Committee & Special Assignments

The President and Executive Director/CEO are ex-officio members of all Illinois ASBO Committees and should be invited to all meetings. Written reports of all meetings and activities should be forwarded to the Office of the Executive Director.
 
Board Committees & Assignments

Annual Conference

Evaluation

David Bein, Illinois ASBO Staff

Exhibits

David Bein, Edward J. Brophy, Eric DePorter, Tamara L. Mitchell

Hospitality

Edward J. Brophy

Site

David Bein, Michael A. Jacoby

Constitutional Committees

Auditing & Bylaws

Edward J. Brophy

Election/Nominating

David Bein

Policy Review Chair

David Bein

Ex officio

Michael A. Jacoby

Board Member Policy Review Assignments

Policy Series

Board Meeting Review

Board Member Responsible for Review

6000

November 2023

Todd R. Drafall

7000

January 2024

Sean Gordon

8000

April 2024

Raoul J. Gravel

9000

November 2024

Alicia M. Cieszykowski

1000

January 2025

Melissa L. Morgese

2000

April 2025

Kevin Werner

3000

November 2025

Anton Inglese

4000

February 2026

Angela Smith

5000

April 2026

Frank J. Williams

Board Meeting - Board Committees

Board Committee

Chair

Staff Lead(s)

Board Members

Liaisons

Advocacy

David Bein

Michael A. Jacoby (Ex officio)

Alicia M. Cieszykowski
Angela Smith

NIU:
Julie-Ann C. Fuchs
Carolyn Pluim
SAAC Chair:
Ed Wright
Staff:
Madeline McCune
Emily Warnecke

Finance, Foundation & Non-Dues Programs

Edward J. Brophy

Carla D. Paschal

Todd R. Drafall
Sean Gordon
Raoul J. Gravel

Staff:
Julie A. Warner

Marketing & Membership Engagement

Eric DePorter

Michael Van De Voort

Melissa L. Morgese
Frank J. Williams

SAAC Vice Chair:
Jillian M. Scholl
Staff:
Stacia Freeman

Professional Development

Tamara L. Mitchell

Rebecca Anderson

Oonagh Barrow

Jennifer Corbin

Kevin Werner
Anton Inglese

Staff:
Craig T. Collins


Liaisons 

 

Chair(s)

Member(s)

Liaison(s)

ASBO International Annual Conference

David Bein, Michael A. Jacoby

 

 

ASBO International Relations

Susan L. Harkin

Jerry Brendel, Michael A. Jacoby, Terrie S. Simmons, Gregg L. Worrell

 

Delegate Advisory Assembly (DAA)

David Bein

2023-2025 DAA Chair:
Ronald R. O’Connor
2023-2025 DAA Vice Chair:
Patrick McDermott

Staff: Michael A. Jacoby, Russ Coomans, Michael Van De Voort, Holly Wallace

Distinguished Service Award

David Bein

 

 

Historian

Eric DePorter

Shelley H. Clark

Staff: Stacia Freeman

Illinois Energy Consortium (IEC)

Garrick C. Grizaffi

Adam P. Parisi

Staff: Michael A. Jacoby

Joint Conference

David Bein

Anton Inglese (Booth)

Board: Illinois ASBO Board
Staff:
Michael A. Jacoby
Panels: Jennifer Corbin
Booth: Stacia Freeman
Hotel: Julie Warner

Service Associate Advisory Committee (SAAC)

Ed Wright

Vice Chair: Jillian M. Scholl
Past Chair: Steven J. Kowalski
Members:
2020-2024: Rebecca Thompson
2021-2025: Scott R. Mackall
2022-2026: Byron Given, Jason Sparks
2023-2027: Timothy Flaherty, Cassidy Tarpey

Executive Director/CEO: Michael A. Jacoby

Board: Eric DePorter
Illinois ASBO Staff:
Carla D. Paschal
Michael Van De Voort
Julie A. Warner

Universities

 

 

Illinois ASBO Staff:
Michael A. Jacoby


Executive Committee Responsibilities

President

David Bein, Ph.D., SFO

Assignments

ASBO International Annual Meeting; Distinguished Service Award; Evaluation of Executive Director; Joint Conference; Delegate Advisory Assembly

Committees

Advocacy Board Committee (Chair); Annual Conference/Evaluation; Annual Conference/Exhibits; Annual Conference/Site

PDC Liaisons

Public Policy Advocacy & Intergovernmental Relations PDC

Regional Liaisons

Northwest Suburban Regional Organization

President Elect

Tamara L. Mitchell

Assignments

Professional Development Board Committee (Chair); Annual Conference/Exhibits

Committees

 

PDC Liaisons

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion PDC; Risk Management PDC

Regional Liaisons

South East Regional Organization; Will County Facilities Regional Organization

Treasurer

Edward J. Brophy

Assignments

Finance, Foundation & Non-Dues Programs Board Committee (Chair); Annual Conference/Exhibits; Annual Conference/Hospitality; Constitution/Auditing & Bylaws; Foundation Governance Board

