Board

ILLINOIS STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

GOVERNING BOARD

The ISGS Governing Board consists of the Executive Committee (elected officers, directors, and the immediate past president), and the appointed chairs of the Standing Committees - all with voting rights. Ex-officio non-voting members of the ISGS Governing Board are: the ISGS Office Secretary, the Secretary of State or his representative, the Director of the Illinois State Archives or his representative, members of the Illinois State Archives Advisory Board, a representative of the Illinois State Historical Library, and the representatives to/from other organizations. The non-voting chairs of projects and other committees may be requested by the ISGS President to give committee reports at a quarterly meeting of the Governing Board.

Officers

President: Carole A. McCarty, St. Charles, Kane County
1st Vice-President: Janice Fritsch, Sandwich, DeKalb County
2nd Vice-President: Michele Claypool, Champaign, Champaign County
Treasurer: Shirley A. Aleguas, Waverly, Morgan County
Recording Secretary: Vacant

Directors

2009 Directors:	Susan Pope, Normal, McLean County; Jayne Cates, St. Charles, Kane County; Mary Ellen Huetsch, Waterloo, Monroe County.
2010 Directors:	Patricia Newkirk Ely, Lake Carroll, Carroll County; Ann Wells, Crystal Lake, McHenry County; Annabelle Bradshaw, Oak Forest, Cook County.
2011 Directors:	Cheri Hunter, Decatur, Macon County; Karl R. Moore, Pawnee, Sangamon County; Jean Jung, Chicago, Cook County

Past President

Dr. Gary K. Hargis, North Aurora, Kane County

Standing Committee Chairs

Archivist: Tina Beaird, Oswego, Kendall County
Conference Committee Chair: (Vacant)
Finance & Budget Chair: Sandra Michaels , Gurnee, Lake County
Honors & Awards: Larry L. Pepper, East Dundee, Kane County
Long Range Planning: (Vacant)
Local Society Liaison: Daniel J. Kane, Oak Park, Cook County
Membership: Richard Michaels, Gurnee, Lake County
Newsletter Editor: Kim Kasprzyk, Wildwood, Lake County
Publications: (Vacant)
Quarterly Editor: Oriene Springstroh, Aurora, Kane County

Non-Voting Committee Chairs

Advertising: Mary Heutsch, (See 2009 Director)
Ancestor Charts: Annabelle Bradshaw, (See 2010 Director)
Cemetery Locations: Patricia Ely, (See 2010 Director)
Church Records: Cheri Hunter, (See 2008 Director)
Military Certificates: Kim Kasprzyk, Wildwood, Lake County
ALPL Book Project Chair: Shirley Aleguas, (See Treasurer)
Office Liaison: Shirley Aleguas, (See Treasurer)
Fall Conference: Ann Wells, Crystal Lake, McHenry County
Family Bible Records: Kristy Gravlin, Plano, Kendall County
Genealogist: Ann Wells, (See 2010 Director)
Illinois Legislative: Terri O'Connell, Chicago, Cook County
Microfilming Committee: (Vacant)
Parliamentarian: David Kent Coy, Decatur, Macon Co., IL
Prairie Pioneer Certificates: Susan Pope, (See 2009 Director)
Publicity: Lois Hanley, Alqonquin, McHenry County
Registered Agent: Shirley Aleguas, (See Treasurer)
Spring Conference/Tour Chair: Patricia Ely, (See 2010 Director)
Webmaster: Shirley Aleguas, (See Treasurer)

Representatives

Federation of Genealogical Societies: Sandra Luebking, Ft. Wayne, IN
Illinois State Archives: David A. Joens, Director, Norton Bldg., 2nd Floor, Springfield, IL 62756
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library: Dennis Suttles, Springfield
Secretary of State: David A. Joens, Norton Bldg., 2nd Floor, Springfield, IL 62756
Illinois State Historical Society: David A. Joens, Norton Bldg., 2nd Floor, Springfield, IL 62756

Secretary

Penny Todd-Ponsonby
Address: Illinois State Archives Building, 2nd & Edwards, Springfield, IL
Mailing Address: I.S.G.S., Illinois State Archives Building, P.O. Box 10195, Springfield, IL 62791-0195
Telephone Number: (217) 789-1968 - Call during office hours
Office Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Monday & Wednesday, except holidays.