MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
2017
Annual Report
Mission The mission of the Department of Public Administration is to advance excellence in professional public management through scholarship in teaching, research and service. The department is committed to strengthening the knowledge and skills that enhance the management and leadership capacity of individuals pursuing public service careers.
A Letter from the Chair The Department of Public Administration has many reasons to celebrate 2017. We have new faculty hires, excellent classes of MPA students, nationally recognized faculty publishing outstanding research, award-winning alumni and an engaged Board of Advisors (BOA). The revival of a paper annual report stems from conversations by the BOA while they reviewed the results of our 2017 alumni survey. All digital is not always best for everyone, we heard… and we are responding. We hope you take a few minutes, sit back with your favorite beverage and this report and “drink” in the many achievements of our students, faculty and staff—and alumni—in 2017. First, I want to say thank you to the many alumni who have donated generously to support the department’s activities and programs. With the strong leadership of BOA Chair Julia Cedillo, we launched a Tradition of Excellence initiative designed to dramatically increase alumni support and help us achieve our strategic goal of improving our national reputation for excellence. Whether you are donating at the Leadership Circle, Sustaining Managers, Supporting Managers or Caring Managers levels, we celebrate your commitment to helping make sure our Tradition of Excellence extends into the future and our program continues to prepare students to serve the public with honesty, integrity and perseverance in a continually changing and challenging environment. The 2017 report features the recent research publications of our exceptional faculty. Faculty publishing in top public affairs journals is one of the most important ways we earn our reputational ranks in local government, budgeting and finance, and public management. Your donations provide the resources to ensure that faculty members conduct and present research at all major public affairs conferences, notably influencing the public management research agenda and breaking new ground in theories that will improve the practice of governance around the world. Your contributions provide scholarship funds for our students to attend ICMA and other professional conferences and participate in discussions on how to improve public service delivery. The red-shirted NIU MPA students filling the ICMA conference rooms is beginning a new tradition that we hope you, as alumni will join. Don’t forget to ask us how to get a shirt for the next ICMA conference. Before I sign off, I want to thank the behind-the-scenes staff who make our achievements possible: Assistant to the Chair Denise Burchard, Office Manager Ellen Cabrera, Office Support Specialist Lisa March, and Research Assistant Siro Arif. This team works very hard to make sure our students and faculty succeed in their careers. It is a true privilege to work with them. Happy reading! Dr. T.
A History of Success
Combining Theory and Practice The NIU MPA program continues to have a strong national presence in the areas of local government, budgeting and finance, and public management. The program had 113 students: 37 pre-career students, 63 mid-career professionals and five international students in 2017. MPA pre-career students compete for paid two-year internships with local government and nonprofit organizations throughout the Chicago and Rockford area. The internship experience, required professional development activities and tremendous alumni support provides our students with a competitive edge when pursuing full-time positions. A survey of 2016/17 graduates shows the success of our recent grads.
2016/17 MPA Graduates
61%
66%
of pre-career graduates secured full-time positions prior to graduation with 95% securing full-time positions within six to nine months of graduation.
of graduates are working in positions in local government.
54
%
of graduates received a salary increase or promotion since earning their MPA degree.
21%
56
%
of graduates are making over $56,000 annually with 22% making over $71,000 annually.
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of graduates are working in positions in nonprofit organizations.
Meet Julia Cedillo (’02) MPA Board of Advisor Chair
Julia Cedillo grew up in DeKalb and started her undergraduate studies at NIU in art. However, her interest in serving led her to pursue a degree in political science and prepare for law school. That path changed when a good friend suggested that she consider the highly regarded NIU MPA program. Julia took her friend’s advice, and began the MPA program as a student-at-large. Her first class with Professor Gabris convinced her to enroll full time and accept an internship with the city of DeKalb. Julia was very excited to have an opportunity to have an impact on the community where she grew up and she was thrilled that the position provided her with real responsibilities and a strong foundation built with mentors and internship supervisors. After completing her internship, Julia moved on to a full-time position with the village of Woodridge. The move away from DeKalb was daunting but she was excited to work in a growing and forward-thinking community that connected with residents. A successful tenure in Woodridge along with her strong academic background and experience prepared her to move on to a position in LaGrange Park as the Assistant village manager in 2008 and village manager in 2011. Julia recalls, “In those moments when you are unsure of your skills you look back and see the strong foundation that you have developed with the NIU professors and mentors and managers from other communities. You never feel alone.”
