Board of Directors

Officers

Brook Klawitter

Brook Klawitter

Chair

Director – Finance Shared Services – USG Corporation

Kathy Schniedwind

Kathy Schniedwind

Vice Chair

Retired – Head Athletic Trainer – Illinois State University

Karen Wilson

Karen Wilson

Immediate Past Chair

Retired – President/CEO, MAKE Corporation

Jim Pieper

Jim Pieper

Treasurer

Senior Vice President – TransUnion

Terry Wheat

Terry Wheat

Secretary

Retired – Nurse Surveyor – The Joint Commission

Tom Cox

Tom Cox

Board Governance and Membership Chair

Partner – McCarthy Duffy LLP

Directors

Dave Breen

Dave Breen

President & CEO – Special Olympics Illinois

Kristin Achterhof

Kristin Achterhof

Partner & National Co-Chair – Intellectual Property Litigation Practice – Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bill Asbury

Bill Asbury

Heavy Equipment Technician – Roland Machinery

Karen Atwood

Karen Atwood

Retired – Executive Vice President – Service and Technology – Health Care Services Corporation

Jim Bednar

Jim Bednar

Knights of Columbus

Wheeler Coleman

Wheeler Coleman

CEO and Executive Partner – Executive Consultants United LLC

Jim Corrigan

Jim Corrigan

Investment Advisor – Ausdal Financial Partners

Colleen Costello

Colleen Costello

Athlete & Global Messenger – Belleville PTOEC Board Member

Tom Eisenbart

Tom Eisenbart

Retired – Senior Vice President – Sargent & Lundy

Jenny Fortner

Jenny Fortner

Managing Director – Goldman Sachs & Co.

Daniel Freed

Daniel Freed

Major League Scout – Oakland Athletics

Adam Garrett

Adam Garrett

Assistant Superintendent of Personnel and Student Services – Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7

Steve Hamman

Steve Hamman

Terrence J. Hancock

Terrence J. Hancock

President – Teamsters Local 731 President – Teamsters Joint Council 25

Jim Jacobs

Jim Jacobs

Chief Executive Officer – Country Financial

Rob Johnson

Rob Johnson

Journalist – Rob Johnson Communications

Jill Mehrberg

Jill Mehrberg

Board Member

Scott Morgan

Scott Morgan

VP Business Development & Technology – Chief Information Officer – Dearborn Group

Tom Murray

Tom Murray

Retired – Executive Vice President – Sargent & Lundy

Patrick O’Connor

Patrick O’Connor

Retired SVP – Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer – Health Care Services Corporation

Scott Paddock

Scott Paddock

Senior Vice President of External Affairs, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Center

John Penn

John Penn

VP & Midwest Regional Manager – Laborers International Union of North America

Robert G. Reiter, Jr.

Robert G. Reiter, Jr.

President – Chicago Federation of Labor

Zack Reynolds

Zack Reynolds

Managing Director – DiversifiedSearch

Chad Rollins

Chad Rollins

Executive Director – William M. BeDell ARC

Angelo Russo

Angelo Russo

Partner – McGuire Woods LLP

Randy Schaab

Randy Schaab

Retired – Business Analyst – State Farm Insurance

Jenny Sepulveda

Jenny Sepulveda

Director of Business Development – Guaranteed Rate

Eileen Sethna

Eileen Sethna

Partner – Banking & Restructuring – Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC

Eric Smith

Eric Smith

Retired – Police Chief – Sherman Police Department

Michael Smyth

Michael Smyth

Chief Financial Officer – Wintrust Wealth Management

Bernita Thigpen

Bernita Thigpen

Tax Managing Director – KPMG

Zinyra “Z” Ross

Zinyra “Z” Ross

Owner/Designer & Athlete Leader – Just Z

Tom Thompson

Tom Thompson

Regional Director – Upper Midwest – BancAlliance / Alliance Partners LLC

Heidi Weber

Heidi Weber

President & CEO – Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund

Board Service

Board of Directors Roles and Responsibilities

For more information on Board Service, please contact Kia Christensen at kchristensen@soill.org