The Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees seated newly elected members and elected its officers at their Seating and Reorganization meetings on Thursday, April 27.
Joining the board for the first time, Stacey Ries, RN, JD, CHC, was elected for a 6-year term on the board of trustees in the April 4, 2023 consolidated election.
Ries, a resident of Oswego, is the Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Integrity Officer at Rush-Copley Medical Center, located in Aurora. She is responsible for oversight of the organization’s Corporate Integrity program including HIPAA and also performs contract management, acquisitions, research and general in-house legal issues. She also leads the organization’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives. Ries graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a BS in Nursing and received her Law Degree and Certificate in Health Law from DePaul University - College of Law. She also holds a certification in Healthcare Compliance through the Health Care Compliance Association. She currently serves on the Fox Valley United Way board and served as Chair from 2018-2023.
Recently re-elected board members Jimmie Delgado, of Oswego, and Gregory Thomas, of Aurora, were also officially seated for new six-year terms and will now serve through 2029. Delgado has been serving on Waubonsee’s board since 2015; Thomas was originally appointed in 2018.
Elected by fellow students, Student Trustee Van Wheeler, of North Aurora, was also seated for a one-year term.
An Oath of Office was administered by the Honorable Robert P. Pilmer, Circuit Judge, 23rd Judicial District, to each of the re-elected and newly elected board members and student trustee.
The board unanimously elected its officers for 2023-2025 as follows: Rebecca D. Oliver, Chair; Patrick Kelsey, Vice Chair; and Gregory Thomas, Secretary.
