Friends of the Chicago River
Botanic Garden

Spiny Soft-Shelled TurtleContact Us

Friends of the Chicago River*
28 East Jackson, Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60604-2272
T. (312) 939-0490
F. (312) 939-0931

Please call (312) 939-0490, ext. 10, for general inquiries.
Media should contact Margaret Frisbie.

Staff Directory

Margaret Frisbie
Executive Director
(312) 939-0490, ext. 22
e: mfrisbie@chicagoriver.org

Kristin Avery
Development Manager
(312) 939-0490, ext. 24
e: kavery@chicagoriver.org*

Meshawn Ayala
Constituency Relations Developer
(312) 939-0490, ext. 18
e: mayala@chicagoriver.org

Ozana Balan King
Museum Director and Program Manager,
McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
(312) 939-0490, ext. 23
e: obalan@chicagoriver.org

Kasandra Cooper
Development Associate
(312) 939-0490, ext. 10
e: kcooper@chicagoriver.org

Cynthia Fox
Director of Operations, and Program Manager,
Chicago River Day
(312) 939-0490, ext. 13
e: cfox@chicagoriver.org

Mark Hauser
Education Manager
(312) 939-0490, ext. 11
e: mhauser@chicagoriver.org

Dana Murphy
Director of Education and Outreach
(312) 939-0490, ext. 12
e: dmurphy@chicagoriver.org

Emily Podboy
Big Fish Ball Coordinator
(312) 939-0490, ext. 14
e: epodboy@chicagoriver.org

John Quail
Director of Watershed Planning
(312) 939-0490, ext. 20
e: jquail@chicagoriver.org

Kimberly Rice
Policy & Planning Manager
(312) 939-0490, ext. 15
e: krice@chicagoriver.org

Mary Beth Sova
Director of Development
(312) 939-0490, ext. 19
e: msova@chicagoriver.org

Josh Yellin
Canoe Program Coordinator
(312) 939-0490, ext. 14
e: jyellin@chicagoriver.org

Media should contact Margaret Frisbie.