Board of Trustees

Illinois College Board of Trustees

Each trustee pledges a responsibility to protect academic freedom and contribute to the best possible environment for the faculty to teach, pursue their scholarship and perform public service. The board is dedicated to acting in a manner that best serves the College’s financial health and the overall welfare of the institution for its students, staff, faculty and donors.

Illinois College Board of Trustees

Susan J. Allen

Professional Experience
Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel (retired), Nielson Media Research Inc.
Location
Hawthorn Woods, Illinois

Ryan Barke '97

Professional Experience
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Visionary Wealth Advisors
Location
Caseyville, Illinois

Mike Bauersachs '86

Professional Experience
President and CEO (retired) Ramaco Resources, Inc.
Consultant and Investor MDB Energy Advisors LLC
Location
Glen Allen, Virginia

Gerry Beard '78

Professional Experience
President (retired), Beard Implement Company
Location
Arenzville, Illinois

Toni Blankmann '74

Professional Experience
Shell Oil Company (retired)
Location
Houston, Texas

Scott Boston, MD

Professional Experience
Physician
Location
Alexander, Illinois

Joseph Calmese '07

Professional Experience
CEO, ADDMAN Engineering
Location
Wildwood, Missouri

Joan DeBoer, Secretary

Professional Experience
Partner, LaHood DeBoer Strategies
Location
Alexandria, Virginia

Barbara A. Farley, Ph.D., Ex-Officio

Professional Experience
President, Illinois College
Location
Jacksonville, Illinois

Michael Fletcher '92

Professional Experience
Vice President of Infrastructure and Engineering, State Farm
Location
McKinney, Texas

Luiz Guimarães '91

Professional Experience
Global Go-Lead | Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change Services, Environmental Resources Management, Inc.
Location
Barrington, Illinois

Joel C. Harmon '66

Professional Experience
Director of Analytical Chemistry (retired), The Shell Oil Company
Location
Missouri City, Texas

Julie Bodam Macartney '98

Professional Experience
Director, Business Operations and Strategy, International Programs and Operations, CARE USA
Location
Atlanta, Georgia

Joanna Marker '02

Professional Experience
Principal, Distribution Performance, Northwestern Mutual
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina

Patrick B. Mathis

Professional Experience
Attorney and Partner, Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd.
Location
Belleville, Illinois

Gregory C. May '88

Professional Experience
Partner, Williamson Funeral Home
Location
Jacksonville, Illinois

Ellen Rammelkamp Miller ’72

Professional Experience
Mathematics Professor (retired), North Lake College
Location
Jacksonville, Illinois

Steven R. Mills '77, Chair

Professional Experience
Senior Executive Vice President (retired), Archer Daniels Midland Company
Location
Creve Coeur, Missouri

Stephen D. Oetgen

Professional Experience
Managing Director, Smoky Mountain Advisory Co.
Location
College Grove, Tennessee

Susan L. Pratt '80, Ph.D., Vice Chair

Professional Experience
Professor of English (retired), Writer, and Consultant
Location
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

Winston Rogers, III '82

Professional Experience
High School and Middle School Principal (retired)
Location
St. Peters, Missouri

Henry A. Schmitt '73

Professional Experience
Attorney and Partner (retired), Moos, Schmitt & O’Brien, PC
Location
Peoria, Illinois

James Spradlin '82

Professional Experience
CEO (retired), Growmark
Location
Morton, Illinois

Jean Coultas Statler

Professional Experience
Co-founder and Managing Partner, Statler Nagle, LLC
Location
Arlington, Virginia

George Zelcs

Professional Experience
Partner, Korein Tillery
Location
Barrington, Illinois