Board of Trustees

2025-2026

Steven Hernandez
Re-Elected to Board 2021
Chair of the Board (2025)
Senior Counsel (Retired) 
BP America, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois 

Shane Green
Elected to Board 2022
Vice-Chair of the Board (2025)
Alumnus
Executive Vice President 
Old Plank Trail Community Bank, N.A.
Mokena, 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
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 

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

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

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

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

Ryan C. Hendrickson, Ph.D.
Ex Officio Member of the Board without vote: 2025
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, IL 60435

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

Yesenia  Sánchez
Elected to Board October 2024
Founder
Viblio Educational Solutions
Woodstock, Illinois

Brian Sharp
Elected to Board 2023
Alum
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