Board Leadership
2025 Board pictured above. Back row, from left to right: Susan Chansey, Cat Curry, Gwyneth Emigh, Brad Cripe, Shauna Guglielmo, Nick Joseph, and Katie Trchka. Front row from left to right: Colette Marquardt, Megan Owens, Annie Labus-Silvain, Sam Thompson, and Cheryle Yallen.
Executive Committee
Sandra "Sam" Thompson, Chair Crystal Lake Park District Megan Owens, Ph.D., Vice Chair Independent Scholar Susan Chansey, Treasurer YMCA Metropolitan Chicago
| Brad Cripe, Secretary Holiday Home Camp Gwyneth Emigh, Government Relations Chair Friedman Place Colette Marquardt, Chief Executive Officer American Camp Association, Illinois |
Board Members - At - Large
Cat Curry, Immediate Past Board Chair Nominating Committee Chair Latin School Chicago Shauna Guglielmo Lincoln Park Zoo Camp Nick Joseph Griffin Museum of Science & Industry | Annie Labus-Silvain Camp CBG / Chicago Botanic Gardens Katie Trchka ACA Illinois Young Professionals Board Chair Camp Enthusiast & Nonprofit Professional 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 Colette Marquardt, CEO American Camp Association, Illinois |
Young Professionals Board
From left to right: Katie Trchka, Lily Paukstys, Peggy Alymer, Gracie Paul, and Cierra Cavor-Chouhan.
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 |