Advisory Group

The Advisory Group (AG) is a dedicated group of stakeholders that meets on a monthly basis, both virtually and in-person, and serve as ambassadors of the project to the Springfield community. Their role includes:

  • Providing thorough and candid feedback throughout the process
  • Bringing both pragmatic and aspirational qualities to this initiative
  • Contributing (and connecting) their network to the promotion of community engagement sessions 
  • Serving as advocates for the initiative within their spheres of influence (e.g., neighborhood, organizations etc.)

Hear from the Advisory Group:

Louis Agresta
Clark County Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee

Wesley Babian
Community Member

Molly Baldwin
St. Vincent dePaul

Titus Dean Beard
Community Member

Emily Bennett
Shift•ology Communication

Jo Alice Blondin
Clark State College

SeRaye Bray
Covenant Freedom School

John Brown
Park National Bank

Nettie Carter-Smith
Rocking Horse Community Health Center

Leann Castillo
Park District

Chris Cook
Clark County Combined Health District

Lula Cosby
Coldwell Banker Heritage

Leslie Crew
Opportunities for Individual Change of Clark County

Teresa Demana
Benjamin Steel; Mundy’s Bar and Grill

Wendy Doolitle
McKinley Hall

Vilès Dorsainvil
Haitian Community Help & Support Center

Natalie Driscoll
United Way of Clark, Champaign and Madison Counties

Joan Elder
Springfield City School District

Maureen Fagans
United Senior Services

Karen Graves
City of Springfield

Mark Grimes
Sweet Manufacturing Company

Adam Groshans
Bon Secours Mercy Health

Andy Hayes
Hucklebuck Design Studio

Devon Hendricks
Community Member

Dale Henry
Gammon House

Sheila Henry
Community Member

Lo Houser
Project Jericho (Clark State College)

Dulce Hurst
Second Harvest Food Bank; Women’s Partnership Fund

Jaimee Jordan
Catholic Central School

Ed Leventhal
Community Member

Nancy Mahoney
Springfield Civic Theatre; Association of Fundraising Professionals

Karlos Marshall
Conscious Connect

Maureen Massaro
Wilson Sheehan Foundation

Stephen Massey
CitiLookout Trauma Recovery Center

Jamie McGregor
McGregor Metal

Ben Merick
Bon Secours Mercy Health

Kerry Pedraza
Clark State College Foundation

Mia Perez
Community Member

Kolton Rice
OpenEye Studios

Joy Rogers
Community Health Foundation

Kathryn Rogers
Wasson Enterprise

Jonathan Johnson
Small Business Development Center

Carl Ruby
Central Christian

Rob Rue
City of Springfield

Doug Schantz
Clark State College

Chris Schutte
Greater Springfield Partnership

Kyle Scott
Equality Springfield

Michael Sheehan
Sheehan Brothers Vending

Marin Smith
Shift•ology Communication

Amy Stacy
Springfield City School District

Lazarus Toliver
The Wave Films

Jon D. Upshaw
Springfield Promise Neighborhood

Denise Williams
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Chad Wilson
Springfield USA and Big Fish Local

Jalen Wood
AmeriCorp VISTA

Brian Yontz
Wittenberg University

Kate Seegraves
Silfex