2022-2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Elected Officers of the Executive Committee
3rd VICE PRESIDENT
PUBLIC RELATIONS/WEBSITE
Lana Soldat
Carroll County, IL
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4th VICE PRESIDENT
LEGISLATION
Sue Hamilton
Williamson County, IL
Williamson County RW
TREASURER
Caritina Mayer
Winnebago County, IL
Northern Illinois RW
Bio coming soon
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Linda [Brown] Yoakum
Champaign County, IL
Champaign County RW
LOCAL CLUB PRESIDENTS
Voting Board Members
"The voting body of the IFRW Board of Directors shall be the ELECTED OFFICERS, the PRESIDENT of each local club, the CHAIRMEN of the STANDING COMMITTEES, and the IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT." Article VII, Section 1 A
STANDING COMMITTEES
Voting Board Members
BYLAWS*
EC
CAMPAIGN/POLITICAL ACTIVITIES*
EC
MEMBERSHIP/OUTREACH*
Linda Hernandez
PROGRAMS*
Sue Hamilton
FUNDRAISING*
EC
LEGISLATION*
EC
PUBLIC RELATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS/WEBSITE*
Lana Soldat
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS*
TBA
AMERICANISM*
TBA
ARMED SERVICES*
TBA
BUDGET/FINANCE*
TBA
CARING FOR AMERICA*
TBA
HOSPITALITY
TBA
LITERACY/MELP*
TBA
RESOLUTIONS
TBA
SCHOLARSHIP*
TBA
SPECIAL EVENTS
TBA
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP
TBA
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
TBA
YOUTH OUTREACH*
Angela Shippert
APPOINTIVE POSITIONS
AUDIT
TBA
CHAPLAIN*
Linda Hernandez
HISTORIAN
TBA
PARLIAMENTARIAN*
TBA
PROTOCOL*
TBA
SERGEANT AT ARMS
TBA
DISTRICT DIRECTORS**
DISTRICT 1
County of Cook
TBA
DISTRICT 2
Counties of McHenry, Lake, Kane, DuPage, and DeKalb
TBA
DISTRICT 3
Counties of Kendall, Will, LaSalle, Grundy and Kankakee
TBA
DISTRICT 4
Counties of Stephenson, Jo Daviess, Winnebago, Boone, Carroll, Ogle, Lee, Whiteside, Bureau, Henry, Rock Island and Mercer
TBA
DISTRICT 5
Counties of Henderson, Warren, Knox, Stark, Peoria, Putnam, Marshall, Hancock, McDonough, Fulton and Tazewell
TBA
DISTRICT 6
Counties of Livingston, Iroquois, McLean, Ford, Champaign, Vermilion, Douglas, Edgar, Coles, Cumberland, and Clark
TBA
DISTRICT 7
Counties of Adams, Schuyler, Mason, Logan, DeWitt, Brown, Cass, Menard, Macon, Piatt, Sangamon, Pike, Morgan, Scott, Christian, Moultrie, and Shelby
TBA
DISTRICT 8
Counties of Greene, Macoupin, Montgomery, Calhoun, Jersey, Madison, Bond, Fayette, Effingham, Jasper, Clay, Crawford, Lawrence, Saint Clair, Clinton, Marion, Wayne, Edwards, Richland, and Wabash
TBA
DISTRICT 9
Counties of Monroe, Washington, Jefferson, Perry, Hamilton, White, Randolph, Jackson, Franklin, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski, and Massac
TBA
** District Directors coordinate with the Chairman of the Membership Committee to retain, educate and grow membership, as well as initiate and encourage new clubs, within their respective districts.
IFRW MEETINGS
Executive Committee Meetings - Regular meetings of the Executive Committee are held at least quarterly.
Board Meetings - Annually there are two board meetings held at the Spring Conference and Fall Conference.
Biennial Convention - Our Biennial Convention is held in odd-numbered years as determined by the Executive Committee.
STANDING COMMITTEE DUTIES
BYLAWS COMITTEE:
To conduct a biennial review of the IFRW bylaws; to receive, consider and draft recommendations in regard to possible changes in Bylaws and Standing Rules.
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE:
To assist the local clubs by training and educating members on Republican principles and how to become involved in the electoral processes; to inform the membership of how to access informational materials for use in promoting Republican ideals and candidates; to devise methods in which activities on the local club level can be coordinated with those of other groups responsible for the campaign.
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE:
To prepare and implement a plan for raising funds in order to meet the IFRW's budget; and shall notify the treasurer of all fundraising committee meetings and may attend.
LEGISLATION COMMITTEE:
To be informed on state and national issues and on legislation pending in the Illinois General Assembly and U.S. Congress; and to assemble and distribute information on state and national issues and legislation and make it available to local clubs.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:
To assist the local clubs in efforts to increase membership; to stimulate and aid in the formation of new clubs and the reactivation of lapsed clubs; to visit as many clubs as possible during the two-year term; to approve applications of new clubs and, after vote of the Executive Committee, to present charters to new clubs.
PROGRAMS COMMITTEE:
To assist local clubs in planning good programs by assembling pertinent materials and making it available; to assist the President in planning programs for the Board of Directors meetings; to maintain an active list of those qualified and willing to take speaking engagements at local clubs’ meetings.
PUBLIC RELATIONS:
To be responsible for the compilation, editing and printing of IFRW publications; to be responsible for all publicity and press releases for the IFRW; to assist the local clubs to have good publicity and public relations; to promote good public relations for the IFRW, not only through the usual media such as newspapers, radio and television, but also through every larger aspect, including social media channels; to stimulate other members of the Executive Committee and local clubs to understand and use the larger aspects of public relations.