PLURAL - Key Persons


Alda Akhsar Tchochiev

Job Titles:
  • Artist Liaison & Field Research
Rebecca Duclos, Dean of Graduate Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, was an ad hoc member of the project team. Brant Gidwitz contributed geographic visualization services.

Alex Aubry

Job Titles:
  • Graphic Design & Contributing Writer

Ingrid Van Haastrecht

Job Titles:
  • Founder / Project Co - Lead
  • Lead, Knowledge Management & Analytics
Prior to co-founding Plural with Mina Matlon and permanently relocating to the US, Ingrid worked for 15 years at one of Canada's leading financial institutions where she developed expertise in strategy development and consulting, analytics, and project and relationship management. Previously the Assistant Director of Membership and Annual Giving at the Art Institute of Chicago, Ingrid is currently the Director of Development Operations and Analysis at the Dallas Museum of Art and is the founder of Art Founders Inc., an arts and cultural organization inspired by the lifelong work of Master Shen-Long, a Chinese contemporary artist, poet, and Buddhist Master. Ingrid has a background in the visual arts and music, received an MBA in Strategic Management from Laurier University in Canada and a MA in Arts Administration & Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Jacqueline Chao

Job Titles:
  • Media & Graphic Design

Jasmyn Grace Smith

Job Titles:
  • Research

Jordanna Matlon

Job Titles:
  • Contributing Writer

Kaitlyn Wittig Mengüç

Job Titles:
  • Lead, Wealth & Wellness Initiatives
  • Project Co - Lead
Kaitlyn received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from the University of Pittsburgh and her Master of Arts in Arts Administration and Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has over ten years of experience in arts management and has worked as a theatrical director, performance artist, puppeteer, curator, gallery administrator, production manager, standardized patient, and medical education administrator. Kaitlyn's research includes arts and health programming and the intersection of the arts, health, and cultural equity.

Leena Minifie

Job Titles:
  • Contributing Writer

Madeline Smith

Job Titles:
  • Research

Margaret Smith

Job Titles:
  • Contributing Writer

Patricia Morris Alava

Job Titles:
  • Spanish Translation & Field Research

Rebecca Duclos

Job Titles:
  • Dean of Graduate Studies at the School
Rebecca Duclos, Dean of Graduate Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, was an ad hoc member of the project team. Brant Gidwitz contributed geographic visualization services.

Yaryna Klimchak

Job Titles:
  • Contributing Writer