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
Kevin Cassidy
President – Employer Solutions Division – Health Care Services Corporation
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
Jenny Fortner
Managing Director – Goldman Sachs & Co.
Daniel Freed
Major League Scout – Oakland Athletics
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
President – Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway
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
Sharon Rossmark
Founder & CEO – Women and Drones, LLC
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
Daniel Smrokowski
Athlete Leader – SEASPAR Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger – Special Olympics Founder & CEO – Special Chronicles
Bernita Thigpen
Tax Managing Director – KPMG
Tom Thompson
First Vice President – Commercial Banker – Bankers’ Bank USA
Brian Vandenberg
Senior VP & General Counsel – American Medical Association
Board Service
Board of Directors Roles and Responsibilities
For more information on Board Service, please contact Bailey Sweeney at bsweeney@soill.org