CAKE is run by a small, dedicated crew of volunteer organizers and coordinators. Here are our organizers and volunteers present and past.
ORGanizers
Kevin Budnik
Kevin Budnik is an Ignatz-nominated cartoonist who grew up in Rogers Park. A graduate of Columbia College and former editor of LINEWORK, Kevin has tabled at every CAKE since the beginning. Kevin’s work has appeared in The Chicago Reader, New City and online at The Nib. He was invited as a special guest for CAKE 2016, and in the past has helped coordinate programming for CAKE. 2024 is his first year as a full-time organizer.
kevinbudnik.com
Chris López
Chris López grew up in swampy south Florida, raised by Cuban food, alligator sightings, and mosquito bites. Now he's a long-term Rogers Parker living with his husband Jason, where he has created various comics and contributed to a few comics anthologies. Recently, he has learned how to knit and is attempting to make fun fabric friends.
www.osoart.com
Coordinators
Addie Grosse • Simon Morrow • Parish Turner
Past Organizers + Coordinators
We would also like to mention an extremely deep well of gratitude for all of the previous CAKE organizers and coordinators. Many thanks to those who started this organization and those who kept it running throughout the years:
Organizers: Alli Alleman • Aim Beland • Ben Bertin • Matt Brady • Neil Brideau • Jessica Campbell • Tyrell Cannon • Sage Coffey • Edie Fake • Mike Freiheit • Marnie Galloway • Jon Mastantuono • Max Morris • Amy Peltz • Tony Recktenwald • Jackie Roche • Grace Tran • Ed Witt • Jeff Zwirek
Coordinators: Andrea Bell • Ben Bertin • Kelsey Borch • Brian Cremins • KT DiGiovanni • Corinne Halbert • Cathy Hannah • Amara Leipzig • Sheika Lugtu • Megan Metzger • JJ McLuckie • Alex Nall • Isabella Rotman • André Wenzel
