Our Board
Chris Carpenter
President
Hometown: Plano
Occupation: Architectural Consultant
Thea Hernandez
Vice President
Hometown: Sandwich
Occupation: Office Manager, Trinity Health Care
Denise Mestemaker
Secretary
Hometown: Sandwich
Occupation: Senior Tax Analyst
Occupation: Senior Tax Analyst
Larry French
Treasurer
Hometown: Yorkville
Occupation: Retired, co- owner of Village Ace Hardware, Sandwich; Maintenance for Open Door Rehabilitation Center
Richard Randall
Board Member
Hometown: Yorkville
Occupation: Retired, Kendall County Sheriff
Crystal Swan- Gravatt
Board Member
Hometown: Plano
Occupation: Director of Special Education for Sandwich CUSD #430
Michael O’Flynn
Board Member
Hometown: Sandwich
Occupation: IT Manager, Cantigny Foundation
Occupation: IT Manager, Cantigny Foundation
Ryan Wallis
Board Member
Hometown: Sandwich
Occupation: Deputy Sheriff, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office
Occupation: Deputy Sheriff, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office
Tracy Rhoades Frieders
Board Member
Hometown: Newark
Occupation: HR Manager, The Lakone Company
Rick Gravatt
Board Member
Hometown: Plano
Occupation: Retired Program Coordinator, Grundy County Special Education Cooperative
Tom Sodaro
Board Member
Hometown: Dekalb
Occupation: Superintendent of Sandwich School District