CLASS OF 2021
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
Brian Gregory, City Manager
City of Sycamore
Don Jones, President
DeKalb Forge Company/Forge Resources Group
Chuck Kaiser, Senior Vice-President
First Midwest Bank
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
Julie Sommese, Vice President -Market Leader
Heartland Bank & Trust Company
CLASS OF 2020
Jay Anderson, SVP & President
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare/Kishwaukee & Valley West Hospitals
Mike Carpenter, Real Estate Broker
RVG Commercial Real Estate
Gary Hanson, Administrator
DeKalb County
Mike Leopardo
Curran Contracting Co.
Eric Olson, Editor-Manager
The Daily Chronicle
Dean Panettieri, VP & COO
Auto Meter Products, Inc.
Foti Pappas, Vice President
Pappas Developments, LLC/Cornerstone LLC
Cortney Strohacker, Executive Director
Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce
Dan Templin, Executive Director
DeKalb County Community Foundation/DCCF
Rose Treml, Executive Director
Greater Sycamore Area Chamber of Commerce
Jerry Wahlstrom, Realtor
McCabe Realtors
Jennifer Walker, Brand Manager
Tate & Lyle
Sam Walt, Operations Manager
WALT, LTD
CLASS OF 2019
Cohen Barnes, President/CEO
SundogIT, Inc.
Dr. Laurie Borowicz, President
Kishwaukee College
Paul Callighan, Community Consultant
Sue Elsner, Broker
Century 21 Affiliated
Gary Evans, Vice President-Business Development
First National Bank
Jennifer Jeep-Johnson, Township Supervisor
DeKalb Township
Tom Matya, Business Development Manager
ZeaMays Holdings, Inc.
Mike Milano, General Manager
Target Upstream Distribution Center
Greg Millburg, Manager
DeKalb County Farm Bureau
Scott Pretzsch, Manager
3M Campus-DeKalb Distribution Center
Jim Stoddard, Partner
Klein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis, LLC
Marc Strauss, Attorney
First Midwest Group
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
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
Mark Pietrowski, Jr., Chairman of DeKalb County Board
DeKalb County Board
Jerry Smith, Mayor
City of DeKalb
Russell Stokes, Mayor
Town of Cortland
Mark Vicary, Mayor
City of Genoa
