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
Amy Thompson
York Community High School
(630) 617-2472
athompson@elmhurst205.org
President-elect
Megan O’Rourke
Providence College
meganorourke@providence.edu
Past President
Patrick Walsh
Illinois State University
(309) 438-2191
pjwalsh2@ilstu.edu
Treasurer
Erin Updegraff
DePaul University
(312) 362-8184
eupdegra@depaul.edu
Treasurer-elect
Eric Ruiz
University of St. Francis
(815) 740-5070
ERuiz@stfrancis.edu
Past Treasurer
Stephanie Szczepanski
Saint Louis University
(872) 241-9400
stephanie.szczepanski@slu.edu
Secretary
Renee Koziol
Hinsdale Central High School
rkoziol@hinsdale86.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 – Postsecondary
Chief Delegate
One-Year Term
Ziggy Blackwell
Illinois College
(217) 245-3584
ziggy.blackwell@mail.ic.edu
NACAC Delegate Director – Postsecondary
One-Year Term
Carlene Klaas
DePaul University
(312) 362-8146
cklaas@depaul.edu
NACAC Delegate Director – Postsecondary
Two-Year Term
Angie Cooksy
Bradley University
(262) 891-3691
acooksy@fsmail.bradley.edu
NACAC Delegate Director – Secondary
Two-Year Term
Tom Shorrock
New Trier High School
(847) 784-2243
shorroct@newtrier.k12.il.us
NACAC Delegate Director – Secondary
Three-Year Term
Annette Braden
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School
(618) 378-3312
abraden@ncoeschools.org
NACAC Delegate Director – Secondary
Three-Year Term
Paul Welsh
Fenton High School
(630) 860-4920
welsh@fenton100.org
NACAC Delegate Director – Postsecondary
Three-Year Term
Brian Hodges
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(217) 300-3018
bshodges@illinois.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 – Secondary
One-Year Term
Dan Miller
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
(847) 415-4509
dmiller@d125.org
Council Team Director – Secondary
One-Year Term
April Ponte
Oswego High School
aponte@sd308.org
Council Team Director – Postsecondary
Two-Year Term
Jessica Avila-Cuevas
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(217) 300-7997
jacuevas@illinois.edu
Council Team Director – Postsecondary
Two-Year Term
Omar Solomon
Eastern Illinois University
(217) 581-2223
oasolomon@eiu.edu