Conference 2019
May 1-3, 2019
Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Normal, IL
Future Conferences
April 22-24, 2020 – Westin Chicago Northwest, Itasca, Illinois
April 21-23, 2021 – Westin Chicago Northwest, Itasca, Illinois
April 27-29, 2022 – Westin Chicago Northwest, Itasca, Illinois
2018-2019 Conference Chair
Amy Thompson, President-elect
York Community High School
(630) 617-2472
athompson@elmhurst205.org
Conference Event Coordinator
Donna Epton
Retired – Schaumburg High School
(847) 991-7295
drepton@gmail.com
Oversight Committee
Amy Thompson, President-elect
York Community High School
(630) 617-2472
athompson@elmhurst205.org
Patrick Walsh, President
Illinois State University
(309) 438-2191
pjwalsh2@ilstu.edu
Roberto Suarez, Past President
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
(708) 335-5617
rsuarez@hf233.org
Stephanie Szczepanski, Treasurer
Saint Louis University
(872) 241-9400
stephanie.szczepanski@slu.edu
Erin Updegraff, Treasurer-elect
DePaul University
(312) 362-8184
eupdegra@depaul.edu
Linda Haffner, Executive Assistant
IACAC
(847) 577-2953
lhaffner@iacac.org
Branding Committee
Jim Pierson
University College Dublin
jim.pierson@ucd.ie
Christian Brown
Augustana College
christianbrown@augustana.edu
Sarah Daugherty
Bradley University
sarah@fsmail.bradley.edu
Fundraising Team (oversees Exhibitors, Sponsorship & Advertising, Project Reach and Raffle)
Sylvia Hernandez
Michigan State University
herna100@msu.edu
Rachel O’Connell
Augustana College
racheloconnell@augustana.edu
Annabelle Vinson
University of Iowa
annabelle-vinson@uiowa.edu
Exhibitors, Sponsorship, Advertising
Brian Hodges
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
bshodges@illinois.edu
Veronica McLaughlin
Drake University
veronica.mclaughlin@drake.edu
Mike Ford
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
mford@woodlandsacademy.org
Project Reach
Betsy Stevens
University of Pittsburgh
betsy.stevens@pitt.edu
Frank DuBois
Retired – Homewood-Flossmoor High School & Lewis University
f4dubois@gmail.com
Marsha Hubbuch
Retired – Riverside-Brookfield High School
College Consultant
mhubbuch.college@gmail.com
Raffle
Angie Cooksy
Bradley University
acooksy@fsmail.bradley.edu
Brad Kain
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
bkain@hf233.org
Chelsea Woodward
Arizona State University
Chelsea.Woodard@asu.edu
Logistics Team (oversees Entertainment, Evaluations & Tellers, First Timers, On-site, Program, Registration & Hospitality)
Donna Epton
IACAC Event Coordinator
Retired – Schaumburg High School
(847) 991-7295
drepton@gmail.com
Megan O’Rourke
Marquette University
megan.orourke@marquette.edu
Courtney Wallace
Augustana College
courtneywallace@augustana.edu
Joe Freeman
Beacon Academy
jfreeman@beaconacademychicago.org
Entertainment
Evaluations & Tellers
Cindy Kasten
Hinsdale Central High School
ckasten@hinsdale86.org
Shawn Wochner
Western Illinois University
SM-Wochner2@wiu.edu
Allen Lentino
Retired – Northwestern University
avl30@yahoo.com
First Timers
On-Site
Mike Melinder
University of Iowa
mike-melinder@uiowa.edu
Kara Dollaske
York Community High School
kdollaske@elmhurst205.org
Aston Karner
Illinois State University
askarne@ilstu.edu
Program
Chris Stevens
Lewis University
stevench@lewisu.edu
Kathryn Hankamp
St. Norbert College
kathryn.hankamp@snc.edu
Gretchen Snape
Chicago Christian High School
gsnape@swchristian.org
Registration & Hospitality
Linda Haffner
IACAC
(800) 829-0176
lhaffner@iacac.org
Kathy Major
Joliet Catholic Academy
kmajor@jca-online.org
Luke Kerber
Aurora University
lkerber@aurora.edu