Board of Directors
Chair
Michael (Mike) Harring '72 LAS
- Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, North America, John Deere (Retired)
- Moline, IL
Vice Chair
Norma J. Lauder '71 BUS
- Director, ILLINOIS MS Tax Program (Retired)
- Oak Brook, IL
Secretary
Cedric D. Thurman '87 BUS
- Senior Vice President/Chief Diversity Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
- Chicago, IL
Immediate Past Chair
William D. Forsyth III '86 BUS
- President and Founder, Frontier Partners, Inc.
- Winnetka, IL
Voting Directors
Kit Beyer '93 MEDIA; '94 LAS
- Director of External Affairs and Communications, TDS Telecommunications
- Verona, WI
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
Daniel (Dan) Jensen '88 ENG
- Head of Engineering for Services, Rolls-Royce
- Indianapolis, IN
Willa Lang BS '81 LAS
- Executive Director, Chicago Parks Foundation
- Chicago, IL
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
- Brooklyn, NY
James E. (Jim) Schlueter '80 MEDIA
- Director of Technology Communications, The Boeing Company (Retired)
- Spirit Lake, IA
Carrie Zalewski '01 ENG
- Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission (State of Illinois)
- Riverside, IL
Ex Officio Directors
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
Jennifer Dillavou '82 EDU
- President, University of Illinois Alumni Association
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