Board of Trustees

2024-2025

Joseph T. Mallof
Elected to Board 2013
Chair of the Board
President and CEO, Word Kitchen, LLC (Retired)
Sarasota, Florida

Steven Hernandez
Re-Elected to Board 2021
Vice Chair of the Board
Senior Counsel (Retired)
BP America, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

Rachael Bartolini
Elected to Board 2022
Alumna
Senior Vice President & General Manager
Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel
Joliet, Illinois

Sr. Jeanne Bessette
Elected to Board 2021
Sponsorship Trustee
Congregation President
Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate
Joliet, Illinois

Michael Bily
Elected to Board 2020
Broker at MQB Corp Real Estate Brokers
Batavia, Illinois

Michael Bryant
Elected to Board 2019
Alumnus
Operating Partner
Knox Capital
Founder & Managing Chairman
HaystackID
Chicago, Illinois

Sue Bruno, OSF
Elected to Board 2017
Sponsorship Trustee
Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate
Joliet, Illinois

Iman Ellis-Bowen, Ed.D.
Elected to Board 2021
Alumna
Assistant Superintendent for Student Services
Community High School District 128
Vernon Hills, Illinois

Tanisha Cannon, Ed.D.
Elected to Board 2022
Alumna
Deputy
Joliet Public School District
Joliet, Illinois

Jason Fiske
Elected to Board 2022
Alumnus
Partner
PBC Advisors, LLC
Oak Brook, Illinois

Shane Green
Elected to Board 2022
Alumnus
Executive Vice President
Old Plank Trail Community Bank, N.A.
Mokena, Illinois

Sr. Margaret Guider
Re-Elected to Board 2024
Professora Ordinaria 
Acting Program Director of the Doctorate in Sacred Theology 
Former Department Chair of the Ecclesiastical Faculty Associate 
Professor of Missiology Boston College School of Theology and Ministry

Diane F. Habiger
Elected to Board 2008
Alumna
Property Manager, Co-Owner
Lincolnshire Properties
Joliet, Illinois

Scott Holdman
Elected to Board 2016
Alumnus
Vice President & General Manager
AAR Corp
Wood Dale, Illinois

Arvid C. Johnson, Ph.D.
Ex Officio Member of the Board without vote: 2013
President
University of St. Francis
Joliet, Illinois

April Kubinski
Elected to Board 2023
Alumna
Owner
Emediate Cure Quick Care
Joliet, Illinois

Rev. James B. Lewis, O.Carm.
Elected to Board 2008
Rector
Mount Carmel High School
Chicago, Illinois

Sr. Roberta Naegele
Elected to Board 2023
Alumna
Certified Family Nurse Practitioner/Diplomat of
Acupuncture Points for Wellness
Joliet, Illinois

Victor Patterson
Elected to Board 2021
Alumnus
Global Human Resources Director
Lithia Springs, Georgia

John Przybyla
Elected to Board 2019
Alumnus
Managing Director
Horvath & Tremblay
Chicago, Illinois

Candice Rosen
Elected to Board 2014
Alumna
President and CEO
Candice Rosen Health Counseling
LaCanada Flintridge, California

Brian Sharp
Elected to Board 2023
Alumnus
Chief Financial Officer
KSKJ Life
Joliet, Illinois

Katie Sullivan
Elected to Board 2022
Alumna
Managing Director, Chief Accounting
GCM
Chicago, Illinois

Dan Vogen
Elected to Board 2021
Alumnus
Vice President
Bentley Systems
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Chris Ward II
Elected to Board 2023
Founding Member and Partner in AMW of Illinois,
LLC d/b/a AMW Ventures
Joliet, Illinois

Anthony Zordan
Elected to Board 2024
Professor Emeritus
University of St. Francis
Joliet, Illinois

Patricia S. Wheeler
Elected to Board 2005
Alumna
Naperville, Illinois