Being the chair of the board of advisors has prompted Julia with a renewed sense of awareness of the importance of alumni to the MPA program and the need to give back. In her words, “Everyone that has gone through the program can reflect on their career path, give back and provide a benefit to the future.” Julia is confident that the program is in good hands and she is proud to see all that is being accomplished by the faculty and alumni of the program. Julia, along with two other past board of advisors, chairs, Dan Barreiro (’88) and Valerie Salmons (’77) are encouraging alumni to join the Leadership Circle campaign and commit to donate $1,000 annually to the MPA program.
“ What made Julia’s MPA
experience so great were the people, her advisor and great professors who not only knew their stuff, but were passionate and taught with integrity.
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Julia considers her fellow alumni from the program to be like extended family. She recalls times when she has had a most challenging day and one of her classmates from the program would reach out with a text and make her smile. Julia says, “They are always there for an ear to hear or a chance to provide advice.”
Email the department at publicadm@niu.eud to find out ways that you can contribute.
HER ADVICE FOR THE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL IS TO REMEMBER:
“ Things move quickly; prepare yourself. Every day is training day. Be curious about your work. Enjoy what you do and enjoy the people around you.”
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Millennial NIU MPA Alumnus Energizes MSA to Lowest Poverty Rate in Nation Sheboygan County, Wisconsin’s (Sheboygan MSA) economic growth outpaces national averages by nearly every economic indicator such as job, wage and GDP growth. It also fields one of the most proactive, impactful private-public partnerships. The Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) is directed by Dane Checolinski (’10). Checolinski’s seven-year tenure with the SCEDC has impacted over 4,100 jobs, supporting $283 million in investment with $35 million in public incentives in nearly 90 projects. These projects included restoring freight rail service to firms, developing over 1,000 multifamily units and adding several 100,000+ square foot manufacturing facilities. Sheboygan County is home to many large, family-owned manufacturing firms, has a proactive business community and was cited in the mid-’90s as the Best Place in America to live by Reader’s Digest. Since Checolinski’s arrival, the SCEDC has been able to rally around the community’s strengths to address deficiencies. Economic growth of the Sheboygan MSA went from stagnating to growth rates that consistently beat Midwest averages. Today the area boasts nearly 3,000 unfilled jobs. Checolinski explains, “The key is our outstanding team. Hire people who have strengths in areas not your own, give them resources and get out of their way.” He acknowledges that the education he received at NIU is a huge factor in his success. “I learned to consider the concerns of municipal officials and how TIDs and other tools worked,” Checolinski recounted. Checolinski recommends the following best practices in Economic Development: • P rivate nonprofits are more effective at producing economic development with a local government partner. • Listen to the needs of your local businesses and answer their needs. • Get good at project management….it is 80 percent of economic development. • Increase the perception of the ability to make money in your community. • U se public relations and the media to generate excitement and energy to grow your community.
Contact Dane at Checolinski@SheboyganCountyEDC.com.
“ At NIU, they teach you to think about the bigger picture which is instrumental in putting together a win-win deal for the company and municipality.”
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Our 20th Annual
GOLF PLAYDAY a Great Success!
The MPA Golf Outing hheld in August at Bartlett Hills Golf Club raised over $16,000. Thanks to all golfers, sponsors and alumni contributors. We are especially thankful to Comcast for their $5,000 sponsorship and to our $1,000 sponsor AT&T. Kudos to alumni contributors who provided auction items and sponsored students.
Special thanks to our golf planning committee for their hard work: Brad Townsend, Dan O’Malley, Mike Earl, John Coakley, Eric Tison, Steve Bosco, Jon Pape, Dawn Peters, Scott Skrycki, Mike Peddle, Greg Kuhn, June Kubasiak and Denise Burchard.
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Graduates are Making a Difference Nicole Kathman (’17)
Assistant Administrator, City of Maple Plain, Minnesota Immediately after graduation, I started as the assistant to the city administrator for the city of Maple Plain, Minnesota. Being it is a small city, my position provides many unique opportunities including leading both our planning and parks commissions. Some of my current projects include our 2040 comprehensive plan, a new city website and assisting with the water supply plan. The skills and concepts I learned during the MPA program have played a significant role in my success. The program provided me with frameworks to analyze situations when addressing conflict or delivering a service. In addition, the opportunities to build my public speaking skills have served me well as I speak regularly in front of the city council. Finally, through the classes and my internship, I was able to improve my research skills to understand new concepts and learn how to work with others as a team toward one goal. This is a constant part of my job as the issues we face as public servants often require teamwork and coordination. I am so glad I chose the NIU MPA program to provide the base and foundation for my career in public service.
