Board Members
Kristen Campos
Kristen is Vice President, Corporate Affairs for Mars Food North America, one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of rice products, and serves as a member of the business’s management team. Kristen is responsible for public relations, public affairs, strategic business communications, consumer care and crisis management to drive the company’s reputation by delivering on its purpose— Better Food Today. A Better World Tomorrow. through a portfolio of iconic brands, like Ben’s Original and Seeds of Change. In her free time, Kristen enjoys practicing Pilates and making meals – often experimenting with new recipes when entertaining friends and family!
Amira Hegazy
Amira is the Board President at Spudnik Press.
Amira is a multi-disciplinary artist working within artistic, publishing and scholarly practices: her artwork addresses the fragility of memory, and the inevitability of loss; while her research includes investigation of letterforms and how the way we write is related to the politics and ethics of love. She is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia College and at the University of Illinois Chicago, as well as a TERRA Foundation Research Fellow at the Design Museum of Chicago. In her free time Amira enjoys live music and good food around the city.
Email: boardofdirectors@spudnikpress.
Services Offered:
- Exhibition Opportunities
- Printmaking Commissions
Website:
www.amirahegazy.com/Classes by this Artist:
Bookbinding Workshop: Simple Self-Publishing (June)Bookbinding Workshop: Secret Belgian Binding (July)
Bookbinding Explorations
Bookbinding: No-Sew Books
Bookbinding: Hardcover Case Binding
Bookbinding Workshop: Simple Self-Publishing (08/18/2021)
Bookbinding Workshop: No-Sew Books (8/22/21)
DIY Cards: Letterpress
Bookbinding Workshop: Simple Self-Publishing
From Pen to Paper: Putting Your Writing Into the World
Letterpress: Wood & Metal Type
Bookbinding Foundations
Angela Runge
Angela Runge is a User Researcher who has worked on improving IBM Cloud’s customer experience for over a decade. While coming from a product design background with a Fine Arts degree, Angela has had hundreds of conversations with IT Architects, Admins, and Engineers to understand what it’s like to work in enterprise IT and use cloud computing. Angela loves learning about architecture, urban planning, and the development of cities, and is fascinated by the parallels between virtual environments and the built environment. Angela lived in Austin for 9 years but recently moved to Chicago to trade triple digit summers for winters with -20 F wind chill. She served as a Studio Monitor at Spudnik Press prior to joining the board.
Michelle Savoy
Michelle is a dynamic and results-driven media executive with more than 20 years of experience building high-growth digital business units. Over the years, she has held responsibility for sales, training and talent development, revenue growth and digital strategy, operations infrastructure development, and working with underserved audiences. Giving back to the community and integrating mindfulness with business has always been central to her focus, inspiring past positions as a college professor and in management for an arts nonprofit. She is a wife and mother to four children and one canine child “Nash,” a large, lovable Bernadoodle with whom she regularly meditates.