Board of Directors
Mary Crego
Position: Chairman of the Board
Ray Drake
Position: Vice Chairman
Company: UPS
Title: Vice President State Government Affairs
Link: http://www.ups.com
Location: Aurora
Matt Gambs
Position: Board Secretary
George W. “Bill” Beck
Position: Board Treasurer
Company: Beck Transportation Company
Title: President & CEO
Location: Mt. Vernon
Calvin G. Butler, Jr.
Position: Immediate Past Chairman
Company: Exelon
Title: Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Link: www.exeloncorp.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Loren Ahlgren
Position: Board Member
Company: Enterprise Fleet Management
Title: Vice President of Fleet Management
Link: www.enterprise.com
Location: Glen Ellyn
Mike Aiello
Position: Board Member
Robert Berty
Position: Board Member
Company: Crawford County Development Association
Title: Executive Director
Link: www.crawfordcountyil.com
Location: Robinson, IL
Michael P. Boer
Position: Board Member
Company: Warren Boynton State Bank
Title: Branch President
Link: www.wbsbfc.com
Location: Springfield, IL
Mark Buzzell
Position: Board Member
Company: Ford Motor Company
Title: Regional Manager, Parts & Service Chicago Region
Link: www.ford.com
Location: Downers Grove
Jonathan Carnes
Position: Board Member
Steve Childers
Company: Consoliated Communications
Title: Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President
Link: www.consolidated.com
Location: Mattoon, IL
Meghan Clune
Company: Advocate Health Care
Title: Vice President Community & Government Relations
Link: www.advocatehealth.com
Location: Oak Brook, IL
Robert Cusick
Company: Hanson Professional Services, Inc.
Title: Executive Vice President
Link: www.hansonengineers.com
Location: Springfield, IL
P. Devon Davidsmeyer
Company: Illinois Road Contractors, Inc.
Title: President
Link: www.ircgrp.com
Location: Jacksonville, IL
Peter DeQuattro
Company: Prairie State Generating Company, LLC
Title: President & CEO
Location: Marissa, IL
Paulette Dodson
Position: Board Member
Company: Sara Lee Corporation
Title: Chief Counsel North America Operations
Link: www.saralee.com
Location: Downers Grove, IL
Randal Eastman
Position: Board Member
Company: Verizon Wireless
Title: Associate Director, Government
Link: www.verizonwireless.com
Location: Springfield, IL
Robert Elvert
Position: Board Member
Company: ExxonMobil Refining & Supply
Title: Environmental Advisor, Midwest Region
Link: www.exxonmobile.com
Location: Channahon, IL
Ginny Fanning
Position: Board Member
Company: Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce
Title: President
Location: Jacksonville, IL
Jason Francque
Position: Board Member
Company: Deere & Company
Title: Manager State Public Affairs
Link: www.deere.com
Location: Moline, IL
Deborah Gracey
Position: Board Member
Company: Humana, Inc.
Title: President Medicare Operations, North Region
Link: www.humana.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Ron Greene
Position: Board Member
Elaine Hand
Position: Board Member
Thomas E. Holloway
Position: Board Member
Company: TheBANK of Edwardsville
Title: President & CEO
Link: www.4thebank.com
Location: Edwardsville, IL
Michael Howard
Position: Board Member
Jim Hoyt
Position: Board Member
Company: GROWMARK, Inc.
