Voting Results For IHSA Board of Directors

Three current members of the IHSA Board of Directors won re-election, including New Trier High School Athletic Director Augie Fontanetta (Division 2), Dunlap High School Principal Kate Cazalet (Division 4), and Niles Notre Dame Principal Dan Tully (At-Large Private School).

The lone new member of the Board of Directors is Hamilton High School Principal Brad Gooding (pictured right), who will represent Division 6.
The Board will elect its officers for the 2023-24 school term at its regular meeting on Wednesday, October 11.

IHSA member schools nominated candidates for the Board of Directors and Legislative Commission beginning on August 11. The nominations were tallied on September 18 and votes were cast from September 20 through October 1.

Results of the elections are listed below. The names of the candidates are indicated in the following list, with an asterisk preceding the name of the person elected to each seat.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESULTSDivision 2* Augie Fontanetta, Winnetka (New Trier)Barry Gurvey, Harvard

Division 4* Katie Cazalet, DunlapBrad Pemberton, Freeport (H.S.)

Division 6* Brad Gooding, HamiltonMark McDowell, Quincy (Notre Dame)

At-Large Private* Dan Tully, Niles (Notre Dame)Jon Baffico, Arlington Heights (St. Viator)

LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION RESULTSDistrict 3* Scott Tabernacki, Chicago (Mt. Carmel)Robert Alberts, Chicago (Brother Rice)

District 5* Fil Torres, Aurora (East)JoAnne Smith, Batavia

District 6* Tim Jackson, Richmond (R. Burton)Kathy Anderson, Deerfield (H.S.)

District 7* Brad Mitchell, Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) - Unopposed

District 9* Scott Maupin, WilmingtonDaniel DeBruycker, Aurora (Metea Valley)

District 11* Mike Berentes, Rock FallsNathan DeBaillie, Orion

District 13* Gary Page, St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden)Bill Behrends, Tolono (Unity)

District 18* Matt Hutchison, TaylorvilleDeidre Ripka, Morton

District 19* Justin Newell, Bethalto (Civic Memorial)Chris Kusnerick, Alton (Sr.)

Athletic Administrator Division 2* Brett Bildstein, Skokie (Niles North)Dan Beebe, Aurora (A. Christian)

Athletic Administrator Division 5* Dan Sheehan, MonticelloDustin Dees, Catlin (Salt Fork)

At-Large Minority or Underrepresented Gender Division 3Therese Hawkins, LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)Unopposed

At-Large Minority or Underrepresented Gender Division 4* Rebecca Hoffman Karr, Machesney Park (Harlem)Unopposed

At-Large Minority or Underrepresented Gender Division 5No Nominees - Board will appoint the position

At-Large Minority or Underrepresented Gender Division 6No Nominees - Board will appoint the position