Board

Junior Achievement of Central Illinois Executive Committee

Erica Carlson  — Governing Board Immediate Past Chair

Principal, Financial Institutions

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

 

Troy Schmick  — Chair

Capital Risk Manager

Caterpillar Inc.

 

Tim Nester  — Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer

ELM

 

Brendan Kaar  — Vice Chair

Senior Regional Advisor

Total Clarity Wealth Maanagement

 

Sylvia Smith Hasinger  — At Large

Corporate Director, Human Resources

Advanced Technology Services

 

Jeff Bogdan

Owner/CEO

Federal Companies

 

Beth Crider  — At Large

Regional Superintendent Peoria County

Peoria Regional Office of Education

 

Jason Killion  — Secretary

Technology Services Lead

Accenture

 

Chris Ober  — At Large

President & CEO

Morton Industries LLC

 

 

 

Junior Achievement of Central Illinois Board Members

Joe Adams

Transportation Engineering Manager

Farnsworth Group

 

Debra Adornetto-Garcia

Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer

UnityPoint Health - Central Illinois

 

Bryan Boland

VP - Relationship Manager

Wells Fargo

 

Pam Craig

Senior Vice President, Illinois Retail Market Executive

Commerce Bank

 

Adam Donahoe

Senior Manager

RSM US LLP

 

Charlie Drier

Regional Vice President

Auto-Owners Insurance

 

Chris DuBois

Peoria HR Manager

Komatsu

 

Eliot Forrest

Assistant Vice President, Applications & Quality Assurance

Illinois Mutual

 

Mark Geason

Vice President of Electronic Services

CEFCU

 

Laura Gleissner

Treasury Management Officer

PNC

 

Melodi Green

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

City of Peoria

 

Amanda Haislip

Director, Innovation Management

RLI

 

Betsy Larson

Human Resources Manager

BTD Manufacturing

 

Bill Martin

Learning Manager, Claims Training

State Farm

 

Eric Martin

General Manager

Advanced Technology Services

 

Jim Mathis

General Manager

Komatsu

 

Kelsey Milman

Deputy General Counsel – IP and M&A

Caterpillar Inc.

 

Arnitria Shaw

Dean, College and Career Readiness

Illinois Central College

 

 

 

Junior Achievement of Central Illinois Young Professionals Advisory Board Members

Miles Colwell

Staff Accountant

Sikich

 

Matt Dylewski  — Chairperson, JA Young Professionals Board

Co-Founder / Managing Partner

Bork Development LLC

 

Jessica Elliott

Human Resource Manager

Philippi-Hagenbuch

 

Jake Ford

Political Director

Congressman Darin Lahood

 

Cody Giebelhausen

Managing Broker

LaHood Real Estate

 

Charity Gunn

Executive Director, Office of Campus Climate and Culture

Bradley University

 

DeMarcus Hamilton

Program Director

Strictly Hip Hop 90.7FM WAZU

 

Taylor Howard

Research Analyst

Illinois House of Representatives

 

Adam Lofgren

Senior Mortgage Broker

Lofgren Lending Group, Flat Branch Home Loans

 

Matt McVey

Events & Education Coordinator

Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute

 

Danielle Shanine  — Secretary, JA Young Professionals Board

Accountant

Caterpillar Inc.

 

 

 

Junior Achievement of Central Illinois McLean County Area Board Members

Chemberly Harris

Technology Analyst

State Farm

 

Chase Kusnerik

Small Business Banking Relationship Manager

Commerce Bank

 

Richard Johnson

Branch Manager

CEFCU

 

Lisa Matejka

Assistant Principal

Trinity Lutheran School

 

Bill Martin

Learning Manager, Claims Training

State Farm

 

Chris Hamilton

Talent Champion

State Farm

 

Ben Mitzelfelt  — McLean Area Board Chair

General Manager

PIP Printing and Marketing Services

 

Matt Filarski

Senior Manager

Accenture

 

Tamra Connor PhD

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

Kirk Schick

Teacher

Morton Junior High School

 

Angela Miller

Corporate Trainer

Peoria Community Bank

 

Leslie Vallar  — Morton Area Board Chair

Mortgage Originator

Busey Bank

 

Jim Burwitz

Vice President

Basic ITS

 

Scott Mousty

Operations Support Manager Aftermarket Parts Distribution Product Support & Logistics Division

Caterpillar Inc.

 

Leigh-Ann Brown

CEO & Executive Director

Morton Economic Development Council Morton Chamber of Commerce

 

 

 

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