Board of Trustees Directory

Natalie Copper

Employee Trustee

Elected by employee-members

• 2022 Board President
• 2021 Board Vice President
• 2020 Board Vice President
• 2018 Board President 
• 2017 Board Vice President
• 2016 Board Secretary
• 2014 Board President
• 2013 Board Vice President
• 2012 Board Secretary

Current term expires December 31, 2029
Employee Trustee since January 2010
School-age Child Care Site-coordinator for Dawes School in Evanston School District 65.

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Douglas Cycholl

Employee Trustee

Elected by employee-members 

• 2025 Board Secretary

Current term expires: December 31, 2025
Employee Trustee since January 2024
Fire Hydrant Foreman for the City of Springfield, IL

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Gwen Henry

Executive Trustee

Elected by IMRF employers

• 2025 Board President
• 2021 Board President
• 2012 Board President
• 2011 Board Vice President

Current term expires: December 31, 2025 
Executive Trustee since January 2009
DuPage County Treasurer

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Jason Isaac

Employee Trustee

Elected by employee-members 

Current term expires: December 31, 2025
Employee Trustee since January 2025
Lead Maintenance Technician for Champaign Unit 4 School District

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David Miller

Executive Trustee

Elected by IMRF employers

• 2020 Board President
• 2019 Board Vice President 
• 2018 Board Vice President 
• 2017 Board Secretary

Current term expires: December 31, 2026
Executive Trustee since January 2015
Executive Director of the North Shore Water Reclamation District

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William Stafford

Annuitant Trustee

Elected by IMRF Retirees

• 2013 Board President
• 2012 Board Vice President
• 2011 Board Secretary

Current term expires: December 31, 2025
Executive Trustee 2009-2015
Annuitant Trustee 2019-2020
Retired Chief Financial Officer for Evanston Township High School District 202

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Peter Stefan

Executive Trustee

Elected by IMRF Employers

• 2024 Board President
• 2023 Board Vice President
• 2022 Board Secretary

Current term expires: December 31, 2025
Executive Trustee since January 2025
Employee Trustee January 2021 – December 2024
Finance Director/Treasurer for the Village of Lake in the Hills

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Brian Townsend

Executive Trustee

Elected by employers

Current term expires: December 31, 2025
Employee Trustee since March 2025
Village Manager of Schaumburg

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