Brookes Ebetsch (she/her) joined Chicago Artists Coalition as Executive Director in 2023. She is also the Board Treasurer for the Mexican Cultural Center of Dupage. Prior to these roles, she was Executive Director of Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and School of Performing Arts in suburban Chicago.
With a B.F.A. in Studio Arts: photography and ceramics, a second major in Spanish, her early career at the Institute for Latino Studies focused on visual art exhibitions, documentation of Latinx art and artists, and collaborative arts projects with organizations across the US. Before returning to non-profit arts, she was Executive Director of SunstoneFIT in Dallas, TX for 12 years.
She is an alumna of the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture Leadership Institute, the Stagen Integral Leadership Program and was awarded a Foreign Language and Area Studio (FLAS) fellowship to Brazil from the U.S. Department of Education. Additionally, she holds a Masters in Nonprofit Administration from the University of Notre Dame | Mendoza School of Business.