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Board members

Stuart Vanorny

President
Board member since 2019; current term expires 2027
LEND alternate representative; Policy Committee

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Lorie Barber

Member
Board member since 2025; current term expires 2029
SASED Governing Board representative; Joint Annual Conference delegate; Policy Committee

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Joshua Christ

Member
Board member since 2021; current term expires 2029
Policy Committee chair; Ethics Committee

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Donna Hebreard

Member
Board member since 2023; current term expires 2027
Policy Committee; Ethics Committee

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Robert Lathrop

Member
Board member since 2025; current term expires 2029
LEND representative; Joint Annual Conference alternate delegate; Policy Committee; Ethics Committee

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Board member training

All Illinois school board members must receive training in the Open Meetings Act (P.A. 97-504) as well as the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) and professional development leadership (P.A. 97-8). For additional information, see Board Policy 7170: Board Member Development.

The following table contains mandatory training and development activities that were completed by each Board member.


Board Member


Open Meetings Act

Professional Development
Leadership & PERA

Lorie Barber 09/16/2025 09/15/2025

Joshua Christ

06/03/2021

11/19/2021

Donna Hebreard

07/22/2023

08/07/2023

Robert Lathrop 09/23/2025  
David Madden 08/07/2025  

Cricel Molina De Mesa

07/21/2019

11/22/2019

Stuart Vanorny

06/17/2019

11/22/2019

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The Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) is a voluntary organization of local boards of education dedicated to strengthening the Illinois public schools through local citizen control. Although not a part of State government, IASB is organized by member school boards as a private not-for-profit corporation under authority granted by Article 23 of the School Code. The mission of the IASB is excellence in local school governance in support of quality public education.

For more information regarding IASB and its programs visit www.iasb.com.