Board/Staff Directory
Tracy Bauer
Randy Boonstra
Michael Dittmar
William Jahnke
Libby Miller
Thomas Ruhs
Ron Smith
Mark Szula
Chris Allendorf
Cathi Litcher
John Cooke
Tim Hood
Lisa McCarthy
Christine Soat
Board of Directors
John Cooke
President, Prairie Ridge
(815) 777-3895
Michael Dittmar
Village President, Village of Elizabeth
(815) 858-9823
Tim Hood
President, Highland Community College
(815) 599-3513
William Jahnke
Director, Upper Mississippi River Port District
(815) 493-2795
Cathi Litcher
President, Litcher Consulting
(919) 422-9698
Thomas Ruhs
General Manager, Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa
(815) 776-5060
Ron Smith
Chair, Jo Daviess County Planning and Development Committee
(815) 777-0512
Mark Szula
Business Agent - District 4 Office,
International Union of Operating Engineers
Local 150
(815) 874-4166
Executive Committee
Randy Boonstra – Chair
City of Fulton, City Administrator
(563) 340-6401
Tracy Bauer – Vice Chair
President and CEO, Midwest Medical Center
(815) 776-7266
Libby Miller – Treasurer
Market President, Illinois Bank & Trust
815-777-5102
Christopher Allendorf – Secretary
V.P. of External Relations & General Counsel, Jo-Carroll Energy
(815) 858-2207 Ext. 1240
Staff
Lisa McCarthy
Executive Director
(815) 858-4491
lmccarthy@nwiled.org
Christine Soat
(563) 543-2508
csoat@nwiled.org