Board of Trustees
Meet Our Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees brings together dedicated community leaders who give their time, expertise, and resources to help guide our mission. With a wide range of experiences and one shared goal—to make life better across DuPage—they help us create lasting impact across the county.
Bill Blum
Board Chair
Naperville
Roger McDougal
Vice Chair
Glen Ellyn
Northern Trust
Rich Cline
Secretary
Wheaton
Braden Waverley
Treasurer
Hinsdale
RAY ALLEN, Inc.
Krishna Bansal
Naperville
Q1 Technologies
John Campbell
Naperville
Calamos Wealth Management
Tony Chereso
Wheaton
The Inland Real Estate Companies, LLC
Julie Curran
Hinsdale
Matt Darnall
Glen Ellyn
Ret., Goldman Sachs
Tim Elliott
Glen Ellyn
Rathje Woodward LLC
Bob Fernandez
Downers Grove
Latham & Watkins LLP
Betsy Goltermann
Elmhurst
Dr. Supriya Jasuja
Oak Brook
Oak Street Health
John Kaiser
Glen Ellyn
Cray Kaiser Ltd.
Jim Mark
Plainfield
Wight & Co.
Diana Martinez
Glen Ellyn
McAninch Arts Center
Joan Morrissey
Wheaton
James Myers
Glen Ellyn
Simon/Myers
Kevin Phillips
St. Charles
Savant Wealth Management
Chris Rohn
Hinsdale
PWC
Sahira Sadiq
Oak Brook
Megan Shebik
Wheaton
Joan Vilim
Oak Brook
Emerita, Elmhurst University
Trustees Emeriti
- David Aldridge
- Norm Beles
- Betty Bradshaw*
- Jerry Bradshaw*
- Steve Burt
- Cleve Carney*
- Carole Cline
- Brett Dale
- Betsey Eben*
- Denice Gierach
- George Gilkerson*
- Will Gillett*
- Janet Hodge
- Joe Kindlon*
- Jack Knuepfer*
- Dick Kuhn
- Paul Lehman
- Dan Maguire
- Brooks McCormick*
- Charlie McKenna
- Laurie McMahon
- Ernie Mrozek
- Vince Naccarato
- Nancy Sindelar*
- Ralph Smykal*
- Charlie Thurston*
- Mary Eleanor Wall*
- Joe Weidenbach
- Carson Yeager
*Remembered
Previous Board Chairs
- Mary Eleanor Wall*
(1986-1991) - Charlie Thurston*
(1991-1993) - Cleve Carney*
(1993-2001) - George Gilkerson*
(2001-2004) - Jack Mensching
(2004-2007) - Carson Yeager
(2007-2010) - Frank Hudetz
(2010-2011) - Dan Maguire
(2011-2013) - Steve Burt
(2013-2016) - Denice Gierach
(2016-2019) - Joe Weidenbach
(2019-2021) - Nate Wasson
(2021-2024) - Bill Blum
(2024-Present)
*Remembered