Governing Board Election Results

The voting process for the ILEAS Governing Board ended on Friday, February 24th.   We would like to congratulate the winners and welcome the three new members to the Board.  We would also like to say a grateful “Thank You” to those three members who are no longer on the Board – Crawford CO Sheriff William Rutan, East Peoria Chief Dustin Sutton and Vandalia Chief Jeff Ray.  The staff and the rest of the Board truly appreciates the time, guidance and effort that they have dedicated in the last two years. 

A few numbers:

  • 150 agencies cast 300 votes for the 16 Regional Co-Chair seats on the Governing Board
  • 46 chiefs and sheriffs were nominated
  • 15 of them were declined and 1 was removed as he had resigned prior to voting. 
  • 30 ran for 16 positions

The entire Board was re-elected with three exceptions. The new Govering Board is now:

  • Region 2 -   Sheriff David Snyders - Stephenson County SO
  • Region 2 -   Chief Todd Murray - Byron PD
  • Region 3 -   Sheriff Dwight Baird - Kendall County SO
  • Region 3 -   Chief David Summer - North Aurora PD
  • Region 4 -   Chief Steve Neubauer - Tinley Park PD
  • Region 4 -   Sheriff Mark Curran - Lake County SO
  • Region 6 -   Chief Ken Winslow - Springfield  PD (new)
  • Region 6 -   Sheriff Jeff Standard - Fulton County SO
  • Region 7 -   Sheriff Derek Hagen -   Iroquois County SO
  • Region 7 -   Chief Mike Metzler - Mahomet PD
  • Region 8 -   Chief Terry Bell - Highland PD
  • Region 8 -   Sheriff Neal Rohlfing - Monroe County
  • Region 9 -   Sheriff Michael Everett - Wayne County (new)
  • Region 9 -   Chief Sean Reynolds - Vandalia PD (new)
  • Region 11 - Chief Harold Masse - Metropolis PD
  • Region 11 - Sheriff Keith Brown - Saline County SO

The appointed members remain the same:

  • Colonel Tad Williams – IL. State Police
  • Chief Fred Waller – Chicago PD
  • Deputy Chief Eric Carter – Chicago PD
  • Macon CO. Sheriff Tom Schneider – IL Sheriffs’ Assoc
  • Macomb PD Chief Curt Barker – IL Assoc. of Chiefs of Police

We are looking forward to opening a new chapter in ILEAS’ history with this newly seat Board.  Their first meeting will be on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 0800 in the Capital View Room of the Crowne Plaza, 3000 S. Dirksen Parkway, IL.