Board of Directors

Immediate Past President

Jeff Knapp, Principal
Rockland School
Libertyville, IL
Ph 847-362-3134
jknapp@d70schools.org

President-Elect

Dr. Amy Dixon, Principal
Jefferson Attendance Center
Carmi, IL
Ph 618-382-7016
adixon@carmischools.org

Secretary

Brett McPherson, Principal
Belvidere Central Middle School
Belvidere, IL
Ph 815-544-0190
bmcpherson@district100.com

Diversity & Equity Chair

Denise Gamble
Retired Principal
Chicago, IL
Ph 773-288-2950
demigamble@yahoo.com

Legislative Chair

Marcus Belin, Principal
Huntley High School
Huntley, IL
Ph 847-659-6600
mbelin@district158.org

Membership Chair

Dr. Bridget Belcastro, Principal
Johnsburg Elementary School
Johnsburg, IL
Ph 815-385-3731
bbelcastro@johnsburg12.org

Blackhawk

Heidi Lensing, Principal
Eagle Ridge School
Silvis, IL
Ph 309-792-2002
hlensing@ccb36.com

DuPage

Raul Gaston, Principal
Jefferson Middle School
Villa Park, IL
Ph 630-516-7800
rgaston@d45.org

Kaskaskia

Reid Shipley, Principal
Centralia High School
Centralia, IL
Ph 618-532-7391
rshipley@centraliahs.org

North Cook

Paul Kelly, Principal
Elk Grove High School
Elk Grove Village, IL
Ph 847-718-4400
paul.kelly@d214.org

South Cook

Damien Aherne, Principal
Walter F. Fierke Ed Center
Oak Forest, IL
Ph 708-614-4520
daherne@district146.org

Three Rivers

Mary Bicknell, Principal
Levasseur Elementary School
Bourbonnais, IL
Ph 815-929-4500
bicknellm@besd53.org

West Cook

John Glimco, Regional Director for Secondary Schools
Archdiocese of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Ph 312-534-5204
john.glimco@archchicago.org

Central Illinois Valley

Mandy Ellis, Principal
Dunlap Grade School
Dunlap, IL
Ph 309-243-7772
mellis@dunlapcusd.net

Egyptian

Jarrod Newell, Principal
Carmi-White County High School
Carmi, IL
Ph 618-382-4661
jnewell@carmischools.org

Kishwaukee

Barb Valle, Principal
Harry D Jacobs High School
Algonquin, IL
Ph 847-532-6100
barbara.valle@d300.org

Northwest

Christopher Tennyson, Asst. Regional Superintendent
ROE 47
Sterling, IL
Ph 815-652-2054
ctennyson@roe47.org

Southwestern

Darin Loepker, Principal
Shiloh Middle School
O’Fallon, IL
Ph 618-632-7434
dloepker@shi85.org

Two Rivers

Eric Stotts, Principal
Central Elementary School
Camp Point, IL
Ph 217-593-7795
estotts@cusd3.com

Western

Don Farr, Principal
Monmouth-Roseville JHS
Roseville, IL
Ph 309-426-2682
dfarr@mr238.org

NASSP Coordinator

Kevin Shelton, Principal
Johnsburg High School
Johnsburg, IL
Ph 815-385-9233
kshelton@johnsburg12.org

IAASE Ex-Officio

Dawn Conway, Retired Executive Director
Livingston County Special Services
Ph 309-287-0715
dconway@lcssu.org

ICPEA Ex-Officio

Dr. Ed Howerton, Associate Professor
Aurora University
Aurora, IL
Ph 630-844-5626
ehowerton@aurora.edu

IASB Ex-Officio

TBD

SEPLB Representative

Sean German, Principal
Argenta-Oreana High School
Argenta, IL
Ph 217-795-4821
sgerman@argenta-oreana.org

University Ex-Officio

TBD

IASA Ex-Officio

Dr. Brent Clark, Executive Director
Illinois Assoc. of School Administrators
Springfield, IL
Ph 217-753-2213
clark@iasaedu.org

IASBO Ex-Officio

Dr. Mike Jacoby, Executive Director
Illinois Association of School Business Officials
DeKalb, IL
Ph 815-753-1276
mjacoby@niu.edu

1972-1973 Lee Roy Williams, Lincoln
1975-1976 Joe Underwood, Lexington
1978-1979 Norman Duncan, Park Ridge
1981-1982 Paul Doescher, Libertyville
1984-1985 Joseph Beja, Elmhurst
1987-1988 William Peterson, Streamwood
1990-1991 Marjorie Lowman, Lincoln
1993-1994 Fred Singleton, Highland
1996-1997 Kenneth Reed, Marshall
1999-2000 J. Richard Spohr, Carlinville
2002-2003 Robert Swanson, Homewood
2005-2006 Mike Scholz, Mascoutah
2008-2009 Robert Walter, Watseka
2011-2012 Jim Schmid, Aurora
2014-2015 Kim Lisanby-Barber, Spring Valley
2017-2018 Hattie Llewellyn, New Berlin

1973-1974 Donald Chase, Glen Ellyn
1976-1977 John Ourth, Highwood
1979-1980 Samuel Good, Evergreen Park
1982-1983 James McClard, Gibson City
1985-1986 C. Richard Ellis, Joliet
1988-1989 Thomas Gunning, Godfrey
1991-1992 Richard Campbell, Bourbonnais
1994-1995 Thomas Maki, Park Ridge
1997-1998 Ronald Ganshinietz, Collinsville
2000-2001 Paul Mikulcik, Mundelein
2003-2004 John Dively, Carbondale
2006-2007 Teresa Martin, Lockport
2009-2010 B. Kent Jones, Breese
2012-2013 Aaron Hill, DuQuoin
2015-2016 Sean German, Argenta
2018-2019 Jeff Knapp, Libertyville