Deborah L. Venezia | Director of Arts DuPage
Phone: 630.598.5299
Email: debbie@dupagefoundation.org
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As director of Arts DuPage, Debbie oversees the operations of the countywide arts council. Working with the Arts DuPage Advisory Committee, she carries out the initiative’s mission of supporting, promoting, advocating for, and distributing grants to the arts in DuPage County. Debbie continues to build strong partnerships with artists, arts organizations, businesses, and community members while fostering engagement and investment in the arts.

Before joining DuPage Foundation, Debbie served as the Naperville Art League's executive director for 15 years and continues to direct the League's Riverwalk Fine Art Fair. She also directs the After Hours Film Society, a 900-plus member nonprofit organization she established in 1989.

Debbie serves on several committees for arts organizations, including Arts Alliance Illinois, Naperville Art League, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and College of DuPage's Motion Picture/Television Professional Advisory Committee. She is also a columnist for Positively Naperville and the Glen Ellyn Stroll Magazine.

Debbie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rosary College (now Dominican University) in River Forest and is a resident of Naperville.