Class of 2028
Dr. Laurie Borowicz, President
Kishwaukee College
Paul Callighan
ComEd (Retired)
Tom Matya, Executive Director
Opportunity House
Greg Millburg, Manager
DeKalb County Farm Bureau
Frank Roberts, Vice President
First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO)
Jim Stoddard, Partner
Klein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis, LLC
Tom Weaver, Owner-Operator
Weaver Management/Construction
CLASS OF 2027
Tia Anderson, Assistant Vice President
Heartland Bank & Trust Company
Amanda Christensen, Regional Superintendent
DeKalb Regional Office of Education (ROE)
Matt Duffy, Executive Director
DeKalb Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Lisa Freeman, President
Northern Illinois University
Michael Hall, City Manager
City of Sycamore
Tom Hutchinson, Commercial Account Executive
Nicor Gas Company
Rob Larkins, Owner-Operator
Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists
John McCann, Economic Development Business Manager
ComEd, an Exelon Company
Ishmael McGhee, Managing Partner
Equitable Commercial Lending
Dr. Bill Nicklas, City Manager
City of DeKalb
Pramit Patel, President
eo5 Hotels (Hampton Inn & Home2 Suites-DeKalb)
Pinky Raina, CFO
IDEAL Industries, Inc.
Tara Tenario, Community Representative
Meta
CLASS OF 2026
Mike Carpenter, Real Estate Broker
RVG Commercial Real Estate
Kelly Gillespie, Owner
Express Employment Professionals
Derek Hiland, County Administrator
DeKalb County Government
Mike Kokott, Vice President Operations
Northwestern Medicine
Mike Leopardo
Curran Contracting Co.
Adam Nissen, Engineering Project Manager
Syngenta Seeds R&D Innovation Center
Foti Pappas, Vice President
Astir Properties
Will Schoonover, Sales Executive, Standard Insurance
FNIC
Cortney Strohacker, Executive Director
DeKalb County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Dan Templin, Executive Director
DeKalb County Community Foundation/DCCF
Rose Treml, Executive Director
Greater Sycamore Area Chamber of Commerce
Jerry Wahlstrom, Realtor
Century 21 Affiliated
Elisabeth Williams, Sr. Vice President
SomerCor
