Board/Staff Directory

Board of Directors

John Cooke
President, Prairie Ridge
(815) 777-3895
cojo2@mac.com

Michael Dittmar
Village President, Village of Elizabeth
(815) 858-9823
mikedittmar210@yahoo.com

Tim Hood
President, Highland Community College
(815) 599-3513
tim.hood@highland.edu

William Jahnke
Director, Upper Mississippi River Port District
(815) 493-2795
wjahnke@gmail.com

Cathi Litcher
President, Litcher Consulting
(919) 422-9698
cathi@thelitchergroup.com

Thomas Ruhs
General Manager, Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa
(815) 776-5060
truhs@eagleridge.com

Ron Smith
Chair, Jo Daviess County Planning and Development Committee
(815) 777-0512
rhsmith72@gmail.com

Mark Szula
Business Agent - District 4 Office,
International Union of Operating Engineers
Local 150
(815) 874-4166
mszula@local150.org

Executive Committee

Randy Boonstra – Chair
City of Fulton, City Administrator
(563) 340-6401
randy.boonstra@cityoffulton.us

Tracy Bauer – Vice Chair
President and CEO, Midwest Medical Center
(815) 776-7266
tbauer@MidwestMedicalCenter.org

Libby Miller – Treasurer
Market President, Illinois Bank & Trust
815-777-5102
lmiller@illinoisbank.com

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

Staff

Lisa McCarthy
Executive Director
(815) 858-4491
lmccarthy@nwiled.org

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