CLASS OF 2023
Jay Anderson, SVP & President
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare/Kishwaukee & Valley West Hospitals
Mike Carpenter, Real Estate Broker
RVG Commercial Real Estate
Brian Gregory, County Administrator
DeKalb County Government
Mike Leopardo
Curran Contracting Co.
Jametha Owens
My1 Hair Salon Studio
Foti Pappas, Vice President
Pappas Developments, LLC/Cornerstone LLC
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
Jennifer Walker, Brand Manager
Tate & Lyle
Sam Walt, Operations Manager
WALT, LTD
CLASS OF 2022
Cohen Barnes, President/CEO
Sundog, Inc.
Dr. Laurie Borowicz, President
Kishwaukee College
Paul Callighan, Retired- ComEd Public Affairs
Sue Elsner, Broker
Century 21 Affiliated
Tom Matya, Business Development Manager
ZeaMays Holdings, Inc.
Greg Millburg, Manager
DeKalb County Farm Bureau
Frank Roberts, Vice President
First National Bank
Jim Stoddard, Partner
Klein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis, LLC
Lacey Tyler, D.C. Manager
Target Upstream Distribution Center
Tom Townsend, Owner
Townsend Management & Realty
CLASS OF 2021
Tia Anderson, Retail Branch Manager
Heartland Bank & Trust Company
Jeff Dobie, Owner-Operator
Fatty’s Pub & Grille/Fatty’s Catering
Matt Duffy, Executive Director
DeKalb Chamber of Commerce
Troy Dukes, Manager of Production Plant
Bayer
Dr. Lisa Freeman, President
Northern Illinois University
Tom Hutchinson, Commercial Account Executive
Nicor Gas Company
Kevin Lamb, CFO
IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC
Rob Larkins, Owner-Operator
Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists
John McCann, Economic Development Business Manager
ComEd, an Exelon Company
Dr. Bill Nicklas, City Manager
City of DeKalb
Sarah Oranger, Commercial Banking Officer
First Midwest Bank
Maggie Peck, Interim City Manager
City of Sycamore
NON-VOTING EX OFFICIO MUNICIPAL LEADERS
James Baenziger
Village of Kingston
Darryl Beach, President
Village of Waterman
Ryan J. Block, President
Village of Kirkland
Kathleen Curtis, President
Village of Maple Park
John Frieders, Chairman of DeKalb County Board
DeKalb County Board
Don Goncher, President
Village of Shabbona
Aaron Grandgeorge, President
Village of Somonauk
Robert Iversen
Village of Malta
Curtis E. Lang, Mayor
City of Sycamore
Nancy Nelson, President
Village of Hinckley
Rich Robinson, Mayor
City of Sandwich
Jerry Smith, Mayor
City of DeKalb
Russell Stokes, Mayor
Town of Cortland
Mark Vicary, Mayor
City of Genoa
