Rising Leaders in School Business
Conference Speakers

Erica Arlinsky

Executive Vice President
OrganicLife, LLC

Saad Bawany

Senior Advisor, Analytics  
Frontline Education

Scott Beranek

Director of Finance/CSBO
Orland SD 135

Scott Blumberg

Asst. Supt. for Business Services/CSBO
Aptakisic-Tripp SD 102

Jordi Camps, CPA

Asst. Supt./Business Services, CFO    
East Maine SD 63

Stacey Corder, MBA

Governmental Financial Services Director
Benning Group, LLC

Raymond Coyne

Executive Director
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Garrett DeFauw

Director of Communications
Comm. Unit Sch. Dist. 300

Whitney Draegert

Dir./Business Services, CSBO
Exceptional Learners Collaborative

Cindy Dykas

Asst. Supt. for Business Services/CSBO
Worth SD 127

Terence Fielden

Group Leader K12 Education    
Cotter Consulting, Inc.

Joel Filas

CSBO
Benjamin SD 25

Timothy Flaherty

SVP, Senior Relationship Manager
PTMA Financial Solutions

Ivy Fleming

Asst. Supt./Finance & Operations
Fremont SD 79

Malgorzata Gasior

Grants & Medicaid Supv.
Mundelein Elem. SD 75

Matt Geerdes

Principal
Sikich, LLP

Jake Goedken

VP Investment Svcs.
PTMA Financial Solutions

Katie Hannigan

Dir./Finance & Operations, CSBO
LaGrange Highlands SD 106

Karen Hayes

Interim CSBO
Skokie SD 73.5

Jonathan Hellman

Social Studies & Business Teacher
Yorkville CUSD 115

Anton Inglese, Ph.D., SFO

Chief Financial Officer
Batavia USD 101

Brian Johnson

Director of Finance
Crete-Monee CSD 201-U

Eric Jonasson, CPMM, CPS

Director of Facilities    
Lincolnshire Prairieview SD 103

Patrick Kays

Account Executive
DLA Architects, Ltd.

Nicole Kennedy, CPMM, CPS

Purchasing Manager    
Comm. Unit Sch. Dist. 300

Bennett Kostecki

Business Manager, CSBO
Deerfield Public SD 109

Chanbopha Loera

District Accountant    
Aurora East SD 131

Marta McCullough, CPMM

Facilities & Transportation Manager  
Glenbard Twp. HSD 87

Amy McPartlin

Asst. Supt./Finance & Operations    
Prospect Heights SD 23

Jose Medina

Executive Director of Facilities
Twp. High Sch. Dist. 113

Melissa Mickey

Business Manager
Grayslake CHSD 127

Daniel Oberg

Dir./Business Services  
Comm. High Sch. Dist. 94

Mark Orszula

Chief School Business Official
Elmwood Park CUSD 401

Lisa Roberts

Director of Business Services
Elmhurst CUSD 205

Eric Rogers

Dir./Finance & Operations
Diamond Lake SD 76

David Schuh, CPMM, CPS

Dir./Operations
Crystal Lake CSD 47

Steven Smidl

Director of Business Services/CSBO
LaGrange CSD 105

Samantha Snyder

Chief School Business Official
Zion Elem. SD 6

Daniel Stanley

Asst. Supt./Finance, CSBO
Comm. High Sch. Dist. 128

Jeremy Wickham, CETL

Executive Director of Technology and Operations
North Shore SD 112

Michael Williamson

Vice President
R.W. Baird

Ed Wright, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Principal, Architect/VP Business Dev.
DLA Architects, Ltd.