The Board of Visitors is a volunteer advisory board that supports the college’s strategic plan, assists in securing financial resources to achieve its long-range goals and actively advocates for the College of Applied Health Sciences among alumni, friends and other key constituent groups to advance its teaching, research and service missions.
Mission
The Board of Visitors shall serve the college by:
- Providing counsel and recommendations on issues raised by the dean.
- Undertaking projects and launching initiatives recommended by the board and approved by the dean that will benefit the college.
- Assisting the dean in fundraising activities on behalf of the college and the university.
- Advocating on behalf of the college to enhance and build relationships with communities of interest that advance the mission.
- Advancing the interests of the professions in Speech and Hearing Science, Health and Kinesiology and Recreation, Sport and Tourism.
- Advancing the interests of Disability Resources and Educational Services and the Chez Veterans Center.
- Increasing the overall involvement and support from alumni and friends with the college, its faculty, students and programs.
- Supporting the college’s public outreach activities.
- Inspiring lifelong loyalty and pride among alumni and friends by strengthening their relationship with the college and university.
- Educating the public about the academic and service activities of the college.
- Advocating on behalf of the college at their respective organizations or companies.
- Recruit new members to the board.
- Present to students when invited by faculty and staff.
Members
M.S. ’21
Chief Content
Strategist, Fuse
BS, ‘89
Administrative Specialist, Champaign Park District
B.S. ’86, M.S. ’88
President & CEO, Experience Champaign-Urbana
B.S. ’12, M.S. ’20
Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, Clark Lindsey Village
B.S. ’13
Coordinator of Guest Services, Chicago White Sox
B.S. ’91, M.S. ’93, Ph.D. ’99, MD, ’02
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery; Director of Voice, Airway and Swallowing Clinic, SIU School of Medicine
B.S. ’93, M.S. ’96
Executive Director, Arlington Heights Park District
B.S. ’84
President & CEO, United Way of Champaign County
B.S. ’72, M.A. ’73
Retired, Director, Medicaid and Private Health Plans, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
B.S. ’97
Chief Operating Officer, Hospital Corporation America Inc.
B.S. ’82, M.S. ’83
Consultant, World Health Organization
B.S. ’76, M.S. ’78
Director, IBM Corporation
B.A. ’12, MPH ’15, MBA ’22
Innovation and Commercialization Analyst, UW Health
BS, ‘70, MA, ‘71
Speech-Language Pathologist, LeDuc Institute for Speech, Language and Communication
B.S. ’11
Corporate Partnerships Manager, Chicago Bears
BS, ’02
Executive Director, Lombard Park District
BS, ‘18
Corporate Partnerships, Sales Manager, Oklahoma City Thunder
M.S. ’96
Co-Founder/Chief Operating Officer, Paragon Marketing Group
M.S. ’96, Ph.D. ’01
Executive Director, Principal Gifts, Princeton University
MA, ‘84
Professor & Chair, Dept. of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Saint Louis University
Apply to Serve on the Board of Visitors
Are you interested in supporting the College of Applied Health Sciences through board service? AHS is accepting applications from alumni and friends to serve on the Board of Visitors. To submit a nomination for yourself or someone else, please complete and submit this application. The due date is March 1 each year, and the term of service begins on July 1 (coinciding with the start of the university’s fiscal year).
For more information, please contact Kathy Saathoff at 217-244-8408 or ksaathof@illinois.edu.