Board of Directors

Cory Jobe – Chair
President/CEO
Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau

JD Dalfonso – 1st Vice Chair & Legislative Liaison
CEO
Peoria Area CVB

Krisilee Murphy – 2nd Vice Chair
President/CEO
Elgin Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

Heather Larson – Treasurer
President & CEO
Meet Chicago Northwest

Ashlee Spiller – Secretary
Executive Director
VisitSI

Brittany Henry – Past Chair, Nominating Chair & Education Liaison
Executive Director
Jacksonville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

Directors at Large

(One-year terms. Appointed annually by the Chair with the advice and consent of the Board.)

Scott Dahl – Director at Large & Sports Illinois Liaison
Director
Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau

John Groh- Director at Large 
Director
Go Rockford

Dave Herrell – Director at Large
President and CEO
Visit Quad Cities

Bob Navarro – Director at Large
President
Heritage Corridor CVB

Kristin Reynolds – Director at Large 
Director
Choose Chicago

Ex Officio – Non-Voting

Cort Carlson – UMCVB Rep
Executive Director
Aurora Area CVB

Darlene Chapman – Director at Large and F&A Liaison
Director
Downstate Illinois Tourism Bureau

Terry Mattson – Market IL Liaison
CEO
Galena Country Tourism

Mary Patchin – Meet IL Liaison
President & CEO
Chicago Southland CVB

Cortney Strohacker – Tour IL Liaison
Executive Director
DeKalb County CVB