KNRF Board Members

The members of the I-I District KNRF Board are listed below. The Board includes the officers of I-I District KNRF, as well as the Governor, Governor-Elect, and Immediate Past Governor of the I-I District.  Also included are three (3) Past Governors and three (3) Past Lieutenant Governors who serve staggered three (3) year terms.  Finally, the board includes non-voting members such as Dr. Rodger Elble, our Medical Director, as well as the Governors of I-I District Key Club and Circle K International.

Kiwanis Neuroscience Research Foundation
Board of Trustees
2025-2026

VOTING MEMBERS

Executive Director (CEO): Ken Whitmore, Kiwanis Club of Alpine-Rockford, Div 12
President / Chairman of the Board: Larry Forsberg, Kiwanis Club of Sycamore, Div 14
Treasurer: Mark Petersen, Kiwanis Club of Moline, Div 17
Vice-President: Bob Wilton, Kiwanis Club of Peoria, Div 20
Governor: Mary Zeronas, Kiwanis Club of Southwest Chicago, Div 4
Governor-Elect: Tracy Armstrong, Kiwanis Club of Quincy, Div 29
Immediate Past Governor: Kim Groom, Kiwanis Club of Aurora, Div 21
Past Governor (1 year): Angie Johnson, Kiwanis Club of Kewanee, Div 17
Past Governor (2 year): Dustin Morrison, Kiwanis Club of Collinsville Sunrise, Div 31
Past Governor (3 year): Tom Willis, Kiwanis Club of Addison, Div 9
Past Lt. Governor (1 year): Bob Wilton, Kiwanis Club of Peoria, Div 20
Past Lt. Governor (2 year): Doug Warren, Kiwanis Club of Decatur-Early Birds, Div 25
Past Lt. Governor (3 year): Bob France, Kiwanis Club of Bloomindale-Roselle, Div 8

NON-VOTING MEMBERS

Medical Co-Director: Dr. Stephanie Ceman, UI-UC & Dr. Daniel Llano, UI-UC
Medical Director Emeritus: Dr. Rodger Elble, SIU-Springfield (ret)
Foundation Secretary: Jea Nae Remala, Kiwanis Club of Sycamore, Div 14
Key Club Governor: Kiki Mander (2025-26), Normal Community HS, Normal, IL
Circle K Governor: Christine Ricci, (2025-26), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

The I-I District KNRF Board of Directors typically meets twice a year, once in August after the I-I District convention and once again at the I-I District Mid-Year event.

If you are interested in serving on the board of I-I District KNRF, please contact the Past Lieutenant Governor Association (PLGA) if you are past lieutenant governor, or the Past Governors Association if you are a past governor.