Candidate Slate for 2024-2025
IACAC Members,
The Nominating Committee and I are pleased to announce the 2024-2025 slate of candidates. We worked to create a diverse and inclusive slate that represents the membership of IACAC to serve on the Executive Board. As an association, we are only as strong as our members and we are grateful for these candidates to potentially serve in the following leadership positions for the 2024-2025 year:
President-elect – vote for 1
Treasurer-elect – vote for 1
Secretary-elect – vote for 1
4 Board Directors – vote for 3 secondary, vote for 1 postsecondary
April Lynch will be single-slated to finish a one-year term due to a vacancy she was appointed to in January 2024.
Electronic ballots will open at the recess of the Annual Membership meeting on Wednesday, April 24th and close at 10:00 AM CT on Thursday, April 25th. If you are not able to vote during that timeframe, please email Erin Hoover at ehoover@iacac.org to request a proxy ballot by April 15th at 5:00 PM CT.
Additionally, please take a moment to login to your member profile and ensure it is filled out in its entirety to ensure proper ballot delivery.
Sincerely,
Brian Hodges
IACAC Past President
Nominating Committee Chair
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Current Executive Board
The Executive Board is responsible for the management and direction of the affairs of the organization and controls the expenditure of funds.
The Cabinet
President
Paul Welsh
Fenton High School
President-elect
Angie Cooksy
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Past President
Brian Hodges
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Treasurer
Mike Gavic
University of St. Francis
Treasurer-elect
Christian Brown
Beacon Academy
Past Treasurer
Josie Blasdel
McKendree University
Secretary
Kathryn Hankamp
Saint Louis University
Secretary-elect
Scott Carlson
Elon University
Executive Director
Erin Hoover
IACAC
(847) 577-2953
ehoover@iacac.org
The Board Directors
Board Director
One-Year Term
Derek Brinkley
Columbia College Chicago
Board Director
One-Year Term
Becki Bellito
Vernon Hills High School
Board Director
One-Year Term
Maddie Corder
Naperville Central High School
Board Director
One-Year Term
Betsy Stevens
University of Pittsburgh
Board Director
One-Year Term*
April Lynch
Syracuse University
*In January of 2023, Joe Freeman stepped down from his Executive Board position. Per the by-laws, the President, Paul Welsh, with the approval of the Executive Board, appointed April to take Joe’s place for the remainder of this year. As is tradition, April will then be single-slated on the upcoming ballot so that she may finish Joe’s term and the good work already in progress.
Board Director
Two-Year Term
Evan Wilson
Illinois College
Board Director
Two-Year Term
Shawn Wochner
Marian Central Catholic High School
Board Director
Three-Year Term
Ashley Brown
University of Vermont
Board Director
Three-Year Term
Meghan Chrum
Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)
Board Director
Three-Year Term
Cody Dailey
Lyons Township High School
Board Director
Three-Year Term
Rejeannda Robinson
Northwestern University
Board Director
Three-Year Term
Maira Rodriguez
St. Norbert College
Past Executive Board Structure and Members
IACAC Executive Board Structure 2022-2023
IACAC Executive Board Structure 2021-2022
IACAC Executive Board Structure 2020-2021
IACAC Executive Board Structure 2019-2020
IACAC Executive Board Structure 2018-2019
IACAC Executive Board Structure 2017-2018
IACAC Executive Board Structure 2016-2017
IACAC Executive Board Structure 2015-2016