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

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sage coffey

Sage Coffey is a non-binary cartoonist in Chicago, IL. Since 2016 they've edited Sweaty Palms, a comic anthology about anxiety. 2018 Locher award honorable mention. Sage has been published by The Washington Post, The Nib, and multiple comics anthologies such as the Ignatz award winning anthology Comics for Choice. They also love bugs and wrestling!

sagecoffey.com

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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

Kelsey Borch • Addie Grosse • Simon Morrow • Matt Tenanty • Parish Turner • André Wenzel

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 • 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 • Brian Cremins • KT DiGiovanni • Corinne Halbert • Cathy Hannah • Amara Leipzig • Sheika Lugtu • Megan Metzger • JJ McLuckie • Alex Nall • Isabella Rotman