2023-24 Board of Directors

President

Denise Barr, APR
Director of Communications and Public Engagement
Huntley Community School District 158 

PRESIDENT-ELECT

Amy Melinder
Director of Community Engagement
Woodridge District 68

PAST PRESIDENT

Tom Jackson, APR
Director of Communications & Community Engagement
School District 45, DuPage County

SECRETARY

Carol Smith
Director - Communications & Community Relations
Glenbrook District 225

TREASURER

Patrick Mogge, CSBO
Director of Community Engagement and Outreach
High School District 214

Co-VICE PRESIDENT (COMMUNICATIONS)

Anna Gonzales
Director of Community Affairs
West Aurora School District 129

Co-VICE PRESIDENT (COMMUNICATIONS)

Keegan Kociss
Communications Specialist
CCSD 146

CO-VICE PRESIDENT (EQUITY)

Jesse Chatz
Director of Communications
Skokie and Morton Grove School District 69

CO-VICE PRESIDENT (EQUITY)

Natalie Nash, MSC
Director of Public Relations
Illinois State Board of Education

 CO-VICE PRESIDENT (MEMBERSHIP)

Jill Browning, APR
Director of Communications
Community High School District 99

co-vice president (MEMBERSHIP)
Faith Behr
Principal/Consultant
Behr Communications
co-vice president (programs)

Jen Vujosevic
Director of Communications
Lincoln-Way District 210

CO-VICE PRESIDENT (PROGRAMS)

Terri McHugh, APR
Community Relations Executive Director
School District 54

 
district director - unit

Jean Malek
Director of Communications
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95

district director - elementary < 3,500

Eric Steckling
Director of Communications
Deerfield Public Schools 109

DISTRICT DIRECTOR - ELEMENTARY > 3,500

Brooke Hagstrom
Communications Manager
Woodland District 50

 
DISTRICT DIRECTOR - High school

Shannon Podzimek
Director of Communications, Community
Community High School District 155

 
DISTRICT DIRECTOR - co-op/non-district

Erika Krehbiel
Chief Communications Officer
Glen Ellyn School District 41

 
director at large
Carla Erdey, APR
Director of Communications 
Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233
 
DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Jennifer Waterman
Director of Communications
District 230

 
DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Melanie Neuman
Communications Specialist

Glenview 34

 
DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Gina Steinbrecher
Coordinator of Communications and Community Engagement
West Chicago Elementary School District 33

 


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