Illinois Principals Association

IPA Leadership

Officers

President

Dr. Paul Kelly

Principal

Elk Grove High School

Elk Grove Village, IL

847-718-4400

paul.kelly@d214.org

Immediate Past-President

Raúl Gastón

Principal

Jefferson Middle School

Villa Park, IL

630-516-7800

rgaston@d45.org

President-Elect

Cris Edwards

Principal

Richland County Elementary School

Olney, IL

618-395-8540

cedwards@rccu1.net

Treasurer

Shaun Grant

Principal

South Elementary School

Chillicothe, IL

309-274-4841

sgrant@ivcschools.com

Secretary

Dr. Tron Young

Principal

Joseph Arthur Middle School

O' Fallon, IL

618-204-9285

tyoung@central104.org

State Standing Committees Chairs

Assistant Principals Chair
Jamie Adolphson, Associate Principal
Morton High School
Morton, IL
Ph 309-335-1287
jamie.adolphson@mcusd709.org

Diversity & Equity Chair
Denise Gamble, Retired Principal
Chicago, IL
Ph 773-288-2950
demigamble@yahoo.com
Legislative Chair
Darin Loepker, Principal
Shiloh Middle School
O’Fallon, IL
Ph 618-632-7434
dloepker@shi85.org
Membership Chair
Terica Doyle, Assistant Principal
Carbondale Community High School
Carbondale, IL
Ph 618-457-3371
terica.doyle@cchs165.com

State Directors

Abe Lincoln
Jaclynn Shoufler, Principal
Riverton Elementary School
Riverton, IL
Ph 217-629-6001
jshoufler@rivertonschools.org

Blackhawk
Amber Sensabaugh, Principal
Northeast Jr High School
East Moline, IL
Ph 309-203-1300
amber.sensabaugh@silvis34.com

Central Illinois Valley
Jennifer Dietrich, Principal
Marquette Elementary School
Marquette Heights, IL
Ph 309-382-3612
jdietrich@dist102.org

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

DuPage
Dr. Courtney DeMent, Principal
Downers Grove North High School
Downers Grove, IL
Ph 630-795-7100
cdement@csd99.org

Egyptian
April Smith, Principal
North Side Elementary School
Fairfield, IL
Ph 618-842-6501
asmith@fairfieldcolts.com

Illini
Megan Carroll, Principal
Carolyn Wenz Elementary School
Paris, IL
Ph 217-466-3140
carrollm@paris95schools.org
Kaskaskia
Marty Adams, Principal
Hawthorn Elementary School
Salem, IL
Ph 618-548-7702
adams@salem111.com

Kishwaukee
Brian Faulkner, Principal
Kaneland Harter Middle School
Sugar Grove, IL
Ph 630-466-8400
brian.faulkner@kaneland.org

Lake
Kurt Preble, Principal
Cyd Lash Academy
Grayslake, IL
Ph 630-781-1215
kpreble@sedol.us

North Cook
Martin DaCosta, Principal
Winston Campus Jr High School
Palatine, IL
Ph 847-963-7400
dacostam@ccsd15.net

Northwest
Shannon Cremeens, Assistant Principal
Oregon Jr/Sr High School
Oregon, IL
Ph 309-221-9320
scremeens@ocusd.net

Shawnee
Lindsay Watts, Assistant Superintendent
Marion CUSD 2
Marion, IL
Ph 618-889-6563
lwatts@marionunit2.org

South Cook
Dr. Damien Aherne, Principal
Walter F. Fierke Ed Center
Oak Forest, IL
Ph 708-614-4520
daherne@district146.org
Southwestern
Kim Enriquez, Principal
Wingate Elementary School
Belleville, IL
Ph 618-746-4802
enriquezk@msd19.org

Starved Rock
Paula Daley, Principal
Northbrook School
Mendota, IL
Ph 815-488-3120
pdaley@m289.org

Three Rivers
Dan Laverty, Principal
Hubert H Humphrey Middle School
Bolingbrook, IL
Ph 630-972-9240
lavertydj@vvsd.org

Two Rivers
Joe Kuhlmann, Principal
Triopia Jr-Sr High School
Concord, IL
Ph 217-457-2281
jkuhlmann@triopiacusd27.org

