Our Leadership Team

Press Release, July 15, 2024:

Daniel Y. Mayer has been appointed as the Seminary Co-op Bookstores’ Interim Executive

Director. The Seminary Co-op Board of Directors’ search committee conducted a thorough and

competitive hiring process and has considered a diverse and experienced slate of candidates.

Based on his extensive experience leading arts and cultural nonprofit organizations, the Board

has identified Daniel Y. Mayer as the ideal candidate to lead the Seminary Co-op Bookstores in

this period of transition.

Mayer joins the Co-op with a proven track record as an impactful and responsive leader, with

notable experience in several interim roles at arts and cultural organizations. Mayer was most

recently the President/CEO of the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg, SC, and previously

served as the Executive Director for The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, NC for more than six years.

Mayer brings a wealth of knowledge in all aspects of nonprofit organizations, including

management, external partnerships, operations, and finances. With his talents and an

impressive skill set developed over more than twenty years at the head of mission-driven

organizations, the Board is confident in Dan’s ability to lead the Seminary Co-op as we continue

to find our footing post-COVID as not-for-profit bookstores.

On joining the stores, Mayer looks forward to working with our wonderful team of booksellers

and managers and to getting to know our passionate community of book-lovers. Mayer shares,

“I am delighted to be joining the staff of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores as Interim Executive

Director. I look forward to helping lead the organization during this time of transition toward a

future where the store’s mission of bookselling can have an even greater impact on the Chicago

community and nationwide.”