Board of Directors

Officers

Brad Menezes, Sysco Central Illinois – President
Drew Thomason, KEB – Vice President
Ray Zinnen, Retired from Springfield Public Schools – District 186 – Secretary
Catherine Scherschel, Homemaker and Inactive Attorney – Treasurer

Jay Behrends, First Bankers Trust
Beverley Chapman, Bank of Springfield
Mike Crews, Hickory Point Bank
Jessica Derhake, JD Haley People Strategies
Jon Erickson, Clocktower Community Bank
Tawnya Frioli, Sangamon County 7th Circuit Associate Judge
Shelby Kaiser, Illinois Department of Revenue
April Miles, PNC Bank
Adrian Newson, HSHS
Jordan Powell, Illinois Health and Hospital Association
Bala Ramaraju, SIU School of Medicine
Layla Wellington, HOPE

Standing Committees

Back to School BrunchMarketing & AwarenessFinance & Compliance

2026 Info. TBD

Coming Soon!
Christy Freeman Stark – Staff Liaison
Catherine Scherschel – Chair
Jay Behrends
Dottie Burris, CPA
Beverley Chapman
Molly Berendt Grogan
Brad Menezes
April Miles
Sarah Oglesby
Drew Thomason

Ad Hoc Committees and Task Forces

Nominating
Ray Zinnen