Committees

 

PDC Liaisons

Food Service PDC; Human Resource Management PDC

Regional Liaisons

North Shore Elementary Regional Organization

Immediate Past President

Eric DePorter

Assignments

Historian

Committees

Marketing & Membership Engagement Board Committee (Chair); Annual Conference/Exhibits; Foundation Governing Board; Policy Review (Chair); Constitution/Election/Nominating

PDC Liaisons

Accounting, Auditing & Financial Reporting PDC; Leadership Development PDC

Regional Liaisons

Illinois Valley Regional Organization

Other Liaisons

Service Associate Advisory Committee (SAAC)

Executive Director/CEO

Michael A. Jacoby, Ed.D., SFO, CAE

Assignments

ASBO International Annual Meeting

Committees

Annual Conference; Advocacy Board Committee (Ex officio Member); Foundation Governance Board; Policy Review; Service Associate Advisory Committee (SAAC)

Regional Liaisons

Quad-Cities Regional Organization; Western Regional Organization

Other Liaisons

ASBO International Relations; Delegate Advisory Assembly (DAA); Universities; Foundation Governance Board; Illinois Energy Consortium Powered by Future Green; Illinois School District Liquid Asset Fund (Ex Officio Trustee); Illinois School Employee Benefit Consortium (ISEBC); Municipal School Employee Benefit Program (MSEBP); Illinois School Management Alliance

Chief Financial Officer

Carla D. Paschal, CPA

Assignments

 

Committees

Finance, Foundation & Non-Dues Programs Board Committee; Foundation Governance Board; Service Associate Advisory Committee (SAAC)

PDC Liaisons

 

Regional Liaisons

 


Director Responsibilities

2021-2024 Directors

Todd R. Drafall

Assignments

Policy Review 6000 Series (Nov 2023)

Committees

Finance, Foundation & Non-Dues Programs Board Committee

PDC Liaisons

Communications PDC; Legal Issues PDC

Regional Liaisons

Fox River Valley Regional Organization; South Suburban Regional Organization

Other

Mentor to 1st Year Director: Anton Inglese

Sean Gordon, CPMM, CPS

Assignments

Policy Review 7000 Series (Jan 2024)

Committees

Finance, Foundation & Non-Dues Programs Board Committee

PDC Liaisons

Maintenance & Operations PDC

Regional Liaisons

South Cook Illinois Facility Professionals; West Cook Illinois Facility Professionals

Other

Mentor to 1st Year Director: Frank J. Williams

Raoul J. Gravel, III, Ed.D

Assignments

Policy Review 8000 Series (Apr 2024)

Committees

Finance, Foundation & Non-Dues Programs Board Committee

PDC Liaisons

Purchasing PDC; Technology PDC

Regional Liaisons

North Eastern Illinois Facility Professionals; Northeastern Regional Organization

Other

Mentor to 1st Year Director: Angela Smith

2022-2025 Directors

Alicia M. Cieszykowski

Assignments

Policy Review 9000 Series (Nov 2024)

Committees

Advocacy Board Committee

PDC Liaisons

Cash Management, Investments & Debt Management PDC; Special Education: Administration & Finance PDC

Regional Liaisons

DuPage Regional Organization; Will County (Three Rivers) Regional Organization

Melissa L. Morgese

Assignments

Policy Review 1000 Series (Jan 2025)

Committees

Marketing & Membership Engagement Board Committee

PDC Liaisons

Principles of School Finance PDC

Regional Liaisons

Central Illinois Valley Regional Organization; East Central Regional Organization

Kevin T. Werner, CPA

Assignments

Policy Review 2000 Series (Apr 2025)

Committees

Professional Development Board Committee

PDC Liaisons

Sustainability and Environmental Health PDC

Regional Liaisons

Mississippi Valley Regional Organization; Northern Illinois Round Table of Business Administrators (NIRT- BA)/Special Education Regional Organization

2023-2026 Directors

Anton Inglese, Ph.D., SFO, CETL

Assignments

Joint Conference (Booth); Policy Review 3000 Series (Nov 2025)

Committees

Professional Development Board Committee

PDC Liaisons

Budgeting & Financial Planning PDC

Regional Liaisons

McHenry County Regional Organization; West Cook Regional Organization

Other

Mentor: Todd R. Drafall

Angela Smith, Ed.D

Assignments

Policy Review 4000 Series (Feb 2026)

Committees

Advocacy Board Committee

PDC Liaisons

Planning and Construction PDC; Transportation PDC

Regional Liaisons

North Central Illinois Facility Professionals Regional Organization

Other

Mentor: Raoul J. Gravel, III

Frank J. Williams, Ed.D.

Assignments

Policy Review 5000 Series (Apr 2026)

Committees

Marketing & Membership Engagement Board Committee Board Committee

PDC Liaisons

South Central West PDC

Regional Liaisons

Egyptian Regional Organization; West Central Regional Organization

Other

Mentor: Sean Gordon

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