Ray Munch (’18)
Management Analyst, City of DeKalb, Illinois I have always been passionate about public service. With more than 10 years of municipal law enforcement experience, I had established myself as a future leader of my police department when an injury ended my career early. This left me searching for ways to fulfill my passion for public service while achieving my personal goals for success. I spent years trying to advance my career to the next level. After running into several roadblocks, I realized that education would be the key to future success and I sought out the MPA program at NIU. I entered the program without a clearly defined career goal. In one of my first courses, the professor suggested that my future could lie in the city manager’s office. As I progressed through the program, this suggestion gained further support from both professors and fellow students. The MPA coursework helped guide me through a process of carefully evaluating my future career options. By my second year in the program, I had set my sights on a career in local government management and achieved the first step in reaching that goal when I secured a position as a municipal management analyst. There is no doubt that the MPA program provided me with the guidance and clarity needed to complete my career transition and has prepared me well to achieve my new goals.
Don Weiss (’16)
Community Relations Director, Village of Addison, Illinois The Master of Public Administration program at Northern Illinois University gave me the critical thinking skills necessary in today’s public sector profession. As a mid-career student, my 34 years of service with the village of Addison, Illinois and eight years as an elected village trustee in Carol Stream, Illinois, helped bring real-world experience to my studies and connect classroom discussions to my career. I started the MPA program in the early ’90s as a student-at-large. I decided to return to NIU in 2014 when I realized that completing the MPA program would open new doors in my public administration experience. Class discussions and presentations allowed me to explore new approaches to getting things done. As Addison’s community relations director, I work with elected officials and village staff, government agencies, the business community, civic organizations, and citizens. These stakeholders are a vital part of our town, and my MPA experience taught me that civic engagement is the ultimate gauge to measure a successful community.
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Tia Messino (’14)
Assistant to the Village Manager, Village of Carol Stream, Illinois The NIU MPA program provided me the experience and knowledge I needed to succeed in public service. From budgeting classes that prepared me to manage a $20 million budget as the public works management analyst to organization theory and new governance which have helped me tackle the big picture challenges of my new position as assistant to the village manager. The MPA program provides a blend of academic coursework with practical exercises that teach best practices as well as the research and supporting academic literature. The program’s emphasis on real-world experience and networking through internships and professional development allows students to experience first-hand the challenges and benefits of a career in public service. The NIU MPA program provides the foundation and opportunities for its graduates to succeed in the public sector and I continue recommending it to anyone interested in a fulfilling career in public service.
Bryce Johnson (’16)
Presidential Management Fellow, Washington, D.C. I feel like the MPA program with NIU suited me perfectly; the experience tailored my dreams and aspirations. I am currently working as a presidential management fellow with the office of budget and finance at the National Cancer Institute (an institute within the National Institutes of Health), and have received employment offers with multiple federal agencies. My classes and internship with NIU ensured that I had both a theoretical and working knowledge of government at all levels, and my dual degree study with the Renmin University of China gave me firsthand experience with a plethora of international viewpoints and systems. I feel uniquely prepared for anything that comes at me, and equipped to succeed in the ever-evolving world of public administration.
Betsy Hull (’18)
Finance Director, DeKalb County Community Foundation Prior to the MPA program, I had over 20 years of experience in the accounting field. As a CPA, I had worked in both public and private accounting, with the last 10 years in nonprofit and governmental finance at the NIU Foundation and the NIU College of Education. The experience I gained through these two positions set the stage for my decision to pursue the MPA. I quickly realized early in my courses that the MPA program was exactly what I was missing in my career. It was an opportunity to link my years of experience to academia. It was also a way to expand my network to include faculty, mid-career students working in public administration and to pre-career students who were just starting in this field. Through each of the core competencies, the MPA program provided me tools to enhance my career and to strengthen the impact I can make in the nonprofit industry.
