Meet Our Officers
2023-2024
If you are interested in becoming a chapter leader or serving on a committee, please contact our president or a board member.
Officers and Board Members
President
Brandy Renfro
Director of Communications
Illinois State Senate Democratic Caucus
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Past President and Secretary
Sarah Kinkade
Marketing and Communications Director
OSF Healthcare
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Treasurer
Hilary Patterson
Chief Marketing Officer
Prairie State Bank & Trust
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Co-VP Programs
Michelle Eccles
Public Relations Manager, Horace Mann
Anchor/Reporter, NPR Illinois
Co-VP Programs
Shelly Tulo
Director of Marketing and Communications
Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance
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Co-VP Communications
Caitlin Perry
Editor and Communications Specialist
Illinois State Senate Democratic Caucus
Co-VP Communications
Alyssa McCorkle
Communications Specialist,
Illinois State Senate Democratic Caucus
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VP Membership
Adrianna Pitrelli
Deputy Director of Communications and
Senior Managing Editor
Illinois State Senate Democratic Caucus
Webmaster
Christy Broccardo-Grove
Digital Content Manager
Colour Republic
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Jobs Chair
Scott Troehler
Communications and Media Producer
Illinois House of Representatives
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Scholarship Chair
Priyanka Deo
Director of Student Media, Faculty
University of Illinois Springfield
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Historian
Nancy Severa Zimmers
Retired Director of Public Affairs
SIU School of Medicine
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