Cassidy is the Owner and Operator of FabFormals & FabForever in Shelbyville IL, as well as a Substitute Teacher and Track and Field Coach at Cowden-Herrick School District. She is a graduate of Shelbyville High School, Lake Land College, and plans to pursue a Bachelors Degree in Business Education.  She is a Shelby County CEO Alum and has served on the Shelby County CEO board since 2021. Tucker is currently serving as the Board Vice Chair.  

Her favorite thing about CEO is being able to express the importance of this program to CEO students and give back to the program that lead her to her business success. 

Faith works at Shelby Electric Cooperative in Shelbyville, IL as the Member Services Specialist. She graduated from Indiana State University in 2022 with a degree in Marketing. She serves on the Shelby County CEO board as well as the Greater Shelbyville Chamber of Commerce board. 

She was a graduate of the Shelby County CEO program in 2018 and is happy to be able to help navigate students through their time in CEO. 

Chase is a software developer at Software Solutions Integrated.

He is a graduate of Computer Science & Spanish Indiana Wesleyan University.

Chase was a member of the inaugural Hancock County CEO class and is currently serving on the Shelby County CEO board.

Seth is the superintendent for Cowden-Herrick Schools.  He is a graduate of Stew-Stras High School and Eastern Illinois University.  He has served on the Shelby County CEO board since 2020.  Schuler is currently serving as the Board Secretary. 

Jeremy is the State Farm Agent in Shelbyville.  He graduated from Southern Illinois University with a degree in Marketing and a MBA from Illinois State University.  He has served on the Shelby County CEO board since its inception in 2017.  

Growing up in a smaller town in Southern Illinois, he was excited to be a part of a program that would help the students gain some real world experience and exposure to the local business owners in their communities.

Sara is the School Counselor for Stewardson-Strasburg CUSD 5A.  She has been a School Counselor for the past 15 years and has formally served on the ClassE board for Charleston High School.  She was excited to have been given the opportunity to serve Shelby County CEO when she was hired at Stew-Stras.  She is an alumni of Neoga High School, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Eastern Illinois University. 

It is exciting to see how CEO gives students an opportunity to step outside of the their comfort zone, meet new people and discover different career opportunities!  I am appreciative of how our local businesses keep giving back to our students!

Kyle Ladd is the principal at Shelbyville High School. He is also a company director at StaffQuick.

Kyle's areas of specialization include: outdoor education, service learning, entrepreneurial education, academic enrichment, and economic development.

He is an involved member of the following organizations: Friends of Lake Shelbyville 501 (c)(3), Army Corps of Engineers Youth Ambassador Program, ROSC Council, Central Illinois Athletic Conference, Shelby County CEO, and the Illinois Principal Association. 

Kyle was awarded the Medal of Merit by the American Red Cross in 2012 and he was a finalist for the Illinois Teacher of the Year Award in 2018. In recent years, he has worked with the Illinois State Board of Education to create career pathways that are aligned to the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.        

Bonnie is the Director the Center for Business and Industry at Lake Land College. She is a graduate of Windsor High School, Lake Land College, Eastern Illinois University, and McKendree University.  She has served on the Shelby County CEO board since its inception in 2017.  Moore is currently serving as the Board Chair.  

Her favorite thing about CEO is working with the students and watching them grow throughout the school year.