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Faculty Aaron Deslatte, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Aaron Deslatte teaches courses on local and metropolitan governance, city management, land use and development. His courses highlight the role of city managers in addressing problems related to fiscal and environmental sustainability, demographic change, citizen engagement and coproduction, and performance management. His research is focused broadly on managerial behavior and influence on the policy process; governance institutions and their role in shaping public policies and outcomes; and extending governance theories and approaches to an interdisciplinary scale to answer resource management questions about coupled human and natural systems. Professor Deslatte and Professor Schatteman’s co-authored manuscript entitled, “Handing Over the Keys: Local Nonprofit Economic Development Corporations and their Implications for Accountability and Inclusion” was accepted for publication in Public Performance & Management Review.
Albert Hyde, Ph.D. Albert Hyde has been a visiting professor since August 2017. He teaches the introduction to public administration course, budgeting and leadership, and he will play an integral role in shaping the new MPA online public management certificate program. His research is focused on public pension issues with emphasis on Illinois state and municipal finances and preparing a new edition of his Government Budgeting Reader with an eye to making it adaptable as a public domain e-book reader for use in public budgeting courses. His primary interest – and the major reason he pursued coming to NIU – is graduate teaching. He spends most of his time in the corner office at the MPA program visual mapping course concepts, learning designs, and small group idea flow and engagement innovations for both in-class and online formats. He is working on a line of “thought experiments” that can be used in public management classes to help transform conventional public administration teaching to strategic thinking.
Jaehee Jong, Ph.D. Jaehee Jong became a member of the department as an assistant professor in the fall of 2017. She is teaching courses in human resources management and organizational theory. Her current research focuses on providing new perspectives on workplace dynamics. She examines how public organizations’ bureaucratic characteristics can reduce the potential negative effects of workplace diversity on employees’ work outcomes. She co-authored a paper published in the Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. The paper displays a conceptual map that provides guidance as to whether and when to introduce new public management (NPM) programs into the public sector. Professor Jong presented her research on public managers’ transformational leadership styles at the ASPA Chicago Chapter Brown Bag Seminar in February at DePaul University.
Li-Yin Liu, Ph.D. Li-Yin Liu joined the department as a visiting assistant professor in fall 2017. She teaches undergraduate courses including public administration, public policy, bureaucratic politics, and state and local government. Her current individual research projects focus on environmental nongovernmental organizations, organizational culture and decision making, and public perception of environmental activism. Her current collaborative research projects are on cultural theory, organizational decision making and performance measures of nonprofit organizations. Liu’s manuscript entitled, “How Radical is too Radical: Public Perception of Taiwanese Environmental Nonprofit Organizations’ Activism” was accepted for publication in Social Science Quarterly.
Michael Peddle, Ph.D. Associate Professor Michael Peddle continued his work as chair of the finance advisory commission in the city of DeKalb and on the audit committee for the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois. He teaches budgeting and financial management in the MPA program and, in 2017 assisted more than 30 students to completion of their MPA degree through teaching the Capstone Paper course. His recent publications address community engagement as a means of increasing undergraduate interest in public service (work with Professor Zeemering), and the efficacy of using price differentials for nonresidents in designing user fee and charge systems. He continues his work on fiduciary responsibility and the clean hands doctrine as they apply to the behavior of local elected and appointed officials. Masters of Public Administraton
Eunju Rho, Ph.D. Eunju Rho joined the department as an assistant professor in the fall of 2017 after four years on the faculty at the University of Arkon. She teaches courses on performance management, leadership in public service organizations and organizational theory. In both her teaching and research, Rho is interested in various aspects of public management including interorganizational management, government contracting, managerial behavior and performance management. Rho’s article, “Gendered Networking: Gender, Environment, and Managerial Networking” has been recently accepted for publication in Public Administration Review.
Alicia Schatteman, Ph.D. Associate Professor Alicia Schatteman teaches nonprofit management at the graduate and undergraduate level. She recently published an article documenting the state of nonprofit finance research across four disciplines and 40 years, published in Nonprofit Management and Leadership. She is currently researching nonprofit organizations that closed over the past four years in Illinois. A second research project is looking at the financial health of the Chicago Commons Settlement House from 1920-1960 under the leadership of Lea Demarest Taylor. Professor Schatteman presents to and consults with nonprofits around issues of financial sustainability, performance management and strategic planning. This work informs her research and enlivens the classroom with real examples from the Chicagoland area. You can follow Professor Schatteman online through her website www.nonprofitscholar.com or on Twitter @aschatteman.
