Board of Directors
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PRESIDENT
Diane Compardo, CPA, CFP®, PFS, AWMA
Partner
Compardo, Wienstroer & Janes at Moneta
Clayton, Missouri
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Dan Korte
Global Vice President, PPG
Trenton, Illinois
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Matthew Solverson
Director of R & D Programs
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical System
Carbondale, Illinois
MEMBERS
Kevin Bame
Retired Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Murphysboro, Illinois
Barry D. Batson, Jr.
Captain
United
Chicago
George “Bill” Beck
Retired CEO
Beck Bus Transportation Corp.
Mount Vernon, Illinois
Sean Boston
Director of Sales Marketing and Retail Executive
Emery Jensen Distribution
Chicago
William R. Casperson, MD
Vice President of Medical Affairs
Memorial Hospital
Belleville, Illinois
President
DYO Management, Inc
Smyrna, Georgia
Robert Dennis
Retired
Motion Picture Post Production
Santa Fe, New Mexico
John Forbes
President and Owner
Forbes Financial Group
Makanda, Illinois
Edward Hamilton
Independent Investor
Charlotte, North Carolina
David Hartley
Partner and Director of Advisory Services
Anders CPA + Advisors
St. Louis
Kelly Higgins, MD
Physician
Carbondale, Illinois
Robert A. Jensen
SIU Professor Emeritus
Carbondale, Illinois
Dawn Korte, Ph.D.
Executive HR Advisor
SAP SuccessFactors
Trenton, Illinois
Ella M. Lacey
Professor Emerita
Carbondale, Illinois
Austin A. Lane
Chancellor
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois
Howard Lo
CEO
VisitView Corporation
Orange, California
Dan Mahony
President
Southern Illinois University System
William J. “Bill” McGraw
Retired
Stock Yards Packing Company
Chicago
Scott Moller
Owner/Advisor
AKA Media
Chicago
Beth Mueller
Partner
Deloitte Tax LLP
Chicago
Michael O’Day
Senior Director, Managed Transplant Program
OptumHealth
Minneapolis
Randy A. Ragan, CPA
Retired Partner
RSM US LLP
Springfield, Illinois
Darius Robinson
Operations Manager
Menzies Aviation
Hanover Park, Illinois
Laura Soucy
SIU Alumni Association Representative
Director of Global Vendor Management and Contracts
Symphony Clinical Research
Twin Lakes, Wisconsin
Neil Swartz
Retired Vice President
Toyota Motor North America
Frisco, Texas
Steven A. Tedesco
President and CEO
Running Foxes Petroleum Inc.
Centennial, Colorado
Roger B. Tedrick
SIU Board of Trustees Representative
Owner
The Tedrick Group
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Gloria C. Tison
Vice President and General Counsel
Legence Bank
Manager/Counsel
Kotner Title & Abstract
Harrisburg, Illinois
Gregory W. Webb
Vice President – State Government Relations
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Chicago
Tonnette “Toni” Williams
Owner-operator, McDonald’s
Owner, Children’s Center for Creative Learning
Chicago
Michael Williamson, MD
Professor and Chair Emeritus of Radiology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
EMERITUS
Marcia Bullard
Retired CEO, Editor and President
USA Weekend
Washington
Michael Carr
Attorney
Carbondale, Illinois
Paul Conti
Retired, Chief Assets Officer
Vericlaim Inc.
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Greg N. Cook
President
Cook Portable Warehouse
Anna, Illinois
Larry DeJarnett
Retired Managing Director
The LAMAR Group
Palm Desert, California
Chief Executive Officer
Itafos
Lake Forest, Illinois
Jim Gildersleeve
President
Gildersleeve Fertilizer Co.
Hudson, Illinois
Roger Gray
Retired Bank President
Central Bank of Marion
Cobden, Illinois
Kenneth J. Hull
Retired Chairman and CEO
Follett Corp.
Downers Grove, Illinois
F. Lynn McPheeters
Retired VP and CFO
Caterpillar Inc.
Hilton Head, South Carolina
Mary Kay Moore
Retired CEO
Carbondale, Illinois
Pamela Pfeffer
Community Leader
Nashville, Tennessee
Adaire Putnam
President
Putnam Communications
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Susie Rashid
President SWR, LLC
Evanston, Illinois
Marsha Ryan
Retired Physician/Surgeon
Carbondale, Illinois
Howard Spiegel
Retired Territory Account Manager
Arrow Electronics Inc.
Volo, Illinois