Board Members
Chairman: William A. Brandt, Jr.
Mr. Brandt is President and CEO of Development Specialists, Inc. ("DSI"), a firm specializing in management, consulting and turnaround assistance to troubled or reorganizing enterprises. He is widely recognized as one of the foremost practitioners in the field of corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and related public policy issues. He currently resides in the Chicagoland area. His term as Chairman expires 1/1/10.
Vice Chairman: Michael W. Goetz
Mr. Goetz is currently the Executive Director of the Laborers' Home Development Corporation (1997-Present). His experience includes: Director of the Midwest Region Foundation for Fair Contracting; Vice President of the Chicago Corporation; and Executive Director of the Illinois Public Treasurer's Investment Pool. He currently resides in Springfield, Illinois. His term as a member of the board expired on 7/21/08.
William Barclay
Dr. Barclay is an Adjunct Professor, Liautaud Graduate School of Business at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is retired from the Chicago Stock Exchange. Dr. Barclay resides in the Chicagoland area. His term as a member of the board expired on 7/21/08.
Roderick S. Bashir
Mr. Bashir is the Vice President and Director of Human Resources of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1 in Chicago. He is also a member of the Chicago Urban League and of the Coalition Black Trade Unionists. Mr. Bashir has a Master of Public Administration from Roosevelt University. His term as a member of the board expires on 7/16/10.
Ronald E. DeNard
Mr. DeNard is the Director of Investor Relations for Exelon Corporation and is a Certified Public Accountant. He served on the Governor's Pension Reform Commission from January, 2004 - February, 2005, was the former Chief Financial Officer of the Chicago Park District and is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute. Mr. DeNard also serves on the boards of National Lewis University, Friends of the Park and the League of Chicago Theatres. Mr. DeNard resides in the Chicagoland area. His term of office expires on 7/16/13. (Acting Member)
John E. Durburg
Mr. Durburg is the Executive Managing Director of CB Richard Ellis, Inc. He previously served as Vice President and Regional Leasing Director at Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. Mr. Durburg is also a board member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties and the Chicago Office Leasing Brokers Association. He has a Master of Business Administration from DePaul University. His term of office expires on 7/21/11.
James J. Fuentes
Mr. Fuentes has served in management and engineering positions for Lucent Technologies, Northrop Defense Systems Division and Lockheed Aircraft Company. He holds several patents and has won numerous awards for technical innovation and achievement. Mr. Fuentes is active in the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce among other civic organizations. He resides in the Chicagoland area. His term of office expired 7/17/09.
Dr. Roger D. Herrin
Dr. Herrin is President of RDK Management Services which owns and manages three long-term care facilities in Southern Illinois, and is past Chairman of ComBank, Inc., a banking corporation that owns and operates 7 community banks known as Community National Bank. Dr. Herrin has formerly served on the Illinois Health Care Reform Task Force and as a board member of the former Illinois Health Facilities Authority. Retired from the practice of surgical podiatry and sports medicine, he currently resides in Harrisburg, IL. His term as a member of the board expires on 7/16/13. (Acting Member)
Edward H. Leonard, Sr.
Mr. Leonard is President of Leonard Farms, a fourth generation farm near the city of Decatur. Mr. Leonard has served on several boards and commissions in the last 40 years, including Macon County Regional Planning Commission (1977-Present) and Niantic Farmers Grain Company Board of Directors (1972-2003, President 1995-1993). He currently resides in Niantic, Illinois. His term as a member of the board expires on 7/17/12. (Acting Member)
Joseph McInerney
Mr. McInerney is President and CEO of Cardinal Growth Corp., a Chicago based private equity firm focused on lower middle market transactions and special opportunities. He is active in fostering the economic development of the State of Illinois through his board membership of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center. He is currently resides in the Chicagoland area. His term expires on 7/16/10.
Terrence M. O'Brien
Mr. O'Brien is owner and President of Terrence O'Brien & Co., a real estate appraisal, brokerage and consulting services firm. His expertise includes appraisal of fee, leasehold and partial interest as well as equity investment analysis, feasibility, market and highest and best use studies. Mr. O'Brien previously served on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Development Finance Authority, the Board of Banks and Trust Companies for the State of Illinois, and the Board of Directors of a Chicago bank. He resides in the Chicagoland area. His term of office expires on 7/21/11. (Acting Member)
Roger E. Poole
Mr. Poole, who recently retired after 30 years of service, was the Directing Business Representative for Machinists District No. 9. He has received the Labor Man of the Year Award from the Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council, the Community Services Labor Man of the Year Award from the St. Louis Labor Council, and the Labor Man of the Year Award from the St. Louis Port Council. His term of office expires on 7/17/12.
Juan B. Rivera
Mr. Rivera is the Executive Director of the Latin United Community Housing Association, a housing development organization in Chicago. He structures complex real estate financing deals and advises banks on strategies to market mortgage products. He is an Accredited Residential Manager for the Institute of Real Estate Management ("IREM") and has received the Community Reinvestment Award given by the Woodstock Institute. He has provided training and organizational consulting services to Freddie Mac and the Development Training Institute. Mr. Rivera resides in the Chicagoland area. His term of office expired on 7/21/08.
Bradley A. Zeller
Mr. Zeller is chairman of the Morgan County Board of Commissioners and serves on the Emergency 911 Board and the Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation Board. He is a member of the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce and formerly Vice President of the Alexander Businessmen's Association. Zeller's background is in agricultural economics including farming 1,300 acres among which are his family's 700-acre Centennial Farm. He resides in Alexander. His term as a member of the board expires on 7/17/12. (Acting Member)
