Board

Junior Achievement of Central Illinois Executive Committee

Troy Schmick  — Immediate Past Chair

Capital Risk Manager

Caterpillar Inc.

 

Tim Nester  — Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer

ELM

 

Brendan Kaar  — Chairperson

Senior Regional Advisor

Total Clarity Wealth Management

 

Beth Crider  — At Large

Retired Regional Superintendent Peoria County

Peoria Regional Office of Education

 

Jason Killion  — Secretary

Technology Services Lead

Accenture

 

Bill Martin  — Vice Chairperson

Learning Manager, Claims Training

State Farm

 

Arnitria Shaw  — At Large

Dean, College and Career Readiness

Illinois Central College

 

 

 

Junior Achievement of Central Illinois Board Members

Joe Adams

Transportation Engineering Manager

Farnsworth Group

 

Bryan Boland

Senior Vice President – Relationship Manager

Huntington

 

Jill Dodaro

Chief Nursing Officer, Vice President

Carle Health – Greater Peoria Region

 

Adam Donahoe

Senior Manager

RSM US LLP

 

Chris DuBois

Peoria HR Manager

Komatsu

 

Joe Erickson

General Manager

Advanced Technology Services, Inc.

 

Eliot Forrest

Assistant Vice President, Applications & Quality Assurance

Illinois Mutual

 

Mark Geason

Vice President of Electronic Services

CEFCU

 

Tiffany Good

Claim Administration Specialist

RLI Insurance Company

 

Melodi Green

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

City of Peoria

 

Betsy Larson

Human Resources

Harrington Process Solutions

 

Jim Mathis

General Manager

Komatsu

 

Gary Schmitt

Chief Technology Officer

Morton Industries

 

Brittany Strickland

Vice President Community Manager

JP Morgan Chase

 

 

 

Junior Achievement of Central Illinois Young Professionals Advisory Board Members

Matt Dylewski  — Chairperson, JA Young Professionals Board

Founder/CEO

HuMod LLC

 

Cody Giebelhausen  — Secretary

Managing Broker

LaHood Real Estate

 

Taylor Howard

Government Relations: Advocacy and Policy Manager

OSF HealthCare

 

Adam Lofgren

Senior Mortgage Broker

Lofgren Lending Group, Flat Branch Home Loans

 

Matt McVey

Community Resources Director

Grand View Alzheimer's Special Care Center

 

Evan Monroe

Branch Manager

Commerce Bank

 

Madison Motyl

Administrative Assistant

Caterpillar

 

Ben Wilson

President

Wilson Services of Central Illinois

 

 

 

Junior Achievement of Central Illinois Champaign County Area Board Members

Ryan Bradley

Lawyer

Heyl Royster

 

Zoe Benfield  — Chairperson

Director of Medical Economics

Carle

 

Erin Tarr

Assistant Director

Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation

 

Nick Elder  — Vice Chairperson

Director

EFE 330

 

Lashonna Harden

Assistant Director of College & Career Readiness

Champaign Unit 4 School District

 

Mindy Cain

Director of K-12 Partnerships and Member Engagement

Champaign County Chamber of Commerce

 

Justin Arnold PhD

Workforce Development Director

Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

 

Brooke Parson-Burkhalter  — Secretary

Human Resources & Safety Director

ESS Clean, Inc.

 

Jeremy Thorpe

Client & Community Relations Manager

Busey Bank

 

 

 

Junior Achievement of Central Illinois McLean County Area Board Members

Chemberly Harris

Technology Analyst

State Farm

 

Adam Campbell

Dean of Career and Technical Education

Heartland Community College

 

Richard (Adam) Johnson

Branch Manager

CEFCU

 

Owen Cousins

Student

Illinois State University

 

Bill Martin  — Vice Chairperson

Learning Manager, Claims Training

State Farm

 

Ben Mitzelfelt  — Chairperson, McLean County Area Board

Business Development Executive

Integrity Technology Solutions

 

Matt Filarski

Senior Manager

Accenture

 

Tamra Connor PhD

Retired, Associate Dean for Accreditation and Operations & Associate Professor Business Education

Illinois State University

 

Ravi Singhal

Retired

Afni, Inc.

 

 

 

Junior Achievement of Central Illinois Morton Area Board Members

Leslie Vallar  — Morton Area Board Chair

Mortgage Originator

Busey Bank

 

Austin Sanford

Financial Advisor

Edward Jones

 

Scott Mousty

Operations Support Manager Aftermarket Parts Distribution Product Support & Logistics Division

Caterpillar Inc.

 

Kirk Schick

Teacher

Morton Junior High School

 

Angela Miller

E-Commerce Training and Knowledge Development Specialist

Caterpillar Inc.

 

Leigh-Ann Brown

HR Manager

Renewal by Anderson of Central Illinois

 

 

 

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