ERCF Board of Directors & CORE Academy Staff
Meet Our Team
The Effingham Regional Career Foundation Board of Directors is comprised of 11 business representatives and 10 education representatives. Committees are led by business and education co-chairs and utilize business focus groups along with labor statistics and projections to determine curriculum needs. Our Director and Course Facilitators are well-versed in the mission of CORE Academy and work to provide materials that help students meet their goals. We strive to provide the best value to our students that we can. That is why we focus on operating this Academy with highly competent individuals at the helm.
Board of Directors
Joe Schumacher
President
Emily Plumlee
Vice President
Cary Jackson
Treasurer
Katie Koester
Secretary
Joe Forbes
Board Member
David Jansen
Board Member
Andy Johnson
Board Member
Philip Lark
Board Member
Sara Ruding
Board Member
Dr. Josh Bullock
Board Member
Vanessa Wright
Board Member
Sasha Althoff
Board Member
Hanna Page
Board Member
Tanner Lawson
Board Member
Ike Nwosu
Ex-Officio Board Member
Norma Lansing
Ex-Officio Board Member
Courtney Yockey
Ex-Officio Board Member
Jerry Tkachuk
Ex-Officio Board Member
Staff
Courtney Conlin
Director
core.director@coreacademyil.com
Cassandra Carpenter
Explore Instructor
c.carpenter@coreacademyil.com
Darrell Carpenter
Automotive Instructor
d.carpenter@coreacademyil.com
Doug Holman
Criminal Justice Instructor
d.holman@coreacademyil.com
Jason McFarland
Criminal Justice Instructor
j.mcfarland@coreacademyil.com
Erin Swingler
Allied Health - LLC Instructor
eswingler@lakelandcollege.edu
Ethan Turner
Allied Health - LLC Instructor
eturner1@lakelandcollege.edu
Jessie Palmer
Allied Health - LLC Instructor
jhutchison@lakelandcollege.edu
Sarah Wright
Allied Health - LLC Instructor
swright2756@lakelandcollege.edu
Damon Callicoat
CDL Theory - LLC Instructor
dcallicoat@lakelandcollege.edu
