CFPA operates under the guidance, leadership, and counsel of the Board of Directors. Members of the Board of Directors are elected to serve a two-year term for up to three terms.

We are grateful for the dedication of the 2022-2023 fiscal year Board of Directors:

Shaun Newell, President; WMBD/WYZZ

Jodi F. Lindsay, Vice President; Bob Lindsay Auto Group

Alma Brown, Secretary; Caterpillar Inc.

Michael Price, Treasurer; David Vaughan Investments

Derrick Booth, PhD, Vice Treasurer; Peoria Public Schools

Anthony Allen, Peoria Police Department, Retired

Hon. Michael Brandt, Judge of the 10th Judicial Circuit, Retired

Deauna Collins, Morton Community Bank

Cheryl Crowe, OSF Healthcare

Carrie Donnelly, UnityPoint/UnityPlace

Doug Hanley, CEFCU

Stephanie Hassett, Caterpillar, Inc.

Carrie McCarty, Par-a-Dice

Brendan O’Neill, CertaPro Painters

Andrea Tortora, Turtledove Communications

Donna Varda, DSMH Consulting

Kiran Velpula, PhD, University of Illinois College of Medicine

For more information on CFPA’s Board of Directors or if you are interested in joining, please email CFPA CEO, Carol Merna at cmerna@centerforpreventionofabuse.org.