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Chicago Chapter 2025 Officers & Directors

The 2025 Chicago Chapter Officers and Directors are already hard at work under the leadership of our new President, Stephen Schmitt.

President

Stephen Schmitt Jr.

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates

sschmitt@wje.com

 

Immediate Past President

Diego Romero

Walker Consultants

dromero@walkerconsultants.com


Vice President

Joni Jones

Braun Intertec

jonijones@braunintertec.com


Treasurer

James Masterfield

Cortec Corporation

jmasterfield@cortecvci.com


Secretary

Vic Ligocki

McCann Industries

vligocki@mccannonline.com

2nd Year Directors

Colin Rueb

Raths, Raths & Johnson

cprueb@rrj.com


Becky Havel

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

rshavel@sgh.com


Will Markunas

Golf Construction

willmarkunas@golfconstruction.net


Peter Nelson

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates

pnelson@wje.com


Brent Rogers

Western Specialty Contractors

brentr@westernspecialtycontractors.com

 

1st Year Directors

James Zeller

Walker Consultants

jpzeller@walkerconsultants.com


Kevin Farley

Sika Corporation

farley.kevin@us.sika.com


Danielle Hall

W.R. Meadows

dhall@wrmeadows.com

Executive Committee

Chair: Stephen Schmitt (President)

Second: Joni Jones (Vice President)

Third: Vic Ligocki (Secretary)

Seat: James Masterfield (Treasurer)

Seat: Diego Romero (Immediate Past Pres.)


Awards Committee

Chair: Will Markunas

Second: Diego Romero

Third: Joni Jones

Seat: Peter Nelson

Seat: Danielle Hall

Seat: James Zeller

 

Communications Committee

Chair: James Masterfield

Second: Vic Ligocki

Third: Joni Jones

Seat: Will Kroncke


Financial Committee

Chair: James Masterfield

Second: Vic Ligocki

Third: Stephen Schmitt

Seat: Joni Jones

Seat: Diego Romero


Membership Committee

Chair: Joni Jones

Second: Stephen Schmitt


Nominating Committee

Chair: Stephen Schmitt

Second: Tom Lawler


Programs Committee

Chair: Becky Havel

Second: Brent Rogers

Third: Danielle Hall

Seat: Jose Alvarez

Seat: Joni Jones

Seat: James Zeller

Publications Committee

Chair: Colin Rueb

Second: Craig Frier

Third: Diego Romero

Seat: Shawn Seaton

Seat: Stephen Schmitt

Seat: George Mulholland

 

Seminar Committee

Chair: Brent Rogers

Second: Jose Alvarez

Third: Stephen Schmitt

Seat: George Mulholland

Seat: Danielle Hall

Seat: Chris Kuenzer

Seat: Josh Cox

Seat: Adam Gdowski


Social Committee

Chair: Joni Jones

Second: Vic Ligocki

Third: Will Markunas

Seat: Kurt Baron

Seat: Kevin Farley

Seat: Colin Rueb

Seat: James Masterfield


Scholarship & Student Outreach Committee

Chair: Peter Nelson

Second: Colin Rueb

Third: Brent Rogers

Seat: Diego Romero

Seat: Chris Kuenzer

Seat: James Zeller

Seat: Kevin Farley


National Conference Steering Committee

Chair: Kurt Baron

Second: Joni Jones

Third: Diego Romero

Seat: Colin Rueb

Seat: Stephen Schmitt

Seat: James Masterfield

Seat: Vic Ligocki