aaron copley-spivey
Aaron is the Treasurer of Chicago Artists for Action and sings with Justice Choir Chicago. Living in Portage, IN, with his husband and two dogs, Aaron works in Hyde Park at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Originally from Ohio, Aaron has made Chicago his home since 2012. He earned a bachelor's degree in communication from Wittenberg University and a master's degree in college student personnel from Bowling Green State University.
Brandon hayes
Brandon is the President of Chicago Artists for Action and Founder & Principal of Bold Bison Communications and Consulting. Highlights of his twenty-year career in nonprofit communications include work at conservation organization Openlands, youth arts education organization Marwen, and Goodman Theatre in Chicago. He is also a photographer and essayist, chronicling all sixty-three US National Parks and writing about conservation issues. He is Vice Chair of the Board of the Institute for Conservation Leadership and holds a BA in Humanities from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
Brittany Mcghee
Brittany McGhee is the Senior Director of Mission Engagement at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Prior, she worked at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs as the Director of Community and Strategic Engagement Initiatives, leading external relationship building, programmatic opportunities and leadership development for core stakeholder groups including Chicago’s premier young professionals network, and key strategy across all departments. She has worked across nonprofit, mission-forward, and faith-based organizations leading volunteer management, program development and design, monitoring and evaluation, and organizational change efforts, including international church ministry through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and working with newly resettled refugees at Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County. McGhee also serves on the University of Chicago Library Council and as President of the University of Chicago Alumni Club Board. McGhee earned a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University Maryland and a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago.
Dave Brankin
Dave is the Secretary of Chicago Artists for Action. Dave is a native Chicagoan, where he currently lives and works as an environmental attorney. He is a proud graduate of the Creative Writing program at Knox College, and holds a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Quinn Jiles
Quinn is a creative, arts administrator, and the Programs Coordinator with Madison Circus Space. At MCS, She supports outreach events, volunteers, and partnership development. Quinn builds community through dynamic, multi-disciplined art practices including interviews, makerspaces, workshops, and independent curatorial work. She lives to cultivate inclusive spaces that support access for LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and people living with disabilities. Previous projects include teaching video with Chicago Film Workshop and Young Visions Video Project. She was an inaugural member of the Lansing Arts Commission.
Rick Cohn
Rick is a Chicago-based real estate attorney and guitar player who has a special place in his heart for New Orleans. A common pulse mega-fan, Rick once attended a common pulse concert for the second time instead of a Lizzo concert!