Mrs. Calvert is retired from Marathon Company. She worked in various management positions throughout her 27-year career. Her assignments included accounting, joint venture audit, finance and accounting for production operations, state government affairs and business transformation. During her tenure with Marathon Oil, she lived in Ohio, Texas and Alaska and traveled extensively. She most recently worked for IBM Corporation in the business transformation organization in Chicago before returning to Martinsville. Mrs. Calvert also serves on the Board of Directors for the Martinsville Agricultural Fair Association and is an elder of the Willow Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Smith is president of The First National Bank where he oversees branches in Mattoon, Greenville, and Mul berry Grove. Mr. Smith is the immediate past chairman of the Community Bankers Association of Illinois, and is a current board member for the Independent Community Bankers of America. He was formerly executive vice president of Central National Bank of Mattoon. He has served as past president of the Mattoon Area YMCA and Mattoon Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Smith received his bachelor’s degree from Greenville College.

Mrs. Bacon of Charleston is retired from Consolidated Communications. She is a former director of the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce, currently a member of Coles Connected, board member of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, and member of Call Center Network Group. She is a member of the I.A.L. Pioneer Club. She served as chairperson of the Special Olympics Family Festival in 1989 and has volunteered at the event each year since it began in 1984. She attended Lake Land College and Eastern Illinois University. Mrs. Bacon received the Foundation’s 2001 Crystal Swan Award and the 2005 Lake Land College Distinguished Service Award.

Mr. Atteberry graduated from Indiana State University School of Business with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. Through his affiliation with the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce, he became a charter director / officer of the Mattoon Area Community Foundation. Owner of Atteberry & Associates, an accounting firm based in Mattoon, he has been a member of the Mattoon Rotary Club since 1974, serving two terms as treasurer. He is active with area Audubon groups and various wildlife / conservancy organizations, and is an avid Duplicate Bridge enthusiast having attained the rank of Silver Life Master.

Mrs. Benefiel is a pharmacy technician at Pearman Pharmacy, Paris. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University and a master’s degree from Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville. She serves on the Board of Deacons of the Presbyterian Church in Paris and is a member of the Membership and Evangelism Committee. The past president of the Board of Directors of the Paris Community YMCA, Mrs. Benefiel is currently a member of the Heritage Club, a trustee of the Paris YMCA Special Endowment Trust, and the Board of Directors of the Little Theatre on the Square in Sullivan.

Mr. Bennett is a partner in the law firm of Ryan, Bennett & Radloff, Mattoon, where he concentrates his practice in estate and business planning and real estate law. He holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Benedict’s College and a J.D. from Catholic University of America Law School. He has served as an estate tax examiner with the Internal Revenue Service and is a former member of the Mattoon City Council. Mr. Bennett is currently the stewardship director at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Mattoon and past president of the Coles–Cumberland Bar Association, and the Board of Directors of the Mattoon YMCA. He is a recipient of the 1997 Lake Land College Distinguished Service Award and the Foundation’s 1996 Crystal Swan Award.

Mr. Lensink serves as President of Lake Land College. He has more than 20 years of experience in the Illinois higher education system. He has served on numerous task forces and committees for the Illinois Board of Higher Education and Illinois Community College Board. Most recently, he completed six years as vice president for academic services at Lake Land. He is a member of the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Systems Health Center Board of Directors, the Coles County Historical Society Depot Restoration committee and Mattoon Area Community Foundation Board. Lensink has a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern College and a master’s degree from Eastern Illinois University.

Deana Nuxoll is the vice president and owner of Imagine This!, a marketing group in Effingham. Nuxoll received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Illinois-Champaign. She currently is a member of the Sacred Heart Church, Rotary International, Effingham YBNext, Effingham Tourism Advisory Board, Effingham Chamber of Commerce and the Mattoon Chamber. She and her husband, Greg, have four young children.

Mrs. Scott is a senior medical technologist at Cancer Care Specialists of Central Illinois in Decatur.  She earned her bachelor’s degree in microbiology and medical technology from Colorado State University and has also taken classes at Lake Land College to enhance her job skills.  A member of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, she also serves as director of Scott State Bank and Scott Bancshares, Inc. and deacon at First Christian Church in Bethany.

Mr. Schumacher is the owner of Schumacher Orthodontics located in the Effingham Medical Park. He is a member of the Lake Land College Foundation Board of Directors. He received a bachelor’s degree in science from the University of Notre Dame in 2003, a doctor of dental medicine degree (DMD) from Southern Illinois University school of Dental Medicine in 2007 and a graduate orthodontics certificate from the University of Missouri Kansas City in 2009.

Dave Storm was involved with the initial formation of Lake Land’s Tech Prep Program.  While at LLC, he received an associate in applied science degree from Lake Land College, a bachelor of science, business degree from Eastern Illinois University, and a master of business administration degree from Southern Illinois University. He was honored by Lake Land’s Board of Trustees as the 2008 Alumnus Achievement Award recipient. He currently is a member of the Effingham Fire and Police Board, Effingham Planning Commission and the St. Anthony High School Booster Club. 

Mrs. Reynolds serves as the chair of the Lake Land College Board of Trustees and as the trustees’ liaison to the Foundation.  A full-time realtor, she is a licensed and accredited sales associate since 1999. She is a lifelong resident of Coles County, and is a member of East Central Illinois Association of Realtors, Illinois Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. Elected in 1993 to the Lake Land Board of Trustees, she has served as vice chair, secretary and as a member of the legislative, resource and development, and building and site committees.  Mrs. Reynolds is a member of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association where she received the Education Award. She is a charter member of the Mattoon Light Works Committee and served as a board member and chair to CCAR. Mrs. Reynolds retired from Consolidated Communication after working 32 years.  She is a graduate of Lake Land College.

Mrs. Spain, Mattoon, credits Lake Land for making an important contribution to the social, cultural and economic quality of the community. As a board member, she hopes to support the college’s efforts to develop our community through learning. Mrs. Spain is the chief financial officer of the Coles Moultrie Electric Co-op and is a Rotarian and member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. She received a bachelor's of science business accounting from Eastern Illinois University. 

Mr. Cox serves Lake Land College as director of the foundation and alumni. He is an alumnus of Lake Land and Eastern Illinois University and in 2006 received certification in fundraising from Indiana University–Purdue University at Indianapolis. Mr. Cox has more than 13 years of experience in the communications and print industry, serving as
a customer account manager with RR Donnelley. Mr. Cox was honored as a “20 under 40” community leader by Coles Connected in 2005 and a past recipient of the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year Award. He is actively involved in youth athletics in Coles County and will begin serving as Illinois state commissioner for Babe Ruth Baseball in 2009. He also serves on the finance committee for the Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation and the Mattoon Tourism Board as well as several other professionally-related groups.