Board of Directors
Officers

Karen Wilson
President and CEO – MAKE Corporation

Brook Klawitter
Director – Finance Shared Services – USG Corporation

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

Jim Pieper
Senior Vice President – TransUnion

Terry Wheat
Retired – Nurse Surveyor – The Joint Commission

Tom Cox
Partner – McCarthy Duffy LLP
Directors

Dave Breen
President & CEO – Special Olympics Illinois

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

Bill Asbury
Heavy Equipment Technician – Roland Machinery

Jim Bednar
Knights of Columbus

Wheeler Coleman
CEO and Executive Partner – Executive Consultants United LLC

Jim Corrigan
Investment Advisor – Ausdal Financial Partners

Colleen Costello
Athlete & Global Messenger – Belleville PTOEC Board Member

Tom Eisenbart
Retired – Senior Vice President – Sargent & Lundy

Jenny Fortner
Managing Director – Goldman Sachs & Co.

Daniel Freed
Major League Scout – Oakland Athletics

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

Steve Hamman
President – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

Terrence J. Hancock
President – Teamsters Local 731 President – Teamsters Joint Council 25

Rep. Fran Hurley
35th District – Illinois General Assembly

Jim Jacobs
Chief Executive Officer – Country Financial

Rob Johnson
Journalist

Russ Laine
Retired – Chief of Police Algonquin Police Department

Jill Mehrberg
Board Member

Tom Murray
Retired – Executive Vice President – Sargent & Lundy

Patrick O’Connor
Retired SVP – Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer – Health Care Services Corporation

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

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

Robert G. Reiter, Jr.
President – Chicago Federation of Labor

Zach Reynolds
Managing Director – DiversifiedSearch

Chad Rollins
Executive Director – William M. BeDell ARC

Zinyra “Z” Ross
Owner/Designer & Athlete Leader – Just Z

Angelo Russo
Partner – McGuire Woods LLP

Randy Schaab
Retired – Business Analyst – State Farm Insurance

Kathy Schniedwind
Retired – Head Athletic Trainer – Illinois State University

Jenny Sepulveda
Director of Business Development – Guaranteed Rate

Eileen Sethna
Partner – Banking & Restructuring – Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC

Ben Simpson
Athlete & Global Messenger – YMCA Springfield Park District – Be Humble Gym

Tom Thompson
First Vice President – Commercial Banker – Bankers’ Bank USA
Board Service
Board of Directors Roles and Responsibilities
For more information on Board Service, please contact Bailey Sweeney at bsweeney@soill.org