Our Team
all ASSISTANCE is APPRECIATED - All volunteers are valued
SARAH DHOBHANY
MARKETING DIRECTOR
Sarah is a Brooklyn native and graduate from SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Art History and Museum Professions. She joined the SPORK! team as Marketing Director, managing communication and outreach through SPORK!'s digital channels.
BEKA BACH
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
Rebecca is a 2009 graduate from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and currently works in the financial industry with a lifelong interest in mental health care and its accessibility.
JULIE MERRELL
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
Julie works extensively with differently abled people and communities throughout high school, where she was very involved in Best Buddies Illinois, and college, where she is involved with volunteering through the St. Louis Arc.
JESSICA LEE
SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR
Jessica is a student at the University of Chicago, pursuing a degree in economics. She is involved with the Asian Students' Union and alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sorority Inc. on her campus.
LIA CRAWFORD
GRANT WRITER
Lia is a freelance writer and lifelong activist whose life purpose is to change the narrative in media for under-served communities, including differently abled people. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, Media Arts and her background includes film-making, public relations, and grant writing - raising over $1 Million in both the public health sector and media production.
You can follow Lia on Twitter @LCrawford910 or via email at lcrawford910@gmail.com
YINING ZHOU
VIDEO EDITOR
Yining is a Video Director & Producer based in Chicago. He graduated from Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism, with a M.S. in Journalism.
He has a great passion for visual storytelling, especially videography. His previous video projects covered various issues in Chicago area, including light pollution, Zen Buddhism and Kendo school.
For more information about Yining, please visit his website.
ROB STEINBERG
VIDEO EDITOR
Rob is a video editor, writer, and producer of his own shorts as well as freelance for various projects in Chicago. He occasionally curates his own screenings of absurdist shorts featuring various artists and has been screened in various places such as CanTV, ACRETV, Wretched Nobles, Cinema Culture, and Comfort Station.
For more information about Rob, please visit his website.
NATHAN RODGERS
VIDEO EDITOR
Nathan is a filmmaker studying at Columbia College Chicago.
Nathan fell in love with film at an early age and was fascinated by the way in which the medium could be used tell stories. He has found that his interest reside in Post-Production and loves coming up with unique ways to tell a story both through picture and through sound.
For more information about Nathan, please visit his website.