Arlo Chapple

Arlo Chapple is Special Projects Consultant at FLAP. He works with the Chief Executive Officer on Special Projects. Arlo has a passion for helping the low-wage community. At FLAP, he helps the organization grow and supports the important work it does to improve working conditions and opportunities in Illinois.

Arlo graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Rochester in 2007 with a concentration in English and Creative Writing. Following graduation, he worked for a small manufacturer, working to make sustainable, eco-friendly skateboards. After that, using his hand-on knowledge of building, and his love for writing, Arlo helped create a variety of educational exhibits for nature centers and history centers in Illinois and Wisconsin.

In 2017, after premiering an exhibit that Arlo helped write, the Grand Army of the Republic Museum in Aurora, Illinois, won a state award for Small Institute of the Year.

Arlo speaks, reads, and writes English and speaks conversational Spanish.