CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Lalo Ponce of St. Charles, Ill., has been elected president of the Dads Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 2008-2009.
The election was held during the annual meeting of the association Nov. 1 during Dads Weekend on campus.
The other executive board members and their offices: (EDITORS: See list).
The Dads Association, founded in 1923, is believed to be one of the nation’s longest-serving parent organizations. It supports programs, services and activities that promote the health, safety and well-being of the university community and serves as the parent liaison to campus.
DADS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD
BUFFALO GROVE – Jim Ferrera, director
CHARLESTON – Paul Wieck, immediate past president
CHICAGO – Ben Duster, director
DOWNERS GROVE – Martin Biernat, director
ELGIN – John Schwan, director
ELK GROVE VILLAGE – Harold Labinsky, director
FRANKFORT – Dennis Regnier, director
HINSDALE – Matthew Moran, director
HOMEWOOD – Robert Reilly, director
NORTHBROOK – Joel Helfer, director
OLYMPIA FIELDS – John Menees, vice president/treasurer
ORLAND PARK – Richard Yates, director
PARK RIDGE – Kevin Blindauer, director
PAWNEE – Norm Megginson, first vice president
ST. CHARLES – Lalo Ponce, president
SALEM – Dwain Baldridge, vice president
WHEATON – Mark Glowacki, director; Gordon Soderlund, vice president