Lumanary 2018 Winter Issue

24 LUMA Stars EmmaLee Hutter, who is from the southwest suburbs of Chicago, started working at LUMA in May of 2018 as our Museum Shop Intern. She was enthusiastic to work at a museum and learn more about museum operations, as she hopes to work in Human Resources at a museum in the future. EmmaLee is majoring in Human Resource Management at Loyola’s Quinlan School of Business and expects to finish her degree in 2020. Upon graduation, EmmaLee looks forward to finding a job in Human Resources or attending Law School. Her favorite memory of her time working at LUMA was when she had the opportunity to meet local Chicago artist Tonika Johnson, who is currently exhibiting Folded Map LUMA. During her spare time she is an artist and enjoys taking part in any activity where she can learn something new or just have fun! Mayra Ochoa If you encounter a big smile and some dimples in LUMA’s exhibit area, you are surely meeting Mayra Ochoa, long-time Gallery Student Manager. Presently attending Arrupé College and majoring in Social and Behavioral Sciences, Mayra plans to transfer to Loyola University after her graduation in August of 2019. Psychology will continue to be her chosen area of study because she is very interested in a career in social work with an emphasis on helping children in some capacity. Described by her colleagues as a hard worker, reliable and dedicated to LUMA, Mayra enjoys nature in general, and hiking in particular, when she is not at work. Her outlook on life is a positive one: “Enjoy it to the fullest.” She certainly does and we – students, staff and visitors – are all encouraged by that attitude! Allie Huff is an Art History major at Loyola and currently serving as the Education/ Curatorial intern for the 2018-2019 year. She became interested in art from a young age through her artistic mother and grandmother and has made the most of Loyola’s membership to the Art Institute over the past four years. When she isn’t writing her senior thesis, she is probably knitting, listening to true crime podcasts, lost in a bookstore, or somehow all of the above. After graduation Allie hopes to live abroad and study history. Debra Yates’ first emotional experience with art came while visiting London with her family in 1989. Soon afterward, she joined her cousin’s art history women’s group, in which almost every week they have gathered to discuss topics ranging from ancient Egypt to 20th century art. She first discovered LUMA while it was still located in Rogers Park and, after donating a portfolio of prints by local artist Rene Arceo to the museum, former LUMA director Pam Ambrose suggested she become a Board member and docent. LUMA has become a very special place for Debra, so much so that she decided to donate the Window of Faith representing Buddhism in memory of her husband, Judge Stephen Yates. While being a docent has given her a more intimate knowledge of the museum’s collections, her most enriching moments have come from interacting with the guests who join her tours. As a donor, advisory board member, and docent, she is grateful to be a part of its growth and success.