Board/Staff Directory

Board of Directors

Tracy Bauer
President and CEO, Midwest Medical Center
(815) 776-7266

Randy Boonstra
City of Fulton, City Administrator
(563) 340-6401

Mike Casper
President and CEO, Jo Carroll Energy
(815) 858-2207

John Cooke
President, Prairie Ridge
(815) 777-3895

Kathy Gable
Director, Jo Daviess County Transit

Andrew Houy
Branch Manager, Dupaco Community Credit Union

Micah Ransom
Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Office

Ron Smith
Member, Jo Daviess County Board Planning and Development Committee
(815) 777-0512

Joe Mattingley  
Market President, Illinois Bank & Trust
815-777-5106

Mark Szula
Business Agent - District 4 Office,
International Union of Operating Engineers
Local 150
(815) 874-4166
 

Executive Committee

William Jahnke – Chair
Director, Upper Midwest River Port District
(630) 715-2296

Tim Hood – Vice Chair
President, Highland Community College
(815) 599-3513

Patrick Winders – Treasurer  
Senior IT Risk & Compliance Analyst, Workiva
(563) 599-0606

Christopher Allendorf – Secretary
V.P. of External Relations & General Counsel, Jo-Carroll Energy
(815) 858-2207 Ext. 1240

Staff

Emily Legel
Executive Director
(815) 297-7361
elegel@nwiled.org

Christine Soat
Marketing Assistant 
(563) 543-2508
csoat@nwiled.org

Erika Tubbs
Program Coordinator
(815) 990-7955
info@nwiled.org