Join us for an evening celebrating Chicago’s diverse cultural excellence, recognizing community, corporate, and civic leaders who have supported Chicago’s cultural landscape in dynamic ways.

MOSAIC is an annual benefit for the Chicago Cultural Alliance (CCA) that expresses our mission of cultural inclusion and equity. The CCA traces its origins to the Field Museum’s Cultural Connections program founded in 1998. This year we will gather at the Chicago History Museum to bring together our donors and supporters with our diverse membership for a truly unique celebration.

Thursday, June 20th
5:30 – 9:30pm

Chicago History Museum
1601 N Clark St,
Chicago, IL 60614

David Hiller

David Hiller is an experienced news media publisher, attorney, and philanthropic executive. He had a 20-year career with Tribune Company, where he started as VP & General Counsel in 1988. Mr. Hiller served in many leadership roles in that time, including as President of Tribune Interactive, Publisher of the Chicago Tribune, and Publisher of the Los Angeles Times.

Mr. Hiller started his professional journey in Washington as a clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Malcolm Wilkey. He worked for Attorney General William French Smith at the U.S. Department of Justice and then became partner at the Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin.

Highly involved on the boards of various philanthropic and charitable organizations, Mr. Hiller also served as President and CEO of the McCormick Foundation from 2009 to 2020. His board involvement has included the Field Museum, Chicago History Museum, the Illinois Holocaust Museum, and Thrive Chicago.

BILLY OCASIO

Over 16 years, Mr. Ocasio has spearheaded major community development projects in Humboldt Park, including over 1,000 affordable housing units, new libraries and schools, a $16 million park renovation, and the iconic Puerto Rican flags on Paseo Boricua. He co-founded the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, the only stateside Puerto Rican museum, which under his decade of leadership has flourished as a cultural beacon and community anchor.

DR.RAMÓN GARCÍA

Dr. García’s exceptional leadership in the Dominican American Midwest Association has empowered Dominicans in Chicago through cultural, educational, and humanitarian initiatives, including establishing an annual award to enable students’ postsecondary education both locally and in the Dominican Republic. His compassionate community outreach as a physician and benefactor to programs serving diverse groups has left an incredible mark.

LOS PLENEROS DE DON SEGUNDO

Los Pleneros de Don Segundo will perform at the invitation of this year’s Outstanding Community Leader, Billy Ocasio. Born at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center (SRBCC), Los Pleneros de Don Segundo have been playing original plena in Chicago since 2016. Los Pleneros have evolved to be one of Chicago’s most sought-after Afro-Puerto Rican folkloric groups due its unwavering commitment to the advancement of the genre with original compositions and arrangements. After incorporating Bomba into their repertoire in the last two years, the group can adapt to a wide variety of formats, from a basic 4-member ensemble to a full Puerto Rican carnival experience with horns, vejigantes, cabezudos and stilt walkers.

MAMBO 7

Mambo 7 will perform classic merengue music at the invitation of this year’s Outstanding Community Leader, Dr. Ramón García, nominated by the Dominican American Midwest Association. Mambo 7 was formed by Dominican Rafael Perez who founded the group in the 1980s to promote merengue music in Chicago.

Liz Stiffel

Marty Castro

Mónica Félix

Randy Adamsick

Rob Fojtik

Robert Crawford

Rosa Cabrera

Walter Carlson & Debora de Hoyos

To learn more about supporting MOSAIC as a sponsor, please contact Executive Director Mónica Félix at [email protected].

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