Board Leadership
Executive Committee
Sandra "Sam" Thompson, Chair Crystal Lake Park District Megan Owens, Ph.D., Vice Chair BlueSky Recreation Consulting Susan Chansey, Treasurer YMCA Metropolitan Chicago
| Brad Cripe, Secretary Nonprofit Executive Gwyneth Emigh, Government Relations Chair Friedman Place Colette Marquardt, Chief Executive Officer Ex Officio Member American Camp Association, Illinois Cat Curry, Past Board Chair Nominating Committee Chair Latin School Chicago |
Board Members - At - Large
​Shauna Guglielmo Lincoln Park Zoo Camp Annie Labus-Silvain Camp CBG / Chicago Botanic Gardens Anna Solorzano YMCA Metropolitan Chicago Dave Thoensen Tamarak Day Camp | Katie Trchka ACA Illinois Young Professionals Board Chair Camp Enthusiast & Nonprofit Professional Christina Van Giesen KinderCare Learning Companu Cheryle Yallen One In A Hundred Summer Camp |
Nominating Committee
Cat Curry, Committee Chair Latin School Chicago Sam Thompson, Board Chair Crystal Lake Park District Shauna Guglielmo Lincoln Park Zoo | Lydia Gardner Timber Pointe Outdoor Center Lily Paukstys Griffin Museum of Science & Industry Krista Phelps The Morton Arboretum Colette Marquardt, CEO, Ex Officio Member American Camp Association, Illinois |
Young Professionals Board
Katie Trcka, Chair Camp Enthusiast & Non Profit Professional Lily Paukstys Griffin Museum of Science & Industry Gracie Paul YMCA Camp Nawakwa / YMCA Metro Chicago | Peggy Alymer YMCA Camp Copneconic Cierrae Cavor-Chouhan Holiday Home Camp Emily Staudt Experience Camps for Grieving Children |