Kendra Foley
Executive Director of Individual Giving, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Kendra Foley spent 20 years in New York working for arts and education institutions such as Ubu Repertory Theatre, the Guggenheim Museum, Thirteen/WNET, and Cambridge in America before joining the advancement team at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in August 2013. Her experience runs the gamut from actress to administrator including audience development, community outreach, marketing and fundraising. As Executive Director of Individual Giving Kendra leads the Fund for SAIC, major and planned gift fundraising, and stewardship and donor relations. In addition, she runs three special interest councils including the SAIC MakeWork Council established in the spring of 2015 to support the innate ability of artists and designers to become entrepreneurs.
Executive Director of Individual Giving, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Kendra Foley spent 20 years in New York working for arts and education institutions such as Ubu Repertory Theatre, the Guggenheim Museum, Thirteen/WNET, and Cambridge in America before joining the advancement team at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in August 2013. Her experience runs the gamut from actress to administrator including audience development, community outreach, marketing and fundraising. As Executive Director of Individual Giving Kendra leads the Fund for SAIC, major and planned gift fundraising, and stewardship and donor relations. In addition, she runs three special interest councils including the SAIC MakeWork Council established in the spring of 2015 to support the innate ability of artists and designers to become entrepreneurs.