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Serving on the Board of Directors

NACM Connect is governed by a 17-member Board of Directors that includes credit professionals, as well as liaison staff from NACM Connect. NACM Connect’s Nominating Committee accepts nominations for individuals with leadership and management experience to serve on the Board of Directors from January 1st through January 31st. Nominations cannot be accepted outside this timeframe due to restrictions in the Association bylaws.

 

Past ChairPersons

2024-25 | Brent Heizelman, Consumers Oil
2023-24 | Brendon Misik, CCE, CICP, Nutrien
2022-23 | Kevin Stinner, CCE, CCRA, J.R. Simplot
2021-22 | Mike Hill, CCE, MiTek, Inc.
2020-21 | Patrick Nelson, ACCO Brands, Inc.
2019-20 | Erica White, CCE, Ferguson Enterprises
2018-19 | Kurt Albright, Uline, Inc.
2017-18 | John Fahey, CCE, Edward Don & Co.
2016-17 | Larry O’Brien, CCE, ICCE, Potash Corporation
2015-16 | Christine Alix, ICCE, The Chamberlain Group
2014-15 | William Lovitt, CCE, CICP, Klein Tools
2013-14 | Jay Snyder, CICP, Shure Inc.
2012-13 | Dave Zahller, CCE, Tubular Steel
2011-12 | Jim Rimmer, CCE, CICP, US Gypsum
2010-11 | Thom Beaupre, CCE, Metal One
2009-10 | Steven Berz, Syngenta
2008-09 | Susan Fattore, MBA, Heico Corporation
2007-08 | John Jaeger, CCE, Follett Corporation
2006-07 | Michele Pancotto, CCE, Andrew Corporation
2005-06 | Larry Grogan, CCE, BP Products North America
2004-05 | John Bradtke, CBA, Symons Corporation
2002-04 | Bruce Bialy, Rexam Beverage Can Company
2001-02 | Curt Rothlisberger, CCE, CICE, Elkay Manufacturing Co.
2000-01 | Marg Frens, CCE, DSC Logistics
1999-00 | Cynthia Valenzo, CCE, Gaylord Container Corp.
1998-99 | Jeffrey Ingalls, CCE, Edward Don & Co.
1997-98 | Ross Fisher, CCE, Nalco Chemical Co.
1996-97 | David E. Judeika, Monsanto/Searle
1995-96 | Cathy Ann Grossmayer, CBA, Accurate Threaded Fasteners
1994-95 | Mark E. Hanley, CCE, Osterman & Co.
1993-94 | Ronald E. Mefford, CCE, Cooper Lighting
1992-93 | Diane E. Patterson, CCE, A. B. Dick Co.
1991-92 | Robert L. Vodraska, CCE, Duchossois Industries, Inc.
1990-91 | Gary Grissom, S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
1989-90 | Joseph V. Bari, Weber-Stephen Products Co.
1988-89 | Richard C. Trebilco, Masonite Corp.
1987-88 | Thomas C. Lambert, Union Carbine Corp.
1986-87 | Thomas Reimholz, Travenol Laboratories, Inc.
1985-86 | Robert M. Healy, CCE, Unocal Chemical Division
1984-85 | David F. Spitler, CCE, U. S. Gypsum Co.
1983-84 | Ronald M. Gordon, Interlake, Inc.
1982-83 | Fred T. L. Norris, Glidden Coatings & Resin Div. of SCM Corp.
1981-82 | William G. Dearhammer, The First National Bank of Chicago
1980-81 | Raymond H. Timmer, Material Service Corp.
1979-80 | Walter G. Krauss, Fullerton Metals Co.
1978-79 | Clifford J. Carpenter, Nalco Chemical Co.
1977-78 | Sherman B. Hoyt, Inland Steel Co.
1976-77 | M. R. Pearson, IMC Corporation
1975-76 | David M. Krafft, The Meyercord Co.
1974-75 | Raymond A. Johnson, CCE, Sunbeam Appliance Co.
1973-74 | Dwight Sisney, Dale Maintenance System, Inc.
1972-73 | Kenneth R. Johnson, Marsh & McLennan, Inc.
1971-72 | Harry A. Halberg, Signode Corp.
1970-71 | B. H. Morse, CCE, Allstate Insurance Co.
1969-70 | Loren M. Root, Continental Bank of Chicago
1968-69 | C. Ray Trickey, National Lead Co.
1967-68 | Robert J. Walerius, Pure Oil Div. of Union Oil Co.
1966-67 | Walter B. Dow, Harris Trust & Savings Bank
1965-66 | Ward B. Lowe, Curtiss Candy Co.
1965 | F. J. Hertel, Elgin National Watch Co.
1964-65 | A. B. Keen, John Sexton & Co.
1963-64 | W. G. Lampe, Abbott Laboratories
1962-63 | R. E. Clark, Joslyn Manufacturing & Supply Co.
1961-62 | G. B. Kay, American Smelting & Refining Co.
1960-61 | O. B. Tearney, Inland Steel Co.
1959-60 | R. B. Mitchell, Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co.
1958-59 | J. J. Kaberna, The First National Bank of Chicago
1957-58 | P. R. Gross, United States Steel Corp.
1956-57 | W. M. Edens, Continental Bank of Chicago
1955-56 | L. T. Hadley, Goodman Manufacturing Co.
1954-55 | V. A. Bingham, Macwhyte Co.
1953-54 | E. E. Diehl, Westinghouse Electric Corp.
1952-53 | W. J. Gielen, Hilton Hotels Corp.
1951-52 | D. A. Grant, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company Inc.
1950-51 | J. E. Walsh, Oscar Mayer Co.
1949-50 | G. T. Thomas, Sherwin-Williams Co.
1948-49 | A. L. Jones, Armour & Co.
1947-48 | R. L. Seaman, R. L. Seaman Company Inc.
1946-47 | C. W. Dittmar, Crane Co.
1945-46 | H. H. Faulstich, The First National Bank of Chicago
1944-45 | C. L. Holman, Wilson Brothers
1942-44 | G. H. Nippert, The Procter & Gamble Dist. Co.
1941-42 | S. Overstraeten, Van Cleef Brothers
1939-41 | A. L. Podrasnik, Chicago Times, Inc.
1938-39 | C. L. Bonson, Allen A. Co.
1937-38 | George M. Groves, Groves Shoe Co.
1936-37 | L. E. Schroeder, Geo E. Watson Co.
1935-36 | W. J. Claussen, Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.
1934-35 | E. M. Tourtelot, The First National Bank of Chicago
1933-34 | Walter Evensen, Crane Co.
1932-33 | H. B. Ashton , Carson Pirie Scott & Co.
1931-32 | E. M. Tourtelot, The First National Bank of Chicago
1929-31 | H. W. Clausen, C. D. Osborn Co.
1928-29 | S. Einstein, The Florsheim Shoe Co.
1927-28 | James S. Cox, W. C. Ritchie & Co.
1926-27 | A. H. Fabbri, Northwestern Expanded Metal Co.
1925-26 | E. H. Burgess, Edward Hines Lumber Co.
1924-25 | J. M. Judson, Sinclair Refining Co.
1923-24 | O. F. Schultz, Western Felt Works
1922-23 | E. F. Reiter, Consumers Co.
1921-22 | R. G. Elliott, Jacques Manufacturing Co.
1920-21 | Lawrence Whitty, Schoebrun & Co.
1919-20 | R. J. Kane, Joyce, Kane & Albrecht Co.
1918-19 | W. E. Shoemaker, J. W. Butler Paper Co.
1917-18 | H. W. Merrick, Armour & Co.
1916-17 | E. J. Roberts, Chicago White Lead & Oil Co.
1915-16 | C. F. Hoerr, Home Bank & Trust Co.
1914-15 | W. M. Turner, Chicago Varnish Co.
1912-14 | Henry W. Hardy, Libby, McNeill & Libby
1910-12 | R. S. White, American Steel & Wire Co.
1908-10 | S. J. Whitlock, Belding Brothers & Co.
1906-08 | W. J. McMillan, N. K. Fairbank & Co.
1905-06 | John C. Boss, Liquid Carbonic Co.
1904-05 | F. H. McAdow, Staver Carriage Co.
1903-04 | N. M. Tribou, Longley, Low & Alexander
1902-03 | Henry T. Smith, Bradner Smith & Co.
1901-02 | E. M. Skinner, Wilson Brothers
1900-01 | S. J. Kline, B. Kuppenheimer & Co.
1899-00 | E. L. Wedeles, Steel Wedeles Co.
1897-99 | R. C. Hall, U. S. Rubber Co.

