Premier by Janice Corley