Kurt Thurmaier, Ph.D. Kurt Thurmaier, presidential engagement professor and chair, has published his sixth book project, Getting Things Done with Courage and Conviction: Successful Management Strategies Serving Seven U.S. Presidents, with Melvin and Leigh Press. The book highlights six episodes in the career of Dwight Ink, who was the model for creating the Senior Executive Service (SES) in the federal government. The book draws the lessons he learned from his management style, beginning with his first position as a city management intern in Fargo, North Dakota, in 1947. Mr. Ink was the leading career civil servant for the nuclear test ban treaty (President Kennedy), the Alaska earthquake recovery (President Johnson), the creation of HUD, President Nixon’s New Federalism reform, and closing down the Community Services Administration under President Reagan. The book is designed to be an introductory case textbook for MPA and MPP programs with the goal of igniting in students the same passion that Dwight Ink and Professor Thurmaier have for public service careers. Professor Thurmaier has also presented conference papers on participatory budgeting (at ICMA and IGFOA) and performance budgeting (at ABFM). He serves on ICMA’s advisory board for graduate education and the executive committee of NASPAA, the national MPA accreditation association.
Eric Zeemering, Ph.D. Eric Zeemering has been with the Department of Public Administration as an associate professor since 2014. He is also a faculty associate at NIU’s Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy. Professor Zeemering’s research focuses on local governance, including interlocal contracting for service delivery and local government sustainability management. His latest research, forthcoming in The American Review of Public Administration, investigates the termination of interlocal contracts for police service by cities in California. He has also been investigating local government engagement in Great Lakes environmental remediation efforts, including the consequences of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding for local governments in Illinois. For the last two years, Zeemering has served as chair of the Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). He has also worked with the Center for Governmental Studies to organize the annual Illinois Township Management Academy.
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2017 Board of Advisors Dan Barreiro
Chief Community Services Officer, City of Aurora, IL
Dathan Jackson
Police Sergeant, NIU Police Department
Ingrid Velkme
Village Manager, Village of Western Springs, IL
Emily Keilback
Vice President of Education and Development, Alpine Bank IL
Ellen Weber
Director of Community Development, Village of Hanover Park, IL
Derek Bergsten
Fire Chief, City of Rockford, IL
Dane Checolinski
Director, Sheboygan County Economic Development Corp., WI
Steve Gutierrez
Director of Community Development, Village of Northfield, IL
Julia Cedillo (Chair)
Village Manager, Village of La Grange Park, IL
John Fahy
Senior Director of Academic Programming, Elgin Community College
Matthew Simpson
Neighborhood Impact Manager United Way, Rock River Valley
Rita Kruse
Finance Manager, City of Geneva, IL
Steve Bosco
Village Administrator, Village of North Aurora, IL
Stephanie Dawkins
Village Administrator, City of Geneva, IL
John Weidl
Village Administrator, Village of Mukwonago, WI
Brian Gregory
City Manager, Sycamore, IL
Nan Newlon
Director of Public Works, Village of Downers Grove, IL
Barry Burton
Administrator, Lake County, IL
Jill Olson
Executive Director, CASA DeKalb County, IL
Michael Goers
MPA Student Representative
Denise Bulat
Executive Director, Bi-State Regional Commission, Rock Island, IL
Many thanks to MPA alumni who volunteered as panelists for the comprehensive exam event and reviewed distinguished manuscript nominees in 2017: Rita Athas (’78) Drew Awsumb (’05) Ellen Baer (’94) Joseph Block (’80) Kevin Bowens (’80) Joseph Fennell (’84) Larry Maholland (’98) Fredia Martin (’03) Phil Modaff (’88)
Cristi Musser (’12) Nan Newlon (’91) Dave Niemeyer (’85) Bernie Oglietti (’78) Dan O’Malley (’88) Kathleen Rush (’85) Valerie Salmons (’77) Joseph Wade (‘85)
We appreciate the efforts of our 2017 adjunct faculty members: Peter Burchard, Jim Norris, Greg Kuhn, Andy Williams, Mark Thorson, Shawn Jeffers, Liangfu Wu and the many alumni who share their expertise and wisdom in our classes.
