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Board members

Joshua Christ

Member
Board member since 2021; current term expires 2025
Policy Committee chair

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Scott Coley

Member
Board member since 2017; current term expires 2025
Policy Committee; Ethics Committee; Joint Annual Conference alternate

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Donna Hebreard

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

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Thomas Ruggio

Member
Board member since 2005; current term expires 2025
SASED Governing Board representative; SASED Board of Directors alternate; 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

Joshua Christ

06/03/2021

11/19/2021

Scott Coley

11/17/2012

11/16/2018

Donna Hebreard

07/22/2023

08/07/2023

Cricel Molina De Mesa

07/21/2019

11/22/2019

Thomas Ruggio

11/14/2012

05/17/2013

Stuart Vanorny

06/17/2019

11/22/2019

Joann Wright

03/24/2024 04/01/2024
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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.