OUR TEAM

An Artist is “one who professes and practices an imaginative art...a skilled performer...one who is adept at something.”

We are all of those, we are artists, designers, technicians, performers, managers, and administrators who work in the performing arts sector.

Kristen P Ahern

Kristen P Ahern is a costume designer with a focus on environmentally friendly design, a fierce advocate for the ethical production of clothing, a dreamer, and a professional squeaky wheel.

Founder of Conscious Costume.

Kat Anderson

Kat Anderson is a Fashion Historian and Garment Maker, with over a decade of experience in Theater Costume and Apparel. She is currently the Member Services Coordinator for the Apparel Industry Board, Inc. in Chicago.

Ambar Campos

Ambar Campos serves as the Executive Director of the Apparel Industry Board, Inc., a role that requires wearing many hats: cultivating skills in garment construction, machine operation, digital patternmaking, graphic design, fundraising, grant writing, event planning. Ambar was responsible for producing the ‘Chicago is Red Hot’ events and ‘REVUP Chicago’, before stepping up as AIBI’s Executive Director in 2019.

Maren Rosenberg

Maren is a Chicago actor, immersive theater maker, small business owner, and the co-artistic director of Uprising Theater, an innovative arts and performance non-profit working to give voice to the people of Palestine and others who are marginalized.

Shelby Brand

Shelby Brand works professionally as a Wardrobe Supervisor in Chicago at Porchlight Music Theatre, Writers Theatre, Drury Lane, and on Royal George’s production of Spamilton. Shelby also works at several Chicago medical schools as a standardized patient. There she portrays patients and works with medical students on their interpersonal and physical exam skills.

Rupert Murray

Rupert is a Music Producer, Engineer, DJ, and Driver for ARM.

Eseosa Edebiri

Eseosa is a textile and fiber artist. She teaches art workshops as well.

Michael J Gibson

Michael is an art loving, technology and culture focused, marketing pro who lives in the middle of Data, Design, and Strategy. He also works as a disability advocate, creating design resources to serve folks with ADHD, colorblindness, and communication or stimulus processing issues.