Whether you work in the corporate\, public or nonprofit sphere\, joining a nonprofit board of directors can be a gre at boost to your career. Serving on a board is a wonderful way to build le adership skills\, grow your network\, learn how nonprofits operate and mak e a difference in your community. And\, it can be a lot of work!
\nJ oin this panel discussion of current board members and nonprofit executive s to learn:
\nThis free work shop is ideal for new and aspiring board members\, and civic-minded commun ity members at large!
\nPresented in partnership with the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois.
\ nAbout the Panelists:
\nRebecca Guyette< /strong> is the Chief Development Officer at the United Way of Champaign C ounty. Rebecca (Becca) joined United Way of Champaign County in 2013 as Di rector of Leadership Giving\, overseeing the now $3 million annual Pillar giving program. In 2019\, she became Chief Development Officer. In this ro le\, Becca continues to oversee the Pillar program\, Major Gifts\, and Uni ted Way&rsquo\;s Resource Development division.
\nAs a Certified Fun draising Executive\, she does ongoing training with local fundraising prof essionals\, with specific emphasis on the development and sustainability o f annual fund and major gift programs.
\nPrior to joining United Way \, Becca worked for 10 years at the University of Illinois YMCA as Program and Development Director and led a capital funds drive to renovate the bu ilding. She received her MA in Communication from the University of Illino is.
\nIn 2014 Becca was recognized as the Central Illinois Business Magazine Woman of the Year for her professional and community efforts. She is currently a board member for Lindsey Communities and Executive Club of Champaign County. She lives in Savoy with her husband\, Joe and their two children.
\nChris Randles is the CP/CFO of Parklan d College. Chris came to Parkland College in 1994 as a staff accountant. H e was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2008 and Vice President of Ad ministrative Services/CFO/Treasurer in 2009 after filling the roles of sen ior accountant and controller.
\nChris holds a Bachelor of Science d egree in accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. H e is a certified and licensed public accountant in the State of Illinois. Mr. Randles is a member of the AICPA\, Illinois CPA Society\, Association of Government Accountants\, and the American Association of Accountants.\n
Chris was selected for News-Gazette&rsquo\;s Forty Under 40 Award i n 2009.
\nOutside of work his interests are many and varied. He is a current member of the University of Illinois Community Credit Union Board (treasurer)\, Champaign Rotary Club Board\, Champaign County CrimeStopper s Board\, and the Illini Rebounders Club Board. Chris is a former member o f Family Service of Champaign County Board (president &\; treasurer) an d Big Brother Big Sisters (BBBS) of Central Illinois Board. He enjoys trav el\, film\, sports\, and spending time with his French Bulldog Zoe and his twin Nephews Holden &\; Finn.
\nMichelle Gonzales is the Special Assistant in Public Engagement at the University of Illi nois at Urbana Champaign. Michelle Gonzales has been a Chicagoland transpl ant in CU for over thirty years. After twelve years as a third-grade teach er\, she unexpectedly landed a position as the legislative assistant to th e newly appointed State Senator Scott Bennett in 2015. It was through this office and opportunity that Michelle learned about the organizations\, in stitutions\, businesses and dedicated citizens that make Champaign-Urbana the resource-rich community it is today. During that chapter\, she also di scovered her passion for public service through volunteerism in a wide var iety of activities.
\nThe combination of her work and extra-curricul ar endeavors eventually led her to a job at the University of Illinois in Public Engagement through the Office of the Chancellor in 2020. Her undyin g commitment to Illinois at the university\, local and state level is evid ent in all that she does as she continuously strives to build a healthier and happier community in this place she calls home. She knows that with ev ery person she meets\, we are all connected\, we are all agents of change and we all have something valuable to contribute.
\nMichelle current ly serves on the board for the Community Foundation of East Central Illino is\, the Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation\, the Advancement Council for Krannert Center for the Performing Arts\, is a member of Urbana Rotary an d is a mentor through the CU 1-1 Mentoring program.
\nRegistration i s not required\, but encouraged.
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