It’s that time of year! Summertime is here, more cruises are going on the river, and we have plenty of guests joining us for walking tours. We are officially in our busy season! To help prepare us for the fast-paced summer and transition to extended hours, our Box Office recently hired and trained 8 new front of house associates! With so many volunteers and docents playing an integral part in the daily operations of the CAC, it is important we all get acquainted. We asked our Front of House team what building (real or imaginary) they would be if they were a building; Let us introduce you to our Front of House Team!
Lauren Bond (She/Her)
Sales Associate
She would be an art deco building because she likes art deco design in all its forms, not just architecture.
Sam Bowling (He/Him)
Store Manager
He would be a prairie style home in the country because he is grounded and chill and from the country.
Candice Chism
Sales Associate
She would be a colorful skyscraper made out of a material never used before.
Grace Cruise (She/Her)
Sales Associate
She would be the Robie House. She likes how it involves nature, the colors in the stained glass, and how it is a modest building. It has an antique feel and she grew up around it.
Naomi Cummings (She/Her)
Sales Associate
She would be an art deco building because they are covered in pretty flowers and birds, and that represents her well.
Kristi Durkin (They/She)
Sales Associate
They would be a treehouse, because they are playful places to chill, and they’re DIY.
Edith Gomez (She/Her)
Sales Associate
She would be The Carbide and Carbon Building, because of the champagne story and because green is her favorite color.
Sydni Gillon (She/Her)
Sales Associate
She would be a Gothic skyscraper. She feels a gothic style is very fitting for her.
Marcus Ice (He/Him)
Sales Associate
He would be The Wrigley Building, He likes highly detailed buildings with a lot of history.
Adrian Johnson (He/Him)
Sales Associate
He would be The Leaning Tower of Pisa, one of his favorites. That is because he is so laid back.
Jan Keese (She/Her)
Sales Associate
She would be The Notre Dame Cathedral, for all the historic events that took place there, some sad, some happy, and all historical.
Layne LeQuatte (She/Her/They)
Sales Associate
She would be the Sydney Opera House. She has never been and never will, there are too many creatures that want to kill her.
Stacey Lisheron (He/Him)
Sales Associate
He would be Radio City Music Hall, for it is grand, deco, extravagant but tasteful.
Vonnie Mayz (She/They)
Sales Associate
She would be Aqua, because it is pretty and wavy and just here to have a good time.
Kaitlyn Milligan (She/Her)
Center Coordinator
She would be The Carbon and Carbide Building, since forest green is her favorite color. She was a history major, and that building reflects the history of when it was built so well.
Nasayah Santoy (She/Her)
Sales Associate
She would be the Pritzker Pavilion. It’s small but has a vivid personality.
Anna Seibert (She/Her)
Sales Associate
She would be the mansion in Secret Garden. It holds a lot of secrets.
Madeline Sneed (She/Her)
Front of House Manager
Goth Target.
Ameshia Westbrook
Sales Associate
She would be Water Tower Place, because it is a beautiful building that makes you feel relaxed, and ready for some eating and shopping.
Not Pictured: Sheila Arellano (Shift Lead) and Madii McClendon (Sales Associate). You can usually find them in the center over the weekends!
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Thanks for this! It’s great to put names to the people we see each time we walk into the center or through the back office! Now we can say “Hello” with a name!
I love it that they chose a building that might represent them! Clever and fun. Good to see faces and names. Thanks.
Thank you so much. This was great!
This is so good. I want to patch it into my brain so I won’t forget anyone’s name again.. Each of you has been friendly and helpful, and you all are appreciated for the work you do out front and behind the scenes!!! Keep growing as tall and exciting as the buildings you chose to represent your spirit!
Thanks for this feature and welcome to all these new faces!
This is great. We all should make this a cheat sheet to keep with our notes so we can say hi to these folks when we check in for tours. What a great group.
This is so much fun!…thanks, Cole and Lexie! I think each of us should be required to say what building we would be if we were a building. Hmmm, what would you be?
This is great! I’m a Class of 2023 member. There are many names and faces to learn, but this gives me a head start on remembering these lovely smiling faces that greet us when we arrive for our tours.