Frequently Asked Questions

You are, as long as you hold a membership with NACM Connect! 
We want our board to include members with diverse work, life, social and educational backgrounds so it can fairly represent our entire membership.  We especially welcome members that have served NACM Connect in the past as committee members, group members, emerging leaders and students.  Background and familiarity with the Association and our mission is helpful.

After a nomination, the member will be asked to fill out a Summary of Information form which outlines the candidate’s profile.  The form includes information about involvement with NACM National, NACM Connect, industry credit groups and participation in all NACM educational programming.  The Nominating Committee is looking for those candidates that have the strongest background in involvement with the Association.

Previous NACM Connect Board members have attested to the tremendous value of board service. In addition to impressive line items for their resumes, they have reported significant professional and personal benefits, including: the opportunity to meet, work with and learn from industry leaders; the chance to share their own knowledge, expertise and training with others; professional recognition that elevates their stature within the credit community at large; valuable work experience that opens the door to new career opportunities; and relationships with new friends and lifelong mentors.

 

Although board members must be willing to invest time in preparing for and thoughtfully participating in board meetings, the time commitment is not arduous.  The NACM Connect Board meets 4 times a year. Also, each member of the board serves on at least two additional committees.  Committee meetings are held quarterly via video conference and are typically less than an hour in duration.  Finally, there’s an expectation for board members to attend NACM Connect’s Annual Meeting in April.

You think. You plan. You evaluate. You build the foundation for the needs of credit professionals across the membership to be successful in their careers. Volunteers bring viewpoints and knowledge which, when blended with the knowledge and skill of NACM Connect’s motivated staff, are essential to the organization’s continued success.

NACM Connect’s Nominating Committee will accept board nominations from January 1st through January 31st.  Summary of Information forms are distributed to the candidates as per the Association bylaws and are due back on February 8.  The Nominating Committee meets in February and the slate of officers and directors is announced in the March/April edition of CreditConnections.  The Bylaws do allow for a contention process, which can be explained upon request.

If you know of an individual who meets the Nominating Committee’s criteria, and who might be willing to serve on NACM Connect’s Board, please complete the online nomination form, or you can find a copy of the nomination form in the January/February issue of CreditConnections.

Yes. NACM Connect members may nominate themselves for board service by following the same procedures they would use in order to nominate someone else.

There is always next year! And there are always myriad volunteer opportunities within NACM Connect. The Nominating Committee will provide feedback to applicants who were not slated for the board so they can improve their applications and their future chances of being slated.

For more information about the nominating process, or about nominating criteria, contact Lillian Novak at lillian.novak@nacmconnect.org or 847.483.6478.