Mr. Alongi retired from the Perry County Housing Authority in February 2008 after serving as its Chief Executive Officer since 1982. He serves as the Vice Chairman of the Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council which administers the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Headstart for Perry, Monroe, and Randolph counties. He has been the city finance commissioner for DuQuoin and is a past president of the Illinois Association of Housing Authorities.

Term Expires: 2009

Suzanne Morris is a marketing and public relations consultant. Early in her career, Ms. Morris worked as a public information coordinator for the College of Lake County, a community college in Grayslake, and later as a marketing consultant for a number of government and business clients. She serves as a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate for children currently in the Department of Children and Family Services system.

Term Expires: 2009

Ms. Meeks is the co-founder of One Village, an organization that provides arts and literature workshops for young people. She is also the Assistant Coordinator of the Career Preparation Program at Southern Illinois University. Ms. Meeks currently serves on SIU-C Foundation Board of Directors and several other community organizations in southern Illinois. She is a former board member of the Illinois Humanities Council.

Term Expires: 2007

Mr. Papa served as Vice Chairman of the Southwestern Illinois Metropolitan and Regional Planning Commission. He was also a member of the East-West Gateway Council, serving as its Chairman from 1998-2000. Mr. Papa retired from the Bethalto School District and was a Bethalto Village Trustee for 12 years. He also was a Wood River Township Highway Department Highway Commissioner. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Madison County Board, serving from 1982-2002.

Term Expires: 2009

Mr. Pulver has been a faculty member at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove since 2002 and currently is a Mathematics faculty member in the Learning Enhancement Division. Mr. Pulver received his Bachelors and Masters degrees at Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minnesota. The topic of his Masters thesis was "A Drill and Practice Package for English as a Second Language". Mr. Pulver resides in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

Term Expires: 2013

Ms. Rake is currently a Special Project Consultant with the Lewis & Clark Library System and a member of the Governor's Advisory Council on Literacy. She is the former Director of Literacy with the Illinois State Library/Secretary of State.

Term Expires: 2007

Mr. Rendleman is a businessman and farmer. He is a retired junior high school science teacher. He is a member of the John A. Logan College Board of Trustees and past president of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association. He has served as board chair and has held the offices of vice chair for two years and president of the Logan Foundation for three years and he is an honorary member of the college's Phi Theta Kappa chapter.

Term Expires: 2011

Mr. Savage is a Political Science major at Joliet Junior College. He served as Joliet's 2006-2007 Student Trustee and was one of two students appointed from the members of the ICCB Student Advisory Committee to serve on the Illinois Joint Task Force on Community Colleges, which reviewed the community college system to ensure the system is prepared to meet the demands of the future. Mr. Savage's outside interests include golf, jazz, jam bands, and likes to travel.

Term Expires: 2008

Addison Woodward, Jr., served as Chairperson of the Division of Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University from 1979-2002. He is a graduate of Connecticut College and the University of Toronto.

Term Expires: 2007