Board/Staff Directory

Board of Directors

Tiffany Brandt
Galena Branch Manager, Dupaco Community Credit Union

Mike Casper
President and CEO, Jo-Carroll Energy

Rob Davies
Deputy Director, Savanna Industrial Park

Kathy Gable 
Village of Hanover Board

Diane Gallagher
Jo Daviess County Board

Chris Kuberski
President, Highland Community College

Robin Pearson
STEP Coordinator, Northwest Special Education Cooperative

Ron Smith
Jo-Carroll Local Redevelopment Authority

Mark Szula
International Union of Operating Engineers
Local 150
 

Executive Committee

William Jahnke – Chair
Director, Upper Midwest River Port District

Joseph Mattingley – Vice Chair
Market President, Illinois Bank and Trust

Patrick Winders – Secretary
Senior IT Risk & Compliance Analyst, Workiva

Amiee Schoenhaar - Treasurer
CEO, COO, and CFO, Riverport Railroad
 

Staff

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

David Schmit
Program Coordinator
(815) 281-0206
dschmit@nwiled.org

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