Officers
President
Dr. Dan Krause, Principal
Willowbrook High School
Villa Park, IL
Ph 630-530-3438
dkrause@dupage88.net
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
Treasurer
Craig Beals, Principal
Nuttall Middle School
Robinson, IL
Ph 618-544-8618
cbeals@robinsonschools.com
Secretary
Brett McPherson, Principal
Belvidere Central Middle School
Belvidere, IL
Ph 815-544-0190
bmcpherson@district100.com
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
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
State Directors
Abe Lincoln
Megan Doerfler, Principal
Riverton Middle School
Riverton, IL
Ph 217-629-6002
mdoerfler@rivertonschools.org
Corn Belt
Stacey Rogers, Principal
Olympia South Elem. School
Atlanta, IL
Ph 217-648-2302
stacey.rogers@olympia.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
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
Ex-Officio IPA Board Members
NAESP Representative
Dr. Amy Dixon, Principal
Jefferson & Lincoln Attendance Centers
Carmi, IL
Ph 618-382-7016
adixon@carmischools.org
AdvancED Ex-Officio
Susie Morrison
Champaign, IL
Ph 866-292-1781
smorrison1@frontiernet.net
CPAA Ex-Officio
TBD
ISDA Ex-Officio
Madeline Powell, Dean
Vernon Hills High School
Vernon Hills, IL
Ph 847-932-2000
madeline.powell@d128.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
Dr. Dean Langdon, Associate Executive Director
Illinois Association of School Boards
Springfield, IL
Ph 217-528-9688
dlangdon@iasb.com
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
Past Presidents
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
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
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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