Conference 2023
April 26-28, 2023
Crowne Plaza in Springfield, IL
Future Conferences
April 24-26, 2024 – Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca, IL
Conference Chair
Paul Welsh
Fenton High School
president-elect@iacac.org
Conference Coordinator
Chrissy Grotzke
Michigan Technological University
conference@iacac.org
Event Coordinators
Nancy Minard & Lauren Bettcher
Minard Planners, LLC
annual-conference@iacac.org
Additional Oversight Committee
Brian Hodges, President
University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
president@iacac.org
Tony Minestra, Past President
DePaul College Prep
past-president@iacac.org
Josie Blasdel, Treasurer
McKendree University
treasurer@iacac.org
Mike Gavic, Treasurer-elect
Bradley University
treasurer-elect@iacac.org
Erin Hoover, Executive Director
IACAC
ehoover@iacac.org
Branding Committee
Rejeannda Robinson
University of South Carolina
rejeannda@sc.edu
Kyle Vowell
Wabash College
vowellk@wabash.edu
Jeanette Maher
Marquette University
jeanette.vonhaden@marquette.edu
Fundraising Team
Oversees Exhibitors, Sponsorship & Advertising, Project Reach and Raffle Committees
Josephine West
Ohio State University
west.804@osu.edu
Stephanie Dugo
Saint Louis University
stephanie.dugo@slu.edu
April Lynch
Syracuse University
aplynch@syracuse.edu
Exhibitors, Sponsorship & Advertising
Alejandro Campos
University of St. Francis
ACampos1@stfrancis.edu
Jhonathan Vallecilla
Cornell College
jvallecilla@cornellcollege.edu
Omar Solomon
Eastern Illinois University
oasolomon@eiu.edu
Project Reach
Merle Wilder
Belleville East High School
mwilder@bths201.org
Yesenia Abreu
Illinois College
yesenia.abreu@ic.edu
John Korntheuer
Proviso East High School
jkorntheuer@pths209.org
Raffle
Derek Brinkley
Columbia College Chicago
dbrinkley@colum.edu
Josie Blasdel
McKendree University
jlblasdel@mckendree.edu
Theresa Bertini
Lawrence Technological University
tbertini@ltu.edu
Logistics Team
Oversees Entertainment, Evaluations & Tellers, First Timers, On-site, Program, Registration & Hospitality, Local Host
Jen Sloan
University of Cincinnati
jennifer.sloan@uc.edu
April Ponte
Oswego High School
aponte@sd308.org
Scott Hillman
University of Oklahoma
scott.hillman@ou.edu
Steve Landgraf
Michigan State University
landgr17@msu.edu
Entertainment
Alex Salas
Marquette University
alexandra.salas@marquette.edu
M. Faye Ikner
Chicago State University
mikner@csu.edu
Latisha Williams
Harold Washington College
lwilliams584@ccc.edu
Evaluations & Tellers
Julie Nelson
Xavier University
nelsonj4@xavier.edu
Kevin Coy
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
kcoy@hf233.org
Jes King
Bradley University
jesking@fsmail.bradley.edu
First Timers
Rosa Glombicki
Marquette University
rosa.reiber@marquette.edu
Christian Brown
Beacon Academy
cbrown@beaconacademychicago.org
Andrea Rusk
Mundelein High School
arusk@d120.org
On-Site
Rob Walton
Ohio Wesleyan University
rewalton@owu.edu
Mikaela Morrison
Illinois College
mikaela.morrison@ic.edu
Alison Crowley
Northern Michigan University
alcrowle@nmu.edu
Program
Keena Griffin
University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
griffi11@illinois.edu
Sylvia Hernandez
Michigan State University
herna100@msu.edu
Annette Braden
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School
abraden@ncoeschools.org
Registration & Hospitality
Erin Hoover
IACAC
ehoover@iacac.org
Kathryn Hankamp
St. Norbert College
kathryn.hankamp@snc.edu
Annette Braden
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School
abraden@ncoeschools.org
Local Host
Sarah Adams
University of Illinois Springfield
sadam26@uis.edu
Meghan Chrum
Illinois Student Assistance Commission
meghan.chrum@illinois.gov
Annette Braden
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School
abraden@ncoeschools.org