Leadership
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation is overseen by a robust and talented board of directors who lead the Community Foundation for the present and into the future.
IPCF Board of Directors members (July 2025-June 2026):
Officers
Josh Barnett
Chair
Executive Director, Illinois Property Assessment Institute
B.J. Wilken
Vice Chair
Executive Director/CEO, Bloomington-Normal YMCA
John Rassi
Treasurer
Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen Bloomington
Julia Davis
Secretary
Attorney/Owner, Julia Davis Law Firm
Directors
Adrian Barr
Managing Attorney, Prairie State Legal Services, Bloomington
Turkesha Collins
Independent Contractor, Mary Kay Cosmetics
Gena Glover
Associate Director, Community Engagement, Heartland Community College
Deborah Halperin
Director, Center for Engaged Learning, Illinois Wesleyan University
Nathan Ihnes
Vice President and Trust Officer, First Mid Wealth Management
Mark Jontry
Superintendent, Regional Office of Education for DeWitt, Livingston, Logan and McLean counties
Laura Kowalczyk
Coordinator, Senior Professionals, Illinois State University
Andrew Matthews
UniServe Director, Illinois Education Association
John Pratt
Attorney, Meyer Capel
Del Saam
Mentor Coordinator, Veterans Treatment Court, McLean County
Shannon Smith
Realtor, RE/Max Rising
Staff
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation is overseen by a small staff dedicated to ensuring the success of the Community Foundation for the present and into the future.
Erik Rankin
President
& CEO
Michele Evans
Vice President (Programs)
Christina Boyd
Chief Financial Officer
Mady Schutte
Development Director
Visit us at 915 E. Washington St., Suite 2, Bloomington, IL 61701; call us at 309-662-4477; or email us by clicking staff names above.
In accordance with a new addition to the Illinois Not-For-Profit Act (“NFP Act”) which requires certain nonprofits to disclose aggregate demographic information about their leaders, Illinois Prairie Community Foundation reports the following information valid as of July 2025 for its Board of Directors (16 members):
Race: White (11), Black or African American (1), Asian (1), Two or More Races (2), Prefer Not to Say (1)
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic or Latino (15), Prefer Not to Say (1)
Gender: Male (9), Female (6), Prefer Not to Say (1)
Disability Status: Identify as a Person with a Disability (2), Do Not Identify as a Person with a Disability (13), Prefer Not to Say (1)
Veteran Status: Veteran (2), Non-Veteran (13), Prefer Not to Say (1)
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual (15), Prefer Not to Say (1)
Gender Identity: Cisgender (12), Prefer Not to Say (4)