Robert L. Bovinette, Chair
M.S.Ed Education Administration '65
Retired CEO & President Emeritus, Commonfund Group
Jaymie F. Simmon, Vice Chair
B.A. Theater Arts '70
Owner, Twinbrook Ltd.
Mallory M. Simpson
President, CEO & Secretary, NIU Foundation
Chief Development Officer, Northern Illinois University
William E. Taylor, Treasurer
B.S. Accountancy '67
Retired Partner, Deloitte & Touche
David A. Nelson, Past Chair
B.S. Marketing '69, M.B.A. '72
Retired CEO of SHPS, Inc.
Ty Ballou
President, Public Labels Brands, Inc.
Dennis L. Barsema, True North Co-Chair
B.S. Management '77
Chairman, BlueLane Technologies
Instructor, NIU College of Business
Stacey Barsema
President, Barsema Foundation
Robert T. Boey
Partner, American Bare Conductor, Inc.
Partner, Sycamore Industrial Park
Trustee Liason to BOD
William A. Boston
B.S. Marketing '70, M.B.A. '71
Chairman & CEO, Dynamic Signals, LLC
John W. Castle, True North Co-Chair
Chairman of the Board, Castle Bank, NA
Kenneth C. Chessick M.D., J.D.
J.D. Law '84
Medical Attorney
Chairman, Restaurant.com
Michael A. Cullen
B.S. Finace '84, B.S. Accountancy '87
President & CEO, The National Bank & Trust of Sycamore
Dean A. DeBiase
B.S. Marketing '80
Chairman & CEO, TNS Media
Rege S. Eisaman
M.B.A. Finance '91
CEO, InterOcean Capital, LLC
Anthony L. Kambich
B.S. Education ‘59
Gaylen N. Larson
B.S. Accountancy ‘62
Retired Group Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer of Household International
Paula M. LeRoy
B.S. Elementary Education '66
Retired President, Pension Benefit Information, Inc.
Jeffrey T. Liesendahl
B.S. Accountancy ‘87
CEO, Accertify LLC
Cherilyn G. Murer J.D.
J.D. Law '78
President & CEO, The Murer Group
Trustee Liaison to Foundation
Elizabeth Plotnick
B.A. Art History '77
Richard O. Ryan
Consultant
Melvin J. Simon
B.S. Accountancy '68
Owner, Melvin J. Simon & Associates
Raymond G. Smerge
B.S. Political Science '67
Founder, Savrola Development Co., LLC
Retired Executive Vice President and
Chief Legal Officer, Centex Corporation
Christine Speiser
B.S. Education ’73, M.S. Education ‘83
Consultant
Timothy A. Struthers
B.S. Finance '84, M.B.A. '88
President & CEO, Castle Bank, NA
Jeffrey A. Yordon
B.S. Political Science '70
President & CEO, Sagent Pharmaceuticals
John G. Peters Ph.D.
President, Northern Illinois University
Michael P. Malone
V.P. University Advancement, Northern Illinois University
Mallory M. Simpson
President, CEO & Secretary, NIU Foundation
Chief Development Officer, Northern Illinois University