Development and Marketing

Sima Thakkar

Sima Thakkar Director of Marketing and Communications Education: Bachelor of Arts, Communications, Indiana University Master in Public Administration, Harvard Kennedy School Bio: Sima Thakkar is a lifelong activist with more […]

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Amy Riske

Amy Riske Director of Development Operations Education: Bowling Green State UniversityM.M., Composition Albion CollegeB.A., Music Composition with an Emphasis in Perceptional Psychology Bio: After moving to Chicago in 2008, Amy

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Sam Doran

Sam Doran

Sam Doran Marketing Manager Education: Murray State University, Graduate Certificate in Gender and Diversity StudiesMurray State University, BA in English, minor in Vocal Music Bio: Sam Doran is the Marketing

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Maggie Lin

Maggie Lin Donor Database Manager Education: Cleveland Institute of Music, MM, Double Bass PerformanceNorthwestern University, BM, Double Bass Performance Bio: Maggie Lin is the Donor Database Manager at Merit School

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Erin Darge

Erin Darge Marketing Specialist Education: B.S. in Apparel Design, Illinois State University Bio: A self-taught, lover of all things digital design related, Erin joined Merit in January 2021. She has

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