Founders and Advisory Council

Derek Jayson Rusch, Founder

Insightful Collaborative

Steph Smothers

Mel Chotiner

Ferdinand Dimailig

Leonora Georgeoglou

Libby Gillen

Meena Krenek

Smita Sahoo

Tyler Offutt

(past Co-Founder) Insightful Chicago 2020-2023

Emily Stampanato

(Advisory Council) 2021-2022

Valerie Jardon

(Advisory Council) 2021-2022

Yiselle Santos Rivera

(Advisory Council) 2021-2023

Brandy Williams Mills

Advisory Council) 2021-2022

Special thanks to Catie Kill, Jess Jenkins, Kaitlin Kevorkian and Andrew Martinez who contributed to Insightful Chicago in the beginning.