Board of Directors

The Nature Foundation of Will County is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Directors are individuals from throughout Will County, are leaders in their respective communities, and are passionate about the Forest Preserve, its mission, and furthering the goals of The Nature Foundation of Will County.   

Officers

​Chair - Jamie Donovan, Two Hounds Antiques, Braidwood, IL
Vice Chair - Ragan Pattison, Wight & Company, Wilmington IL 
Treasurer - Jim Flax, TradeStation Securities, Crete IL 
Secretary - Marcella DeMauro, Forest Preserve District of Will County (Retired), Joliet, IL

Directors 

Mary Ann Deutsche, Will County Commissioner (Retired), Crete, IL
Ann Dralle, Former Forest Preserve Commissioner, Lemont, IL 
Rachel Feil, Fresh Raised Gardens, Inc. & Silver Cross Hospital, Mokena, IL 
Ed Garner, First Midwest Bank, Joliet IL
Donna Theimer, Joliet Junior College (Retired), Shorewood IL 
Ray Tuminello, Will County State's Attorney's Office, Mokena, IL 

Ex Officio Directors

​Donald Gould, Forest Preserve Commissioner, Shorewood, IL
Meta Mueller, Forest Preserve Commissioner, Aurora IL 
Ralph Schultz, Forest Preserve District of Will County, Joliet, IL
Rachel Ventura, Forest Preserve Commissioner, Joliet, IL

Staff 

Cynthia Harn, Executive Director