The Executive Board is responsible for the management and direction of the affairs of the organization and controls the expenditure of funds. The Executive Board consists of the Cabinet and the Council. The Council is comprised of IACAC Directors and Delegates to the NACAC Assembly.
The Cabinet
President
Patrick Walsh
Illinois State University
(309) 438-2191
pjwalsh2@ilstu.edu
President-elect
Amy Thompson
York Community High School
(630) 617-2472
athompson@elmhurst205.org
Past President
Roberto Suarez
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
(708) 335-5617
rsuarez@hf233.org
Treasurer
Stephanie Szczepanski
Saint Louis University
(872) 241-9400
stephanie.szczepanski@slu.edu
Treasurer-elect
Erin Updegraff
DePaul University
(312) 362-8184
eupdegra@depaul.edu
Past Treasurer
Christine Grotzke
Michigan Technological University
(906) 487-1027
christine@mtu.edu
Secretary
Renee Koziol
Plainfield North High School
(630) 254-6171 (ext. 5300)
rkoziol@psd202.org
Executive Assistant
Linda Haffner
IACAC
(847) 577-2953
lhaffner@iacac.org
The Council
NACAC Delegate Directors
Delegates to the National Association for College Admission Counseling represent IACAC and the membership of Illinois at the NACAC Annual Conference by attending NACAC Assembly meetings and voting for candidates and on issues brought before the Delegates.
In addition, each Delegate Director co-chairs one of the four Council teams; Member Relations, Student and Family Outreach, Professional Development or Media. Delegates also assume responsibilities assigned to them by the President or the Executive Board.
NACAC Delegate Director – Secondary
Chief Delegate
One-Year Term
Kim Wiley
Deerfield High School
(224) 632-3061
kwiley@dist113.org
NACAC Delegate Director – Secondary
One-Year Term
Traci Flowers
Loyola Academy
(847) 920-2703
tflowers@loy.org
NACAC Delegate Director – Secondary
One-Year Term
Mike Ford
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
(847) 234-4300 x.408
mford@woodlandsacademy.org
NACAC Delegate Director – Postsecondary
One-Year Term
Eric Ruiz
University of St. Francis
(815) 740-5070
eruiz@stfrancis.edu
NACAC Delegate Director – Postsecondary
Two-Year Term
Carlene Klaas
DePaul University
(312) 362-8146
cklaas@depaul.edu
NACAC Delegate Director – Postsecondary
Two-Year Term
Ziggy Blackwell
Illinois College
(217) 245-3584
ziggy.blackwell@mail.ic.edu
NACAC Delegate Director – Secondary
Three-Year Term
Tom Shorrock
New Trier High School
(847) 784-2243
shorroct@newtrier.k12.il.us
NACAC Delegate Director – Postsecondary
Three-Year Term
Angie Cooksy
Bradley University
(262) 891-3691
acooksy@fsmail.bradley.edu
Council Team Directors
Council Team Directors assume the responsibilities assigned to them by the President or the Executive Board. Among these responsibilities is co-chairing one of the four Council teams: Member Relations, Student and Family Outreach, Professional Development or Media. Directors oversee the activities of the standing committees that report to their assigned team.
Council Team Director – Postsecondary
One-Year Term
Kenya Taylor
The University of Arizona
(773) 849-3450
kenyataylor@email.arizona.edu
Council Team Director – Secondary
One-Year Term
Natalie Rubino
Glenbard West High School
(630) 942-7489
natalie_rubino@glenbard.org
Council Team Director – Secondary
Two-Year Term
Dan Miller
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
(847) 415-4509
dmiller@d125.org
Council Team Director – Postsecondary
Two-Year Term
April Ponte
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(217) 333-0302
aaponte2@illinois.edu