Sam Ostrowski is originally from Chicago’s southwest suburbs and knows the transformative power of the city’s arts scene by growing up and starting his career in it. A graduate of Indiana University Bloomington, his day job is currently Membership Manager at the Shedd Aquarium focusing on direct response efforts, strategy, and pipeline building for the broad donorbase. In addition to Urban Gateways, he serves on the Equality Illinois Emerging Leaders Circle. Beyond the arts, his interests include book clubs, exploring Chicago’s best breweries and fussy cocktails bars, and spoiling his dog.