ILCAE Membership List

Illinois Leadership Council for Agricultural Education

Membership

ILCAE Board of Directors (2016)

Name / Affiliation / Address / Email / Phone / Term Expires
Dave Cattron / Educator, Retired / 1114 Cassie
Joliet, IL 60435 / / 815-725-5787 (h) / 2016
William B. Johnson / Joliet Junior College / 1215 Houbolt Road
Joliet, IL 60431-8938 / / 815-280-2273 (b)
815-325-2686 (c) / 2016
Pam Weber / 221 Shady Lane
Macomb, IL 61455 / / 309-333-4884 (c) / 2016
Vern McGinnis
(ICAE) / Growmark, Retired / 2515 Garlington Lane
Bloomington, IL 61704 / / 309-662-7058 (h)
309-530-7541 (c) / 2016
Doug Hanson
(ICAE) / ProHarvest Seeds / 2737 N 700 E Road
Ashkum, IL 60911 / / 815-698-2204 (b)
815-382-6684 (c) / 2016
David Mouser / Tri-Valley School District, Superintendent / Tri-Valley High School
503 E. Washington
Downs, IL 61736 / / 309-838-7005 (c) / 2016
Chris Kendall / Peoria Educational Region for Employment and Career Training, Director / 2000 Pioneer Parkway, Suite 19C
Peoria, Illinois 61615 / / 309-693-7373 (b) / 2016
Tammy Miller / Joliet Junior College / 1215 Houbolt Road
Joliet, IL 60421-8938 / / 815-280-2320 (b) / 2016
Kaitlin Weitekamp / John Deere, Marketing Representative / 1800 158thSt., East Moline, IL, USA 61244 / / 309-716-5772 (c) / 2016
Vacant / 2016

ILCAE Board of Directors (2017)

Name / Affiliation / Address / Email / Phone / Term Expires
Kay Shipman / Illinois Farm Bureau
Farm Week / 1701 Towanda Avenue
Bloomington, IL 61702 / / 309-557-2088 (b) / 2017
Allen Dietz / Educator, Retired / 6622 East Clare Road
Clare, Il 60111 / / 815-895-9302 (h)
815-751-7432 (c) / 2017
Karen Fraase
(ICAE) / Illinois Department of Agriculture
Marketing Representative / PO Box 19281
Springfield, IL 62794 / / 217-785-7799 (b) / 2017
Luke McKelvie / Osborn / Barr
Director of Advocacy Content / / 2017
Alison Myers, Vice-Chair / IL Ag Leadership Foundation
Program Director / 100 S. Campbell Street
PO Box 160
Macomb, IL 61455 / / 309-837-7711 (b) / 2017
Rep. Don Moffitt / State Representative / 64 S. Prairie St., Suite 5
Galesburg, IL 61401 / / 309-343-8000 (b) / 2017
Karen Jones, Secretary / Growmark, Corporate Relations and Coop Education Specialist / 1701 Towanda Avenue
Bloomington, IL 61701 / / 309-557-6184 (b)
309-369-4632 (c) / 2017
Vacant / 2017
Vacant / 2017
Vacant / 2017

ILCAE Board of Directors (2018)

Name / Affiliation / Address / Email / Phone / Term Expires
Mariah Anderson
(ICAE) / Country Financial
Brand Management / 1701 Towanda Ave.
Bloomington, IL 61701 / / 309-557-2350 (b) / 2018
Andrew Bowman, Chair / Farmer / 1026 Knox Rd 2600 N
Oneida, IL 61467 / / 309-368-2544 (c) / 2018
AJ Clapp / Tate and Lyle
Regional Manager, Grain / 200 North Chestnut St.
Wapella, IL 61777 / / 217-935-9431 / 2018
Whit Dhamer / PotashCorp / 1101 Skokie Blvd
Suite 400
Northbrook, IL 60062 / / 847-682-3968 (c) / 2018
Landon Frye / Granular: Farm Management Software / / 2018
Kenny Hartman / Farmer
IL Corn Vice-President / 201 Holstein Place
Waterloo, IL 62298 / / 2018
Krista Lottinville / Burrus Seeds
Account Manager / 1450 N 3000 E. Road
Sheldon, IL 60966 / / 815-383-3752 / 2018
Mindy McDermott / Monsanto
Seed Service Advisor / / 314-694-6656 (O)
618-315-3583 (c) / 2018
Becky Ropp
(ICAE) / Growmark
Director Talent Management / 2936 North Ropp Rd.
Normal, IL 61761 / / 309-557-6211 (b) / 2018
Jeff Redmon / Caterpillar
HR Talent Recruiting / STEM / / 2018

