2024 - 2025 Board of Directors
Nanette Montgomery Bess '78, President
Retired Speech Pathologist
Pittsfield, Ill.
Kevin Lister ’81, President-elect
Retired Annual Giving Officer
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Carbondale, Ill.
Michelle LaFayette '95
Attorney and Partner
Ganan & Shapiro, P.C.
Chicago, Ill.
Adam Mefford '97
Chief of Police
City of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Ill.
Ann Burford Merchlewitz '80
General Counsel and University Secretary
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Winona, Minn.
Joséphine Oshiafi '14
Attorney
Cleary Gottliebb
Brooklyn, N.Y.
David Ringhausen '83
Contract Performance Manager/Customer Service Leader
GE Power
Coppell, Texas
Rita Mueller Schultz '80
Retired, Horace Mann Insurance Company
Sherman, Ill.
Reg Ankrom '71
Retired, Owner of Simec Illinois
Quincy, Ill.
Will Barefield '13
Higher Ed. Consultant
Huron Consulting Group
Chicago, Ill.
Judith Luckenbach Nelson '81
Retired Educator
Jacksonville School District #117
Jacksonville, Ill.
Tony Lucca '10
Physician Assistant
Memorial Weight Loss and Wellness Center
Sherman, Ill.
Pamela Hart ’03
Partner
Scott & Scott, P.C., Attorneys at Law
Springfield, Ill.
Claudia Woodman Predmore '80
Retired Educator
O'Fallon, Mo.
Erin Washington ’17
Development Coordinator
University of Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
Scott Tonsor ’91
Educator
Jerseyville, Ill.
Jeff Radcliffe ’77
VP and Chief Compliance Officer
Horace Mann Investors Inc. & Horace Mann Insurance Co.
Jacksonville, Ill.
Amy Hildebrand Reid ’86
Volunteer
YMCA Board and The Blue Bird Circle Clinic for Pediatric Neurology
Houston, Texas
Jenny Faith Carrell ’99
Strategic Market Director for Government Accounts
Johnson & Johnson
Springfield, Ill.
Chandler Polyte ’14
Underwriter Manager
CVS Health
Naperville, Ill.
Kate Habecker Kenny ’86
Global Public Affairs and Media Manager
Caterpillar Inc.
Wadsworth, Ill.
Daniel Hackett ’10
District Director
AmerisourceBergen
Jacksonville, Ill.
Kerry Grubb Cox '86 P'14
Clinical Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
University of Illinois Springfield
Chatham, Ill.
Mary Gail Hood Kwiecinski '82
Podiatrist
Owner, Libertyville Podiatry
Vernon Hills, Ill.
Bob Moore '78
President
Moore Healthcare Consulting, LLC
Fairhope, Ala.
Cara Pratt-Fleming '06
Attorney
Department of Children and Family Services
Springfield, Ill.
Tamar Norville Walleser '16
Certified Master Resilience Trainer
United States Army
New Brighton, Minn.
Sue Randol Carpentier '84
Retired, Special Education Teacher
Canton, Ill.
Barry Macias '86
President, Macias Insurance Agency
Godfrey, Ill.
Mouna Soumahoro '12
Senior Performance Assurance Specialist, Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago, Illinois
Amanda Flemmer '08
Customer Service Manager (Director), Salesforce
Buckeye, Ariz.
Toby Wilson '79
Site Manager, Abitec Corporation
Paris, Ill.