Director of Program Development:
Lisa Moran
A graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication, Lisa has been a graphic designer for over 10 years. She began her career at Bridgewater Design/Chicago, developing design solutions for companies such as Allstate, The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, and Salton Inc. Her projects ranging from identity, corporate communications collateral, annual reports, and environmental.
    Lisa then focused her energy as an independent design consultant with various clients designing brand identity, print collateral, exhibits for Art On the Loose Inc (McDonalds–State Street 2nd floor interior wall exhibit), book jackets for Third World Press (The Covenant with Black America by Tavis Smiley and 1996 by Gloria Naylor), and web graphics, before coming on as full-time designer at Ibis Design Inc./Chicago in 2007 as Art Director and then Creative Director until 2009 while working on brand and marketing projects for Generations Bank, National Black MBA Association, ShoreBank, and Bethel New Life. Lisa is currently an independent design consultant and pursuing her masters in business marketing and design.     Lisa is also currently a member of AIGA. She feels blessed serving as a leader within Project Osmosis, learning industry innovations, serving clients, helping youth, interfacing with like-minded professionals, and developing long lasting friendships.

Executive Director:
Vernon Lockhart
Vernon Lockhart received a BFA for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Vernon began his career freelancing for Film Incorporated (Movie Posters Division) and the Museum of Science and Industry. He co-founded Art On the Loose in 1992. At Art on The Loose, Vernon has provided art direction for major projects in the Chicago area and has had an impressive list of clients including Northwestern University, the University of Illinois Laboratory School, the McCormick Hotel, Chicago’s New East Side, the Field Museum, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Bronzeville Children’s Museum, Namaste Laboratories. Vernon also designed the exhibit of Harold Washington: the Man, the Movement exhibits at the Chicago Historical Society. As principle of Art on the Loose, Inc., he has received awards from Print Design magazine, Communications Arts magazine, Graphic Design USA, and Graphics. Vernon also serves on the national board of AIGA, the professional association for design.

Director of Creative Services:
Marti Parham
Marti Parham is a Cincinnati native and a graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s DAAP program where she majored in fashion design. She also holds a degree from Chicago’s Columbia College in magazine publishing. The former NaPcap hat designer and fashion designer for Abercrombie & Fitch, currently dedicates her creative energy to writing articles for various national publications, penning children's and young adult books and painting.

Director of Education:
Kim Lovely
Kim Lovely holds an M.F.A. in graphic design from University of Illinois at Chicago, B.F.A. in Visual Communications from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Post Professional Certificate in Alternative Design from the Archeworks. She also studied Typography with the eminent Wolfgang Weingart at the Maine College of Art. For four years she held the position of Assistant Professor in Graphic Design at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. She has also taught graphic design courses at; DePaul University and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Prior to teaching she worked for the Harold Washington Library center's design department as a senior graphic designer designing various publications and environmental graphics. Her design studio K.E.L. Design is based in Chicago and specializes in print design and design education. Kim believes that “Every community and client deserves good design.”

Director of Finance:
Raquel Stallworth
Raquel Stallworth attained a BFA in Graphic Design /Illustration from Temple University, Tyler School of Art, in Philadelphia in 1990. Since then, she has worked primarily as a graphic manager/coordinator for medical and health-related publishers, and has been freelancing as a fine artist (and calligrapher)since 1996. Her artwork can be seen on www.raqflow.com. Raquel has assisted with of Project Osmosis's programs, while serving as Director of Finance . She feels that Osmosis is one of the few communities of black visual artists that are truly active and consistent in community youth projects.

Director of Mentoring:
Craig Stevenson
Craig Stevenson graduated with a B.A. in Fine Art specializing in Installation Design. He is a Design Consultant for Imagomi Design. He is also a student at Archiworks, studying Alternative Design. He teaches at the Chicago Art Institiute.

Director of Electronic Media:
Fredricka Holloway
Fredricka Holloway is an alumnus of the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign and holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science/Engineering. She was introduced early, at the age of 17 to the corporate world through interning with United States Gypsum Corporation. After graduation she worked as a programmer and later an analyst for Accenture. She went on to become founder and CEO of Innovatec Services, LLC, a marketing and technical consulting firm, specializing in web development, graphic design, and multimedia. She also serves as executive director of InnovaTeen, a volunteer for Girl Scouts of America, a tutor and in various other capacities.