Each district director is responsible for representing ACES alumni who reside within a specific geographic region in Illinois. He/she communicates the needs and concerns of constituents in their district to the ACES Alumni Association Board of Directors. The director also coordinates at least one social or professional event in his/her district every other year.
Dan Block
St. Charles, IL
B.S. 1994 Agricultural Economics
Current profession:
Chief Executive Officer; DairyAmerica, Inc.
Alison Coughlin
Chicago, IL
B.S. 2008 Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Master of Public Policy 2010 University of Chicago
Current profession:
Director, Commodity Research and Product Development; CME Group
Jerry Brookhart
Macomb, IL
B.S. 1963 Agricultural Science
Current profession:
Insurance and Investments; Purdum Gray Ingledue Beck, Inc
Barb Schumacher
Buckley, IL
B.S. 1987 Agronomy
Current profession:
Sunstar Farms
Duane Noland
Blue Mound, IL
B.S. 1978 Agriculture
Current profession:
President/CEO, Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives
Mike Gunderson
Mahomet, IL
B.S. 2001 ACE Farm Management
M.S. 2003 Agricultural Economics- Cornell University
Ph.D. 2006 Agricultural Economics- Purdue University
Current profession:
Chief Credit Officer; Farm Credit Illinois
Rebecca Doyle
Gillespie, IL
B.S. Agriculture Communications 1975
M.S. Agriculture 1977
Current profession:
Co-owner Hickory Grove Pork Farm and Doyle Associates & Senior Associate, The Context Network
Jim Dougherty
Tunnel Hill, IL
B.S. 1979 Agriculture
Current profession:
Retired, Archer Daniels Midland Company
Rachel Rosentreter
Dewitt, IA
B.S. 2019 Agricultural Leadership Education
Current profession:
Regional Training Manager- Illinois Region; Bayer CropScience
Molly Messner
Chicago, IL
B.S. 2016 Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Public Policy and Law
Current Profession:
Senior Buyer, External Manufacturing Procurement, KRAFT HEINZ