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Board of Directors

Officers

 

President

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

Immediate Past President

Dr. Dan Krause, Principal
Willowbrook High School
Villa Park, IL
Ph 630-530-3438
dkrause@dupage88.net

Marcus Belin

President-Elect

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

 

Treasurer

Craig Beals, Principal
Nuttall Middle School
Robinson, IL
Ph 618-544-8618
cbeals@robinsonschools.com

Mandy Ellis

Secretary

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

 
 

State Standing Committees Chairs

 

Assistant Principals Chair

Adam Herrmann, Assistant Principal
Eureka High School
Eureka, IL
Ph 309-467-5719
adam.herrmann@district140.org

Diversity & Equity Chair

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

Legislative Chair

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

 
 

Membership Chair

Terica Doyle, Assistant Principal
Carbondale Community High School
Carbondale, IL
Ph 618-457-3371
terica.doyle@cchs165.com

 
 

State Directors

 

Abe Lincoln

Megan Doerfler, Principal
Riverton Middle School
Riverton, IL
Ph 217-629-6002
mdoerfler@rivertonschools.org

Corn Belt

Angie Codron, Associate Principal
Normal West High School
Normal, IL
Ph 309-557-4402
codrona@unit5.org

Illini

Jared Ellison, Principal
Westville Junior High School
Westville, IL
Ph 217-202-9121
ellisonj@gowestville.org

Lake

Eric Detweiler, Principal
Frederick School
Grayslake, IL
Ph 847-543-5300
detweiler.eric@d46.org

Shawnee

Mark Laster, Principal
Anna Junior High School
Anna, IL
Ph 618-833-6415
mlaster@anna37.com

Starved Rock

Joe Landers, Principal
Wallace Elementary School
Ottawa, IL
Ph 815-433-2986
jlanders@wallacegs.org

Wabash Valley

Cris Edwards, Principal
Richland County Middle School
Olney, IL
Ph 618-395-4372
cedwards@rccu1.net

Blackhawk

Tim Wernentin, Principal
Sherrard High School
Sherrard, IL
Ph 309-593-2175
wernentint@sherrard.us

DuPage

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

Kaskaskia

Dr. 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

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

Three Rivers

Michelle Chavers, Principal
Limestone Middle School
Kankakee, IL
Ph 815-933-2243
chaversm@hcusd2.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

Shaun Grant, Principal
South Elementary School
Chillicothe, IL
Ph 309-274-4841
sgrant@ivcschools.com

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

Lori Bilbrey, Program Administrator
Fulton/Hancock/McDonough/Schuyler ROE 26
Monmouth, IL
Ph 309-575-3241
lbilbrey@roe26.net

 

Ex-Officio IPA Board Members

 

NAESP Representative

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

AdvancED Ex-Officio 

Susie Morrison
Champaign, IL
Ph 866-292-1781
smorrison1@frontiernet.net

CPAA Ex-Officio

TBD

ISDA Ex-Officio

Timothy Dykes, Dean
Niles West High School
Skokie, IL
Ph 847-626-2500
timdyk@d219.org

NASSP Coordinator

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

Dr. Dean Langdon, Associate Executive Director
Illinois Association of School Boards
Springfield, IL
Ph 217-528-9688
dlangdon@iasb.com

SEPLB Representative

Arturo Senteno, Associate Principal of Instruction
Elk Grove High School
Elk Grove Village, IL
Ph 847-718-4400
arturo.senteno@d214.org

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

 

Past Presidents

 

1971-1972 Allan Rohrer, Taylorville
1974-1975 Keith Kavanaugh, Cicero
1977-1978 Richard Boyer, Dixon
1980-1981 Charles McCoy, Belleville
1983-1984 Donald Marcotte, Geneva
1986-1987 Paul Vonderhaar, Canton
1989-1990 Joseph Wojtena, Champaign
1992-1993 Thomas Howard, Palatine
1995-1996 Phillip Silsby, Belleville
1998-1999 Michael Wierzbicki, Calumet City
2001-2002 Carter Burns, Buffalo Grove
2004-2005 Kim Zinman, Buffalo Grove
2007-2008 Candice Swift, Collinsville
2010-2011 Travis Wyatt, Newton
2013-2014 Kevin Shelton, Johnsburg
2016-2017 Paula Crane, Fairbury
2019-2020 Dan Krause, Villa Park

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
 
 
 

 

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