Wabash Valley
Andy Julian, Principal
Oblong High School
Oblong, IL
Ph 618-354-1463
ajulian@oblongschools.net

West Cook
Kim Hefner, Principal
Hollywood Elementary School
Brookfield, IL
Ph 708-485-7630
hefnerk@district96.org

Western
Lori Bilbrey, Program Administrator
ROE 26
Macomb, IL
Ph 309-575-3241
lbilbrey@roe26.net

Ex-Officio IPA Board Members

NAESP Representative
Craig Beals, Principal
Nuttall Middle School
Robinson, IL
Ph 618-553-8718
cbeals@robinsonschools.com

CPAA Ex-Officio
TBD

ISDA Ex-Officio
Dave Shutters, Dean
Crystal Lake Central High School
Crystal Lake, IL
Ph 815-459-2505
dshutters@d155.org

IARSS Ex-Officio
Jon Smith, Assistant Regional Superintendent
Mason/Tazewell/Woodford ROE 53
Pekin, IL
Ph 309-477-2290
jonsmith@roe53.net
NASSP Coordinator
Raúl Gastón, Principal
Jefferson Middle School
Villa Park, IL
Ph 630-516-7800
rgaston@d45.org

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

ICPEA Ex-Officio
Christie Magoulias, Associate Professor
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, IL
Ph 217-206-6306
cmago1@uis.edu

IASB Ex-Officio
Lori Grant, Associate Executive Director of Board Development & Meetings Management
Illinois Association of School Boards
Lombard, IL
Ph 630/629.3776, extension 1232
lgrant@iasb.com
SEPLB Representative
Dr. Arturo Senteno, Principal
West Leyden High School
Northlake, IL
Ph 847-451-3154
asenteno@leyden212.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
1972-1973 Lee Roy Williams, Lincoln
1973-1974 Donald Chase, Glen Ellyn
1974-1975 Keith Kavanaugh, Cicero
1975-1976 Joe Underwood, Lexington
1976-1977 John Ourth, Highwood
1977-1978 Richard Boyer, Dixon
1978-1979 Norman Duncan, Park Ridge
1979-1980 Samuel Good, Evergreen Park
1980-1981 Charles McCoy, Belleville
1981-1982 Paul Doescher, Libertyville
1982-1983 James McClard, Gibson City
1983-1984 Donald Marcotte, Geneva
1984-1985 Joseph Beja, Elmhurst
1985-1986 C. Richard Ellis, Joliet
1986-1987 Paul Vonderhaar, Canton
1987-1988 William Peterson, Streamwood
1988-1989 Thomas Gunning, Godfrey
1989-1990 Joseph Wojtena, Champaign
1990-1991 Marjorie Lowman, Lincoln
1991-1992 Richard Campbell, Bourbonnais
1992-1993 Thomas Howard, Palatine
1993-1994 Fred Singleton, Highland
1994-1995 Thomas Maki, Park Ridge
1995-1996 Phillip Silsby, Belleville
1996-1997 Kenneth Reed, Marshall
1997-1998 Ronald Ganshinietz, Collinsville
1998-1999 Michael Wierzbicki, Calumet City
1999-2000 J. Richard Spohr, Carlinville
2000-2001 Paul Mikulcik, Mundelein
2001-2002 Carter Burns, Buffalo Grove
2002-2003 Robert Swanson, Homewood
2003-2004 John Dively, Carbondale
2004-2005 Kim Zinman, Buffalo Grove
2005-2006 Mike Scholz, Mascoutah
2006-2007 Teresa Martin, Lockport
2007-2008 Candice Swift, Collinsville
2008-2009 Robert Walter, Watseka
2009-2010 B. Kent Jones, Breese
2010-2011 Travis Wyatt, Newton
2011-2012 Jim Schmid, Aurora
2012-2013 Aaron Hill, DuQuoin
2013-2014 Kevin Shelton, Johnsburg
2014-2015 Kim Lisanby-Barber, Spring Valley
2015-2016 Sean German, Argenta
2016-2017 Paula Crane, Fairbury
2017-2018 Hattie Llewellyn, New Berlin
2018-2019 Jeff Knapp, Libertyville
2019-2020 Dan Krause, Villa Park
2020-2021 Amy Dixon, Carmi
2021-2022 Marcus Belin, Huntley
2022-2023 Raúl Gastón, Villa Park