
2021-22 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Front row (L-R) - Adam Mefford ’97, Judith Luckenbach Nelson ’81, President Barbara Farley, Rita Mueller Schultz ’80, Marcy Bramley Burrus ’71 and Erin Washington ’17; second row (L-R) - Joe Calmese ’07 , Dr. Clare Zimmerman ’11, Pamela Hart ’03, Suzanne Hartman Verticchio ’67 and Claudia Woodman Predmore ’80; back row (L-R) - Kevin Lister ’81, Reg Ankrom ’71, Tony Lucca ’10, Jeremy Flynn ’99 and David Ringhausen ’83.
2023 - 2024 Board of Directors
Marcy Bramley Burrus '71, President
Burrus Seed
Arenzville, Ill.
Nanette Montgomery Bess '78, President - Elect
Retired Speech Pathologist
Pittsfield, Ill.
Jessica Dermody Higgs ’99, M.D.
Director of Health Services and Team Physician
Bradley University
Princeville, Ill.
Kevin Lister ’81
Retired Annual Giving Officer
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Carbondale, Ill.
Suzanne Hartman Verticchio ’67
Retired Educator
Jacksonville High School
Jacksonville, Ill.
Cory Washington ’13
Program Coordinator
St. Louis University
St. Louis, Mo.
Clare Zimmerman ’11, M.D.
MD - Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist
SIU Medicine
Springfield, Ill.
Michelle LaFayette '95
Attorney and Partner
Ganan & Shapiro, P.C.
Chicago, Ill.
Adam Mefford '97
Chief of Police
City of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Ill.
Ann Burford Merchlewitz '80
General Counsel and University Secretary
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Winona, Minn.
Joséphine Oshiafi '14
Attorney
Cleary Gottliebb
Brooklyn, N.Y.
David Ringhausen '83
Contract Performance Manager/Customer Service Leader
GE Power
Coppell, Texas
Rita Mueller Schultz '80
Retired, Horace Mann Insurance Company
Sherman, Ill.
Reg Ankrom '71
Retired, Owner of Simec Illinois
Quincy, Ill.
Will Barefield '13
Higher Ed. Consultant
Huron Consulting Group
Chicago, Ill.
Judith Luckenbach Nelson '81
Retired Educator
Jacksonville School District #117
Jacksonville, Ill.
Tony Lucca '10
Physician Assistant
Memorial Weight Loss and Wellness Center
Sherman, Ill.
Pamela Hart ’03
Partner
Scott & Scott, P.C., Attorneys at Law
Springfield, Ill.
Claudia Woodman Predmore '80
Retired Educator
O'Fallon, Mo.
Erin Washington ’17
Development Coordinator
University of Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
Scott Tonsor ’91
Educator
Jerseyville, Ill.
Jeff Radcliffe ’77
VP and Chief Compliance Officer
Horace Mann Investors Inc. & Horace Mann Insurance Co.
Jacksonville, Ill.
Amy Hildebrand Reid ’86
Volunteer
YMCA Board and The Blue Bird Circle Clinic for Pediatric Neurology
Houston, Tx.
Jenny Faith Carrell ’99
Strategic Market Director for Government Accounts
Johnson & Johnson
Springfield, Ill.
Chandler Polyte ’14
Underwriter Manager
CVS Health
Naperville, Ill.
Kate Habecker Kenny ’86
Global Public Affairs and Media Manager
Caterpillar Inc.
Wadsworth, Ill.
Daniel Hackett ’10
District Director
AmerisourceBergen
Jacksonville, Ill.