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2017-18 Interns and Internship Sites INTERN LOCATION
Jason Blumenthal Christiana Cabrera Esperanza Castellanos Tammy Coffin Joseph Dienberg Antonio Duran Ana Elizarraga Elizabeth Garcia Michael Goers Kathryn Golbach Kevin Gomulka Tyler Grace Molly Hall Nicholas Hammonds David Hansen Caleb Headley Michael Angelo Herrera Kirstin Hinds Marc Hooks Ian Irizarry Matthew Jakubowski Brandon Kowalke Patrick Lang Phillip Love Raymond Munch Jacqueline Nevarez Michael Penicnak Amanda Rafter Christopher Ranney Jessica Sandlund Edward Scheid Alicia Schueller Cody Sheriff Stephanie Sias Walker Steinke Matthew Timmerberg Zachary Wallace Michael Whaley
City of DeKalb Village of Glen Ellyn, Administration Village of Algonquin Illinois City/County Management Association Village of Bartlett Village of Schiller Park Elk Grove Village, Community Development DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Kendall County, Planning Department Village of Carpentersville, Administration Village of Carpentersville, Public Works Village of Oswego Center for Governmental Studies Village of Grayslake Village of North Aurora ECON Illinois Village of Lemont Village of Wood Dale, Community Development City of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Village of Algonquin City of Elgin City of Wheaton Village of Cary Village of Skokie City of DeKalb City of Geneva, Community Development City of Geneva, Economic Development Village of Palatine City of Geneva, Administration CASA DeKalb County, Inc. Elk Grove Village McHenry County Village of Glen Ellyn, Planning and Zoning Department Little City in Palatine City of DeKalb Village of Lake Zurich City of Rockford City of Elmhurst, Finance Department
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Department of Public Administration Annual Report Donor List BOA Chair Julia Cedillo, with past chairs Dan Barreiro (’88) and Valerie Salmons (’77), launched a Tradition of Excellence initiative in December 2017 designed to dramatically increase alumni support and help us achieve our strategic goal of improving our national reputation for excellence. Joined by Robin Weaver (’78), they have each pledged to donate $1,000 annually to the MPA program as members of the Leadership Circle. Whether donating at the Leadership Circle, Sustaining Managers, Supporting Managers or Caring Managers levels, please help ensure our Tradition of Excellence extends into the future and our program continues to prepare students to serve the public with honesty, integrity and perseverance in a continually changing and challenging environment. Your gifts can be designated for the Public Administration Leadership Fund when you give online, answer a telefund call or send your check to the department’s office. Leadership Circle ($1,000 to $9,999) Mrs. Rebecca Hood b Mr. Robert and Mrs. Karen Hoyle b Dr. and Mrs. William R. Monat m Mrs. Robin A. Weaver
Sustaining Managers ($500 to $999) Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Karin Block, Jr. Mr. Randolph O. Cano Mr. Richard and Mrs Joyce Escalante b, f Mr. Richard K. Frampton Mr. George and Mrs. Judith Howe b Dr. Gregory and Dr. Betty Kuhn
Supporting Managers ($250 to $499) Mr. Jeff Anderson m Mr. Michael and Mrs. Sharon Anderson Mr. Eric J. Bernholz Mrs. Kathy and Mr. John Biel Mrs. Julia and Mr. Osvaldo Cedillo p Mr. David Clark Mr. Donald D. Crawford Mr. Michael and Mrs. Joellen Earl Mr. David A. Hulseberg Mr. Edward C. Madere b Ms. Kathleen F. Rush Mr. David L. Tobias, Jr. b Mr. Bradford J. Townsend Dr. and Mrs. Kurt M. Thurmaier b, m Mr. Donald A. Weiss m