ILCAE Honorary Members

Name / Affiliation / Address / Email / Phone
Gordon Ropp / State Legislator, Retired / 2418 Ropp Road
Normal, IL 61761 / 309-452-5205 (h)

Ex-Officio Consultants

Name / Affiliate / Address / Email / Phone
Harley Hepner / Illinois State Board of Education
Principal Consultant, Agricultural Education / 100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777 / / 217-524-4832 (b)
Jess Smithers / Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education
FCAE Coordinator / 200 South Fredrick
Rantoul, IL 61866 / / 217-893-0091 (b)
217-430-3920 (c)
Kevin Larsen / Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education
District 1 / 100 East Knox Street
Morrison, IL 61270 / / 608-963-6130 (c)
Lucas Allen / Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education
District 2 Program Advisor / 17840 West Laraway Rd.
Joliet, IL 60433 / / 815-280-6904 (b)
815-530-2065 (c)
Jennifer Waters / Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education
District 3 Program Advisor / 3221 Northfield Drive
Springfield, IL 62702 / / 217-753-3365 (b)
217-827-0633 (c)
Kathy Novotney / Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education
District 4 and Section 9 Program Advisor / 1102 West Jackson St.
Sullivan, IL 61951 / / 815-326-2692 (c)
Dean Dittmar / Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education
District 5 Program Advisor / 1105 Old Vincennes Trail
O’Fallon, IL 62269 / / 618-622-9222 (b)
618-604-1622 (c)
John Edgar / Illinois Association of Vocational Agriculture Teachers
Executive Director / 3221 Northfield Drive
Springfield, IL 62702 / / 217-753-3328 (b)
Jesse Faber / Illinois Association of Vocational Agriculture Teachers
President / Pontiac High School / / 815-994-1699 (c)
IL Association of Community College Agriculture Instructors
President
Illinois Association FFA
President / 3221 Northfield Drive
Springfield, IL 62702 / 217-753-3328 (b)
Aaron Leary / Illinois Foundation FFA
Sponsoring Committee Chair / 3221 Northfield Drive
Springfield, IL 62702 / / 309-371-9675 (c)
Rich DeShepper / Illinois FFA Alumni
President / 3221 Northfield Drive
Springfield, IL 62702 / 815-258-4011 (c)
Mindy Bunselmeyer / Illinois PAS / Illinois FFA Alumni
Executive Director / 3221 Northfield Drive
Springfield, IL 62702 / / 217-753-3328 (b)
Illinois PAS
President / 3221 Northfield Drive
Springfield, IL 62702
Kevin Daugherty / Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom
Education Director / 1701 Towanda Avenue
Bloomington, IL 61701 / / 309-557-3334 (b)
Nick Wherley / ITCS – Instructional Materials / 1401 South Maryland Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801 / / 217-244-5170
Dr. Richard Steffen / Illinois State University
Agriculture Teacher Educator / 140 Ropp Building
Campus Box 5020
Normal, IL 61790 / / 309-438-8084 (b)
309-838-9693 (c)
Dr. Seb Pense / Southern Illinois University
Agriculture Teacher Educator / Agriculture Building, Room 154-A
Carbondale, IL 62901 / / 618-453-2467 (b)
Dr. Chris Clemons / Southern Illinois University
Agriculture Teacher Educator
Dr. Erica Thieman / University of Illinois
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Science Education / 139 Bevier Hall
905 S. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801 / / 217-244-3863
Debra Korte / University of Illinois
Teaching Associate, Agricultural Science Education / 174C Bevier Hall
905 S. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801 / / 217-244-8086
Gary Ochs / University of Illinois
Teaching Associate, Agricultural Science Education / 174 B Bevier Hall
905 S. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801 / / 217-244-5164
Dr. Andy Baker / Western Illinois University
Agriculture Teacher Educator / Knoblauch Hall 145
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455 / / 309-298-1080

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