The Leadership Team at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organization, overseeing operations, and ensuring the museum's mission of honoring Holocaust victims and promoting education about human rights is effectively fulfilled. This team collaborates on program development, fundraising efforts, and exhibition planning, fostering a unified vision that engages the community and educates future generations. Through their collective expertise, they drive initiatives that transform historical lessons into impactful, contemporary messages.
Abbey Romanek
Vice President
Arielle Weininger
Chief Curator of Collections a...
Bernard Cherkasov
Chief Executive Officer
Howard Swibel
Vice President
Kelley Szany
Senior Vice President of Educa...
Ken Cooper
Senior Vice President and Dire...
Ralph Rehbock
First Vice President
Rick Salomon
Vice President
Susie Karkomi
Vice President
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