Board of Trustees
Leading our Community, Leading our Community Foundation
The members of the CFNIL Board of Trustees represent communities across the foundation's service area, numerous professional backgrounds, and have a variety of community engagement and volunteer experience. Every trustee volunteered as a CFNIL scholarship or grant advisor before becoming a member of the Board of Trustees.


Stephen Schmeling - Vice Chair
Schmeling Construction, Co.
Schmeling Construction, Co.

Dayton Smith, III – Treasurer
DBS Accounting
DBS Accounting


Cheryl Balsam
Retired – Hyzer, Hyzer & Jacobs
Retired – Hyzer, Hyzer & Jacobs

Edward Clift - Assistant Treasurer
Remax Professional Advantage
Remax Professional Advantage

Jim Derry
Field Fastener
Field Fastener

Derek Dreier
SPX Flow Inc.
SPX Flow Inc.

Mike Gann
Retired - MPEC
Retired - MPEC

Sherry Gaumond
Larson & Darby Group
Larson & Darby Group

Bryan Heidemann
CoyleKiley Insurance Agency
CoyleKiley Insurance Agency

Annie Hobson
Active Minds
Active Minds

Beth S. Howard
Friends of the Coronado / Rockford Coronado Concert Association
Friends of the Coronado / Rockford Coronado Concert Association

John Kehoe
Retired – Mercyhealth
Retired – Mercyhealth

Rebecca Kendall
Rockford Health Council
Rockford Health Council

Dr. Dinesh (Dino) Pandya
Retired - Doctor of Podiatry
Retired - Doctor of Podiatry

William Reilly II
Reilly Law Offices
Reilly Law Offices

Karen Schiller
Winnebago County CASA
Winnebago County CASA

M. Beth Thacker
Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual

Richard T. Leighton
Trustee Emeritus
Trustee Emeritus