Meet the Board of Directors
The Community Foundation Board members serve without pay and represent the population of our region. They are community leaders who are involved in numerous organizations and live across all parts of southern Illinois.
President | | Martin Rowe |  | Martin is the president & CEO of Eldorado Bancshares. He and his family live in Eldorado. |
Vice President | | Larry Busch |  | Larry is a retired professor of industrial design at SIUC. He is a 40+ year resident of southern Illinois and often enjoys its beauty on the back of a motorcycle or from the hull of a kayak. |
Secretary | | Bill Bonan, II |  | Bill is the community bank president of Peoples National Bank, a locally owned regional bank. He is a graduate of SIUC and is currently pursuing a law degree. "I believe in SICF, as it allows southern Illinoisans to take care of their hometowns by offering folks a way to give locally," he says. |
Treasurer | | John Daly |  | John is a CPA and an attorney. He and his young family live in Carbondale. Daly says, "I serve and support the Community Foundation because it keeps charitable gifts close to home, for the exclusive use of our local communities." |
Director | | John Gardner |  | John is the retired school superintendent of the Harrisburg School District. He is now self-employed as a consultant in the field of education. He and his wife are the parents of three grown daughters and live in Harrisburg. Gardner serves on the board because he has always taken the long view, noting "SICF has the potential to make a significant positive difference in the lives of current and future southern Illinoisans." |
Director | | Ralph Graham |  | Ralph is the principal of Graham & Associates, a Marion based financial services firm that specializes in employee benefits. "I am pleased to serve on the board of SICF because the foundation helps people give money that will last forever," says Graham. |
Southern Illinois Community Foundation, through its board members and donors is strengthening the region's quality of life by:
* Building "community capital" – for today and tomorrow
* Enhancing the region's quality of life
* Engaging people and organizations in philanthropy
* Convening, planning and working for positive change
* Supporting and launching new initiatives
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