2019 Board of Directors

Camp Ondessonk is honored to have a dedicated group of volunteers serving on its Board of Directors.  Their guidance, collective expertise, and dedicated service to the campers of Ondessonk have been the key to the recent site and program improvements.  Working closely with Ondessonk’s Executive Director, each board member serves on a sub-committee where his/her knowledge can be best utilized.

2019 Camp Ondessonk Board of Directors 

Tracy Beckham Phipps, President
Attorney
Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard P.C.

Sara Simonin, First Vice President/Secretary
Foundation Specialist
Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Tip Belz, Vice President
Retired Electrician
IBEW – Local 309

Thomas Young Sr., Vice President 
Farrier, self-employed

Belinda Bauer
Retired Speech-Language Pathologist

Reverend Steven L. Beatty
Parish Pastor & Camp Ondessonk Chaplain
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Ridgway, IL

Katie Birge
Executive Director
Launch Indy 

Chris Cahnovsky
Regional Manager
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Sandy Eversole
Manager of Financial Planning
Mercy

Carrie Keller
Attorney
SmithAmundsen, LLC

Kyle Klues
Structural Design Engineer

Jacquelyn Savage McKay
Retired Corporate Executive Assistant

Kent Plotner
Attorney
Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C. 

Mark Sherfy
Funeral Director & Manager
Kassly Mortuary, Ltd

Joseph Werner
Building Contractor
Joe Werner Construction

Ex Officio Trustees:
Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton, Ph.D., S.T.D.
Bishop
Diocese of Belleville

Rev. Msgr. John W. McEvilly, V.G.
Vicar General / Moderator of Curia
Diocese of Belleville

Jonathan Birdsong
Superintendent of Schools/Director of Education
Diocese of Belleville