Connie Spreen

Connie Spreen is the cofounder and executive director of Experimental Station, a nonprofit community organization on Chicago’s South Side. She cofounded the organization in 2002 alongside Dan Peterman to build independent cultural infrastructure. Under her leadership, the organization operates several major community programs, including the youth cycling initiative Blackstone Bicycle Works, the 61st Street Farmers Market, and the statewide food access program Link Up Illinois, which she initiated in 2011.