Chicago Arts Partnerships In Education

Amy Rasmussen serves as Executive Director of CAPE and is responsible for strategic planning, fundraising, marketing & financial management. Amy joined CAPE in 2000 after working with the Chicago Chamber Musicians for six years. She also serves as a consultant to non-profit organizations, including the Japanese American Service Committee and the Chicago Human Rhythm Project. Amy holds an M.A. in Arts, Entertainment & Media Management, and a B.A. in Music from DePaul University. She is a musician, performing classical to pop music in a variety of settings. In 2005, she co-founded the Ravenswood Community Orchestra in Chicago.

Arnold Aprill, Executive Director of CAPE, comes from a background in professional theater as an award-winning director, producer and playwright. He has taught at the University of Chicago, Columbia College, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is one of the co-authors of Learning Partnerships: Improving Learning in Schools with Arts Partners in the Community, published by the Arts Education Partnership, and is one of the co-editors of Renaissance in the Classroom: Arts Integration and Meaningful Learning. He consults nationally and internationally on the role of the arts in effective school improvement. He has been recognized for exceptional leadership by the Chicago Community Trust and by the Leadership for a Changing World initiative supported by the Ford Foundation.