Title: Vice President Strategic Planning & Corporate Services
Link: www.growmark.com
Location: Bloomington, IL
William H. Kelley
Position: Board Member
Company: Jelly Belly Candy Company
Title: Vice Chairman
Link: www.jellybelly.com
Location: North Chicago, IL
Shawn Kestler
Position: Board Member
Company: Acciona Energy North America Corporation
Title: Vice President Power Marketing
Link: www.acciona-energy.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Ted Lachus
Position: Board Member
Company: Primera Engineers
Title: Transportation Divison Manager/Vice President
Link: www.primerachicago.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Katherine Laing
Position: Board Member
Company: University of Illinois
Title: Executive Director ~ University of Illinois Office of Government Relations
Link: www.uiuc.edu
Location: Urbana, IL
Paul LaSchiazza
Position: Board Member
James Lee
Position: Board Member
Company: WellPoint Health Network
Title: General Manager & Vice President
Link: www.unicare.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Daniel J. Lynch
Position: Board Member
Company: United Airlines
Title: Managing Director of Corporate & Government Affairs
Link: www.united.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Kelly F. Mader
Position: Board Member
Company: Peabody Energy
Title: Vice President State Government Relations
Link: www.peabodyenergy.com
Location: St. Louis, MO
Bruno Maestri
Position: Board Member
Company: Norfolk Southern
Title: Vice President Government Relations
Link: www.nscorp.com
Location: Washington, DC
David Magers
Position: Board Member
Company: COUNTRY Financial
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Link: www.countryfinancial.com
Location: Bloomington, IL
Mark Mansell
Position: Board Member
Company: Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Title: National Director Payer, Industry, & Government Relations
Link: www.cancercenter.com
Location: Schaumburg, IL
Mike Moses
Position: Board Member
John J. Naughton
Position: Board Member
Thomas O’Leary
Position: Board Member
Company: Pepper Construction Company
Title: Executive Vice President & CFO, General Counsel, Risk Manager
Location: Barrington, IL
Jeffrey Q. Palombo
Position: Board Member
Company: Northrop Grumman Corporation
Title: Sector Vice President & Division General Manager Land & Self Protection Systems Division
Link: www.northrum.com
Location: Rolling Meadows, IL
Gian-Carlo Peressutti
Position: Board Member
Company: RR Donnelley
Title: Senior Vice President Public Affairs
Link: www.rrd.com
Location: New York, NY
Robert Plummer
Position: Board Member
Company: RP Lumber
Title: Chairman, President & CEO
Link: www.rplumber.com
Location: Edwardsville, IL
Sue Podbielski
Position: Board Member
Company: CIGNA HealthCare Midwest Markets
Title: President & General Manager
Link: www.cigna.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Karen Quirk
Position: Board Member
Company: Healthcare Service Corporation
Title: Assistant General Counsel
Link: www.bcbsil.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Jeffrey Risch
Position: Board Member
Kevin Rund
Position: Board Member
Company: Illinois Farm Bureau
Title: Director of Local Government
Link: www.ilfb.org
Location: Bloomington, IL
Jack Sharkey
Position: Board Member
Joe Stachnik
Position: Board Member
Company: Ernst & Young LLP
Title: Senior Manager State & Local Tax Services
Link: www.ey.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Michael Sullivan
Position: Board Member
Karla Teasley
Position: Board Member
Company: Illinois American Water
Title: President
Link: www.illinoisamerican.com
Location: Belleville, IL
Patrick Theisen
Position: Board Member
Company: General Electric
Title: General Manager, State Government Relations
Link: www.ge.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Bill Thompson
Position: Board Member
Company: White Castle Systems
Title: Regional Director Restaurant Operations
Link: www.whitecastle.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Daniel Thompson
Position: Board Member
Company: Dynegy, Inc.
Title: Vice President Operations
Link: www.dynegy.com
Location: Pleasanton, CA
Governor James Thompson
Position: Board Member
Company: Winston & Strawn LLP
Title: Senior Chairman & Partner
Link: www.winston.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Chris Tingley
Position: Board Member
Company: Tingley Insurance Agency, Inc.
Title: Partner & President
Location: Effingham, IL
Dale Uselton
Position: Board Member
Company: State Farm Insurance
Title: Senior Tax Accountant
Link: www.statefarm.com
Location: Bloomington, IL
Thomas Walters
Position: Board Member
Company: Caterpillar, Inc.
Title: Manager of State Government Affairs
Link: www.cat.com
Location: Springfield, IL
Gregory Webb
Position: Board Member
Company: Archer Daniels Midland Company
Title: Vice President Public Affairs
Link: www.admworld.com
Location: Decatur, IL
Paul Wickland
Position: Board Member
Company: Tempco Electric Heater Corporation
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Link: www.tempco.com
Location: Wood Dale, IL
Thomas Wiffler
Position: Board Member
Company: UnitedHealthcare of Illinois
Title: President & CEO
Link: www.uhc.com
Location: Chicago, IL
