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

Tamara L. Mitchell, Illinois ASBO Staff

Exhibits

Tamara L. Mitchell, Edward J. Brophy, Seth Chapman, David Bein,

Hospitality

Seth Chapman

Site

Tamara L. Mitchell, Kristopher P. Monn

Constitutional Committees

Auditing & Bylaws

Seth Chapman

Election/Nominating

Tamara L. Mitchell

Policy Review Chair

Tamara L. Mitchell

Ex officio

Kristopher P. Monn

Board Member Policy Review Assignments

Policy Series

Board Meeting Review

Board Member Responsible for Review

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

6000

November 2026

John N. Benedetti

7000

January 2027

Cindy J. Dykas

8000

April 2027

Jennifer A. Porter

Board Meeting - Board Committees

Board Committee

Chair

Staff Lead(s)

Board Members

Liaisons

Advocacy

Tamara L. Mitchell

Kristopher P. Monn (Ex officio)

Angela Smith
John N. Benedetti

NIU:
Carolyn Pluim
Julie-Ann C. Fuchs

SAAC Chair:
Jillian Scholl

Illinois ASBO:
Madeline McCune
Emily Warnecke

Finance, Foundation & Non-Dues Programs

Seth Chapman

Carla D. Paschal

Alicia M. Cieszykowski
Melissa L. Morgese
Kevin Werner

Illinois ASBO: Julie A. Warner

Marketing & Membership Engagement

David Bein

Michael Van De Voort

Frank J. Williams
Jennifer A. Porter

SAAC Vice Chair:
Byron Given
Illinois ASBO:
Stacia Freeman

Professional Development

Edward J. Brophy

Rebecca Anderson
Oonagh Barrow
Jennifer Corbin

Anton Inglese
Cindy J. Dykas

Illinois ASBO:
Craig T. Collins

  

Liaisons

 

Chair(s)

Member(s)

Liaison(s)

ASBO International Annual Conference

Tamara L. Mitchell, Kristopher P. Monn

 

 

ASBO International Relations

Susan L. Harkin

Jerry Brendel, Kristopher P. Monn, Terrie S. Simmons

 

Delegate Advisory Assembly (DAA)

Tamara L. Mitchell

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

Illinois ASBO:
Kristopher P. Monn
Michael Van De Voort
Holly Wallace

Distinguished Service Award

Tamara L. Mitchell

 

 

Historian

David Bein

Shelley H. Clark

Illinois ASBO: Stacia Freeman

Illinois Energy Consortium (IEC)

Garrick C. Grizaffi

Adam P. Parisi

Illinois ASBO: Kristopher P. Monn

Joint Conference

Tamara L. Mitchell

Jennifer A. Porter (Booth)

Board: Illinois ASBO Board
Illinois ASBO:
Kristopher P. Monn
Panels: Jennifer Corbin
Booth: Michael Van De Voort
Hotel: Julie Warner

Service Associate Advisory Committee (SAAC)

Jillian M. Scholl

Vice Chair: Byron Given
Past Chair: Ed Wright
Members:
2021-2025: Scott R. Mackall
2022-2026: Jason Sparks
2023-2027: Timothy Flaherty, Cassidy Tarpey
2024-2028: Jim Drumm, Nathan Fretz

Executive Director/CEO:
Kristopher P. Monn

Board: David Bein
Illinois ASBO:
Carla D. Paschal
Michael Van De Voort
Julie A. Warner

Universities

 

 

Illinois ASBO: Kristopher P. Monn

 

Executive Committee Responsibilities

President

Tamara L. Mitchell, 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

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion PDC; Risk Management PDC

Regional Liaisons

East Central Regional Organization

President Elect

Edward J. Brophy

Assignments

 

Committees

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

PDC Liaisons

Food Service PDC; Human Resource Management PDC

Regional Liaisons

North Shore Elementary Regional Organization

Treasurer

Seth Chapman, Ed.D.

Assignments

 

Committees

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

PDC Liaisons

Leadership Development PDC

Regional Liaisons

Central Illinois Valley Regional Organization; Illinois Valley Regional Organization

Immediate Past President

David Bein, Ph.D., SFO

Assignments

Historian

Committees

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

PDC Liaisons

Public Policy, Advocacy & Intergovernmental Relations PDC

Regional Liaisons

Northwest Suburban Regional Organization

Other Liaisons

Service Associate Advisory Committee (SAAC)

Executive Director/CEO

Kristopher P. Monn, Ed.D.

Assignments

ASBO International Annual Meeting

Committees

Annual Conference; Advocacy Board Committee (Ex officio Member); 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; 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; Service Associate Advisory Committee (SAAC)

PDC Liaisons

 

Regional Liaisons

 

 

 

Director Responsibilities

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

Other

Mentor to 1st Year Director: John N. Benedetti

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

Fox River Valley Regional Organization; North Eastern Illinois Facility Professionals

Other

Mentor to 1st Year Director: Jennifer A. Porter

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; NIRT-BA / Special Education Regional Organization

Other

Mentor to 1st Year Director: Cindy J. Dykas

2023-2026 Directors

Anton Inglese, Ph.D., SFO, CETL

Assignments

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

Angela Smith, Ed.D.

Assignments

Policy Review 4000 Series (Feb 2026)

Committees

Advocacy Board Committee

PDC Liaisons

Planning & Construction PDC; Transportation PDC

Regional Liaisons

North Central Illinois Facility Professionals Regional Organization

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

2024-2027 Directors

John N. Benedetti II, M.S. Ed.

Assignments

Policy Review 6000 Series (Nov 2026)

Committees

Advocacy Board Committee

PDC Liaisons

Communications PDC; Technology PDC

Regional Liaisons

South Suburban Regional Organization; South Cook Illinois Facility Professionals Regional Organization

Other

Mentor: Alicia M. Cieszykowski

Cindy J. Dykas

Assignments

Policy Review 7000 Series (Jan 2027)

Committees

Professional Development Board Committee

PDC Liaisons

Legal Issues PDC; Maintenance & Operations PDC

Regional Liaisons

Northeastern Regional Organization; Will County Facilities Regional Organization

Other

Mentor: Kevin T. Werner

Jennifer A. Porter

Assignments

Joint Conference (Booth); Policy Review 8000 Series (Apr 2027)

Committees

Marketing & Member Engagement Board Committee

PDC Liaisons

Accounting, Auditing & Financial Reporting PDC; Purchasing PDC

Regional Liaisons

South East Regional Organization; West Cook Illinois Facility Professionals Regional Organization

Other

Mentor: Melissa L. Morgese

 

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