Ravinia Women’s Board
An integral part of Ravinia Festival® for over 60 years
The Ravinia Women’s Board, founded in 1962, has raised over $35 million for Ravinia over its storied history. Major fundraisers include the annual summer Gala, Ravinia Festival Shop and Chair Rental, the Tribute Fund, and the Ravinia Cruise. All proceeds from these fundraising efforts help support the enhancement of the “Ravinia experience” at the park, fellowships at the Ravinia Steans Music Institute, and the Reach Teach Play® education programs in Chicago-area and Lake County schools and communities. The board is extremely proud of its cornerstone contributions to the creation of the Sistema Ravinia student orchestra program, based on Venezuela’s acclaimed El Sistema, which fosters social development through exceptional music training.
Leaders of the following projects:
Ravinia Festival Shop
The Festival Shop is managed by the Ravinia Women’s Board and benefits Ravinia and its music education programs.
Chair Rental
Ravinia Chair Rental is managed by the Ravinia Women’s Board, and benefits Ravinia and its music education programs.
Gala Benefit
The Ravinia Women’s Board hosts a magical evening of music and dinner at Ravinia to support the mission of bringing music to the community.
Poster Contest
For over 40 years the Ravinia Women’s Board has sponsored this annual design competition to create a unique poster that promotes Ravinia’s coming season.
Tribute Fund
The Tribute Fund provides a unique opportunity to create a meaningful and enduring commemoration of a special occasion or in honor of a loved one.
Kelly Epstein, Vice-chair
Elizabeth Karabatsos, Administrative Vice-chair
Ellen Falkof, Recording Secretary
Andrea Bechtel, Treasurer
Kiki Katz, Member-at-large
Hyon Kim, Member-at-large
Suzy Lyman, Member-at-large
- Robin Abeles
- Megan P. Anderson
- Vicki Apatoff
- Sarah Barden
- Andrea Bechtel
- Debra Beck
- Michele P. Becker
- Jean S. Berghoff *
- Elizabeth B. Bergmann
- Susie Bodeen
- Emily Borovsky
- Mary A. Boyer
- Audrey C. Rubinstein Buntman *
- Leslie S. Carothers
- Wendy A. Cartland
- Mamie Case
- Jane D. Casper *
- Judith B. Castellini *
- Amirh Collis
- Catherine Cooper
- Chloe Mendel Corgan
- Gayla W. Cox
- Chandra Cramer
- Elizabeth Crown
- Barbara Daniels
- Jeanne M. Denison *
- Bobbie B. Denison *
- Melinda Meade DeStefano
- Pratyusha Devarakonda
- Annette G. Dezelan *
- Victoria Dorgan
- Susan Elliott
- Kelly Epstein
- Ellen Falkof
- Melody M. Farmer
- Venita E. Fields
- Virginia Foreman
- Christy Fowler
- Nina Freedman
- Dottie B.B. Gordon
- Barbara G. Greis
- Charlotte Hadley
- Gail Hodges
- Betsy Holden
- Karen Morgan Holmberg
- Michele Ihlanfeldt *
- Kathryn D. Ingraham
- Jeannie W. James *
- Elizabeth Karabatsos
- Kiki T. Katz
- Liz Katz
- Hyon Kim
- Peggy Wagner Kimble
- Carol E. Klenk
- Emily T. Knight *
- Dolores Kohl Kaplan
- Beth Lambert
- Claudia Lane
- Deanne (Dee) Rotfeld Levy
- Amy Lubin
- Jen Luby
- Suzanne Lyman
- Betsey Madden
- Debra Marks
- Nicky Mayber
- Pam Mayo
- Tera McBlaine
- Judy McCarter
- Jean McClung *
- Patricia L. McGrath
- Elizabeth McLean
- Sheila Medvin
- Mary Jo Miller
- Mary Alice Miller
- Randi Miron
- Cindy Montgomery
- Iliana A. Mora
- Catharine Murphy
- Rebecca Murray
- Roni Moore Neumann
- Toby M. Newman
- Judy Newton
- Daniela A. O’Leary-Gill
- Rosemary Olson
- Angela M. Pace-Moody
- Kathy Paleczny
- Marian P. Pawlick
- Jane Perkins
- Jody Perl
- Sara Pfaff
- Kristin Pilant
- Betsey Pinkert
- Cynthia Pinkerton
- Carol Pollock
- Alyssa Quinlan
- Andrea Rein
- Gloria Reisner
- Silvia Rota
- Nancy A. Rotering
- Onnie Scheyer
- Susan B. Schmitt
- Carol W. Schroeder
- Evey Schweig
- Molly Selsby
- Stephanie A. Sick
- Patricia Sikorovsky *
- Heather Smith-Vanduan
- Susan Spears
- Jennifer W. Steans
- Marcie Stein
- Toria Stender
- Katherine Stevens
- Julie Stone
- Pamela B. Strobel
- Kimberlee Taylor
- Elizabeth Maxwell Thomas
- Lisa B. Tribbett
- Marilyn M. Vender *
- Florette Weiss
- Evette Williams
- Janet Winter
- Jane Woldenberg
- Patricia R. Zeeman
- * Former Chair