Caring Managers ($1 to $249) Mr. Daniel and Mrs. Laura Allen Mr. Moses and Mrs. Melanie Amidei Mr. Craig and Mrs. Janet Anderson Mr. Carney and Mrs. Pat Barr Ms. Diane D. Bedenbaugh Mr. Stephen and Mrs. Diane Berley Mr. Benjamin and Mrs. Amy Bloomstone m Mr. Martin and Mrs. Cathryn Dolan-Bourke b Mrs. Diana and Mr Donald Bruemmer Dr. Brian and Mrs. Karen Caputo Ms. Judith Chrysanthis m Mr. Robert and Mrs. Patricia Ciszewski p Hon. John and Mrs. Cheryl Countryman m Mr. Timothy Crummy m Dr. Paul and Mrs. Diane Culhane m Dr. Sue W. Doederlein m Mr. Jay and Mrs. Nancy Dubow m Ms. Debra L. Erling Mr. Thomas V. Farace Mr. Anthony Fusaro m Mrs. Marian T. Gibson Mrs. Rosemary and Mr. Christopher Grant m Ms. Robin A. Hartsell m Mr. Charles and Mrs. Mary Heftman Mr. Erik Henrikson and Ms. Gloria Klewin m Mr. Christopher and Mrs. Anna Hostetler Mr. Kenneth I. Hughes Mr. John C. Huizenga Ms. Tina Jackson Mr. Ryan and Mrs. Nicole Johnson Mrs. Kristen and Mr. Patrick Julian
Ms. Jenna R. Kohl Mr. Barry J. Krumstok Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Mary East Krupp m Mrs. June and Mr. Steve Kubasiak m Mr. Andrew P. Larson Prof. Jerry and Mrs. Janet Lazar Mr. Tim and Mrs. Pamela Long Mr. Edward and Mrs. Sue Ellen Madere Ms. Mary Jo Malone m Mr. Mark C. Masciola Mr. Karl and Mrs. Carol Merbach Dr. Michael and Mrs. Sally Merritt Mr. Ronald J. Modell m Dr. Bruce and Mrs. Christina Moeller Mr. David J. Niemeyer Mr. Francis J. Nowik m Mr. Michael and Mrs. Laurie O’Brien Ms. Margaret M. Palmer Ms. Michele L. Pankow Mr. Henry and Mrs. Josephine Peddle Mr. John and Mrs. Karen Phillips Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Allyn Pilewski Mr. Bohdan and Mrs. Kerry Proczko Mrs. Catherine and Mrs. Gerald Radek Mr. Donald and Mrs. Pat Rose Mrs. Tracy and Mr. Scott Schaefer Ms. Kimberly A. Schmidt Mr. Joshua A. Schoemann Mrs. Paula and Mr. William Schumacher Dr. Eileen A. Setti Dr. Linda R. Sons m Mr. Leonard and Mrs. Danielle Strickman Dr. Beth and Mr. Mattew Summers Mrs. Mary Vail-Grube and Mrs. Geoffrey Grube Dr. Jerrold and Mrs. Carol Zar m Mrs. Estelle Von Zellen m
Leadership Partners ($1,000 to $9,999) AT&T Corporation Comcast Corporation Euclid Transactional LLC m
Sustaining Partners ($500 to $999) DonateWell
Supporting Partners ($250 to $499) Alliant Mesirow Insurance Services Allied World m Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LTD. Edwin Hancock Engineering Company Ehlers, Inc. Engineering Enterprises, Inc. F.G.M. Architects Gewalt-Hamilton Associates Inc. GovHR USA HR Green, Inc. Madison Radiologists S.C. m Montana & Welch LLC Peter Burchard, L.L.C. ProxIT Technology Solutions, Inc. Thomas Engineering Group, L.L.C. Waste Connections Inc. WRB, LLC Management Services
Caring Partners ($1 to $249) Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, LTD. MGP Inc. Northwestern Memorial Healthcare Planning Resources Inc. Prospect School m Ruettiger, Tonelli & Associates, Inc. Southporte One Condo Association Inc. m Speer Financial, Inc.
In-Kind Donors for the Annual Golf Outing Bowes Creek Country Club Chicago Wolves Dr. Alicia Schatteman Dr. Bruce Rocheleau Dr. Greg Kuhn Dr. Kurt Thurmaier Dr. Li-Yin Liu Dr. Mike Peddle Eagle Ridge Inn and Resort Ellen Cabrera Glencoe Golf Club Glenview Park Golf Club June Kubasiak Kalahari Resort Kane County Cougars Lisa March Matt Carlson NIU Athletics NIU Convocation Center OLT Marketing Paramount Theatre Richard Frampton Rockford Ice Hogs Rockford Park District Schaumburg Boomers Sears Center Arena The Abby Resort The Highlands of Elgin The Morton Arboretum Topgolf Village Commons Bookstore Village of Bartlett
Arnold Fund Banovevetz Fund f 50th Anniversary Fund m Monat Fund p Monthly Pledge a
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