Board of Directors

  • Chair

    Norma J. Lauder '71 BUS

    • Director, ILLINOIS MS Tax Program (Retired)
    • Oak Brook, IL

  • Vice Chair

    Cedric D. Thurman '87 BUS

    • Senior Vice President/Chief Diversity Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
    • Chicago, IL

  • Secretary

    Kit Beyer '93 MEDIA; '94 LAS

    • Director of External Affairs and Communications, TDS Telecommunications
    • Verona, WI

  • Immediate Past Chair

    Michael (Mike) Harring '72 LAS

    • Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, North America, John Deere (Retired)
    • Chicago, IL

Voting Directors

  • Randy L. Buhr '90 BUS, JD '95 LAW

    • Director, Championships and Alliances, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
    • Fishers, IN

  • Carrie Casper '01 FAA

    • Assistant Vice President of Advancement, Illinois Institute of Technology
    • Chicago, IL

  • Suzanne C. Dawson '84 BUS

    • Senior Retail Executive, Former Vice President Category Merchandise Manager, Kohl's
    • Hartland, WI

  • Yonsook Enloe '78 ENG

    • Chief Systems Engineer, Science Systems and Applications (Retired)
    • Edwardsville, IL

  • Kevin Finke ’92 MEDIA

    • Founder and Chief Experience Officer, Experience Willow
    • Decatur, GA

  • Daniel (Dan) Jensen '88 ENG

    • Head of Engineering for Services, Rolls-Royce
    • Indianapolis, IN

  • Joan Mahon '85 ACES

    • Sr. Sales Enablement Consultant, Steelcase
    • Syosset, New York

  • Amy Marcoot '05 AHS

    • CEO/Owner, Marcoot Jersey Creamery LLC
    • Greenville, IL

  • Ashley S. H. Moy ’16 ENG

    • CEO and Board Chair, Cast21
    • Evanston, IL

  • Harshavardhan (Harsha) Sankar '19 ENG

    • Senior Product Manager, VaynerCommerce
    • London, England

  • James E. (Jim) Schlueter '80 MEDIA

    • Director of Technology Communications, The Boeing Company (Retired)
    • Spirit Lake, IA

Ex Officio Directors

  • David Bambrey

    • Interim President, University of Illinois Alumni Association

  • Thomas R. Bearrows '79 LAS, JD '82 LAW

    • University Counsel, University of Illinois

  • Barry Benson

    • Vice Chancellor for Advancement, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Anthony G. DiTommaso ’74 BUS, MS ’76 BUS

    • Chair, University of Illinois Foundation

  • Robert J. Jones

    • Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Robin Kaler '83 MEDIA, MS '92 MEDIA, MBA '04 BUS

    • Associate Chancellor for Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign