Open Board Position for 2025 – 2027  

State Council College Relations and Emerging Professionals Director

Executive Committee

Todd Ray, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

State Director

Brendan Nicholls, SHRM-SCP

State Director-Elect

Nancy Wraight, SHRM-SCP, PHR

Immediate Past State Director

Chris Johnson

Finance Director

Paige Hall

Membership Director

Victoria Kunz

Marketing/Communications Director

Lori Maher McCombs

Executive Director

Core Leaders

Heather Acerra

College Relations Director

Janeane Reis

Legislative/ Governmental Affairs Director

Patricia Young

SHRM Foundation Director

Lucas Hellmer

SHRM Certification Director

Shonda Cromwell-Rashad

Inclusion, Equity & Diversity Director

Sharon Lewis

Workforce Readiness Director

Non-Voting Board Positions

Laurie Trompeter

Co-Legislative/ Governmental Affairs Director

Denise St. Pierre (South)

Director At-Large I

Katie Dykstra (North)

Director At-Large II

Chapter Presidents

J'ai Brown

Chicago SHRM #004

Dwight Klein

HRA of Greater Oak Brook #212

Larry Lutey

DuPage SHRM #316

Victoria Kunz

Illinois Fox Valley SHRM #699

LaJune Davis-Wiley

South Suburban Cook #0751

Lisa Wakeley

Rock River Human Resource Professional Association #493

Tami Foley

Bloomington/Normal HR Council #064

Elizabeth (Liz) Borman

Central Illinois HR Group #246

Kristie Dawson

Decatur Area SHRM #555

Karla Harris

HRA of East Central Illinois #448

Bre Dorth

Kankakee Area HRMA #399

Denise Cline

NIHRC (new chapter)

Nicole Koblesky

Rockford Area SHRM #182

Tami Ireland

Central Illinois SHRM #223

Jeff Williamson

Heart of IL SHRM #326

Rebecca Frericks

Quincy SHRM #491

Laura Koelling

Metro East #752

Katie Thorstenson

Stateline SHRM #532

Kyle Foley

Illinois Valley SHRM #596

Sharron Simmons

Grundy Will HR Association #619

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