Collaboraction Names New Board of Directors

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Collaboraction Theatre Company is ringing in the New Year with an announcement of new, heavy-hitter board members. Each is wholly committed to supporting Collaboraction’s mission to use theater and performance to incite social change on Chicago’s most critical issues. “In the brave new world of post-pandemic theater and social equity, we are honored to welcome in five incredible changemakers whose contributions will impact our culture, work and mission immensely, including a Tony- winner/ theater worker activist, Broadway producer, a pay-equity leader, two EDI experts and a founding company member and nationally recognized artist,” said Anthony Moseley, Artistic Director of Collaboraction.  Newly elected to Collaboraction’s board include: are:

Sandra Delgado is a Colombian-American writer, actor, singer and producer born and raised in Chicago. She is best known for her play La Havana Madrid, which enjoyed sold-out runs at Steppenwolf and Goodman Theatre, and most recently in an enhanced co-production with Teatro Vista and Collaboraction. La Havana Madrid was featured in the New York Times and CNN, received recognition as one of the best plays of 2017 by Newcity Chicago and Time Out Chicago, the Time Out Audience Award for Best New Work, and the Alliance of Latinx Theatre Artists (ALTA) Award for Best Production. Delgado is also a respected veteran of the stage, with a career spanning two decades.

Sammy Rangel co-founded Life After Hate, Inc., a unique non-profit organization founded and operated by former violent extremists. He is the author of “FOURBEARS: The Myths of Forgiveness,” an autobiography chronicling the physical and sexual abuse he endured as a child which eventually led him down a path of self-destruction, including more than 15 years in prison, and his path of change and recovery. A serial entrepreneur, Rangel led the successful development of many national models in the nonprofit industry and research in fields such as addictions, re-entry, crisis intervention, best practices, and social evolution.

To view the full list of new board members, visit www.collaboraction.org.

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