Committees
EDC committees function as operational input from community stakeholder and as working groups that are charged to launch an initiative or be a means to an end.
Airport Committee
This effort is joint with the University to explore effective options for airport governance. The effort is to establish a model where the airport is designed to grow and compete as a commercial service.
| Gary Burgett | Smith/Burgett Architects, Inc |
| Jayne DeLuce | Convention & Visitors Bureau |
| *Bill Giannetti | Flightstar |
| Richard Helton | Village of Savoy |
| Cameron Moore | Regional Planning Commission |
| Alan Nudo | Robeson’s |
| Lori Patterson | Pixo |
| *Seamus Reilly | Parkland College |
| Craig Rost | City of Champaign |
| Bruce Sandahl | Village of Rantoul |
| Bruce Walden | University of Illinois |
| Laura Weis | Chamber of Commerce |
Angel Investor Committee (UCAN)
This effort is in response to the need of a more organized approach to make angel capital more accessible to entrepreneurs.
| Dennis Beard | Open Prairie Ventures |
| John Clarke | University of Illinois |
| Laura Frerichs | University of Illinois Research Park |
| *Tim Hoerr | Serra Ventures |
| Brendan McGinty | Carle Hospital |
| Lee O’Neill | UCAN |
| Rob Schultz | Illinois Ventures, LLC |
| Chris Shroyer | Busey |
| Alan Singleton | Singleton Law Firm |
Education Committee
This effort is multifaceted in that EDC communicates the strenght and educational options that pareents of students K-12 have. Also to communicate the needs of local employers to educational leaders.
| Tom Bruno | Tom Bruno & Associates |
| Larry Wood | |
| Greg Knott | University of Illinois |
| *Preston Williams | Unit #116 Schools |
Job Growth & Retention Committee
This committee meets to review business retention efforts and identify high priority companies to visit. It also guides the EDC’s business attraction efforts.
| Joel Barickman | The Atkins Group |
| *Tom Bruno | Tom Bruno & Associates |
| Tom Carrino | City of Urbana |
| Mark Dixon | The Atkins Group |
| Laura Frerichs | University of Illinois Research Park |
| *Jill Guth | JSM Development |
| Craig Rost | City of Champaign |
| Bruce Sandahl | Village of Rantoul |
| Paul Sinclair | Associated Transfer & Storage |
| Mell Smigielski | Village of Mahomet |
| Masha Trenhaile | Fox Development |
| Matt Wavering | Coldwell Banker Commercial |
Marketing Committee
This committee is to enhance the marketing stance of EDC, typically a joint effort where an initiative is identified by staff work or another committee and then the campaign is enhanced by the input of the marketing professionals in this committee.
| *Mike Billimack | Carle |
| Craig Rost | City of Champaign |
| Nick Taylor | Re/Max |
| Masha Trenhaile | Fox Development |
| Bill Walter | A&R Mechanical |
Technology Committee
Strengthening the ties within the local tech community and plans events and other initiatives in its support.
| Laura Frerichs | University of Illinois Research Park |
| Merle Giles | NCSA |
| Tim Hoerr | Serra Ventures |
| Liz Kellner | Singleton Law Firm |
| Jilyan Landon | Wolfram |
| Stephanie Larson | University of Illinois |
| Brendan McGinty | Carle |
| Maria Mobasseri | Parkland College |
| Brian Precious | University of Illinois |
| *Rob Schultz | Illinois Ventures |
| Mark Scifres | Pavlov Media |
| Alan Singleton | Singleton Law Firm |
| Svetlana Sowers | |
| Jed Taylor | University of Illinois |
| Ken Taylor | |
| David Washburn | University of Illinois |
Utility Committee
Considering any broad utility issue that may arise this committee has focused its efforts strengthening electrical capacity in critical areas and will concentrate on telecommunication issues and the implementation of Urbana-champaign to Broadband initiative in 2012.
| Tom Carrino | City of Urbana |
| Tom Costello | MTD |
| Steve Estes | AmerenIP |
| Rick Manner | UCSD |
| *Shawn Luesse | Devonshire Realty |
| Craig Rost | City of Champaign |
| Jane Solon | The Atkins Group |
| Barry Suits | Illinois American Water |
| Bruce Walden | University of Illinois |
| Steve Warren | AmerenIP |
