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.