Incorporated in 1992, the Heartland Community College Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation dedicated to the enhancement and support of student learning and success at Heartland Community College.
We receive and administer gifts in many forms including monetary donations, bequests and real estate. We also organize a variety of fundraising events to support scholarship opportunities for Heartland students and to further solidify the College's strong relationship to the community.
Board Officers
Name
Position/Company
Kirk McCullick (Chair)
Executive Director, Marketing & Business Development, Growmark, Inc.
Melissa Marx (First Vice-Chair)
Administrator, Fort Jesse Imaging Center & Gale Keeran Center for Women
Donny Bounds (Second Vice-Chair)
President/Owner, Donny B's Gourmet Popcorn and Gifts
George Wood (Past Chair)
Attorney, Wood, DeVary & Armstrong, P.C.
Chris Downing
Executive Director, Heartland Community College Foundation
Bridget Miller (Treasurer)
Assistant Controller, Heartland Community College
Board of Directors
Name
Position/Company
Don Adams
Retired, Farnsworth Group, Inc.
Jacob Baker
Director, Invenergy LLC
Vicki Berg
Director of Operations, McDonald's
Greg Birky
Senior Vice President, Retail Services Director, Heartland Bank & Trust
Shelleigh Birlingmair
Vice President, Development, Carle BroMenn Medical Center
John Bishop
Senior Architectural Manager, Farnsworth Group
Andy Copenhaver
Financial Advisor, Edward Jones
Roger Corrigan
Retired, State Bank of Graymont
Jake Davis
Chief Operating Officer, Mavidea Technology Group
Melissa Donovan
Owner, Mad Strategy
Janelle Henkel
Director, Country Financial
Ben Jeffreys
Partner, Mid America Insurance
Kevin Kramer
HR Manager, Caterpillar Inc.
Jenny Larkin
Business Manager, Institute for Human Resources
Cheryl Logue
Vice President, Operations, State Farm
Tom Lovelass
President, Meredith's Commercial Properties
Dean Messinger
Retired, Caterpillar Inc.
Mark Muehleck
Owner, CertaPro Painters of Bloomington, IL
Mary Jo Murphy
Project Manager, Carpet Weaver's Commercial
Mary K. Penn
Retired, Striegel Knoblock & Co. LLC
Lisa Pittman
Vice President Chief Nursing Officer, OSF Healthcare St. Joseph Medical Center
Sarah Powell
Vice President, Sales, Afni, Inc.
Barry Reilly
Retired, Superintendent District 87
Sim Sandhu
Director of Strategy and Innovation, Illinois Farm Bureau (Illinois Agricultural Association.)
Richard Seehuus
Professor I, English, Heartland Community College
Joe Strupek
Retired, State Farm
Allegra Thigpen
Technology Analyst, State Farm
Seth Zeller
President, Zeller Electric
Ex-Officios
Name
Position/Company
Becky Ropp
Chair, Heartland Community College Trustees
Keith Cornille
President, Heartland Community College
Directors Emeritus
Name
Years of Service
Donald Engelkes
1993-2001
Phares O'Daffer
1993-2002
Barbara Ostberg
1993-2002
Mary Wright
1993-2002
George Farnsworth
1999-2003
Sharon Heaton
1994-2004
Mary Feicke
1998-2005
Joan Guenther
2002-2005
Jim Blass
2004-2006
Art Adams (deceased)
2004-2007
William Mueller
2001-2007
Joy Schreder
2003-2008
Dianne Lerman
2003-2009
Jerry Ringer
2002-2009
H. Wayne Taylor
1994-2009
Robert Heitzman
2007-2010
Jim Schilkoski (deceased)
2000-2012
Dale Strassheim
2000-2012
Steve McManus
2008-2019
Contact Us
Heartland Foundation CCB 2300 1500 W. Raab Rd. Normal, IL 61761 Phone: 309-268-8110 Email: foundation@heartland.edu