About MIMD
Mid-Illinois
Medical District Commissioners
The Commissioners are responsible for the District’s activities. The law requires that the Commission be made up of nine (9) members, six (6) appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the State Senate, four (4) appointed by the Mayor of Springfield, with the advice and consent of the Springfield City Council, and one (1) appointed by the Chairperson of the Sangamon County Board. For a contact list, CLICK HERE.
Michael Boer, President
Michael Boer was appointed President & CEO of the Warren-Boynton
Financial Center, the Springfield branch of the New Berlin-based Warren-Boynton
State Bank, in December, 2004. His prior professional positions include
serving as President & CEO of The Greater Springfield Chamber of
Commerce from 1986-2004 and as its Executive Vice President-Economic
Development for two years.
Former Springfield Mayor Karen Hasara appointed Boer to the Commission
of the Illinois Medical District at Springfield in April, 2003 and he
was reappointed by Mayor Tim Davlin in 2006. He was elected President
of the Commission in June 2003 and reelected each year since.
Boer, a native of the Chicago area, and his wife Ann Marie, have been licensed foster parents. In his spare time he enjoys golfing and vegetable gardening.
LuAnn
Johnson
LuAnn Johnson has been an Illinois cemeterian since 1988. She
is the Executive Director of Oak Ridge Cemetery which neighbors the
Mid-Illinois Medical District. Oak Ridge has the distinction of
being the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, the largest cemetery
in Illinois, and the second most visited cemetery in the country.
It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
She has held or currently holds the following positions in the death care profession: International Cemetery and Funeral Association – Board of Directors; Municipal Cemetery Conference – President; Illinois Comptrollers Cemetery Advisory Board; Illinois Cemetery and Funeral Home Association – Board of Directors; and Alliance of Illinois Cemeterians – President.
Mitch Johnson, Secretary
Mitch Johnson is Senior Vice President of Marketing and Planning for
Memorial Health System, a 500 million dollar not-for-profit health system
based in Springfield, Illinois. He is responsible for coordinating strategic
planning, marketing and business development for Memorial and all of
its Affiliates.
Mitch has over 29 years of health care experience and has been with
Memorial for 24 years. Prior to his career in health care, Mitch was
an instructor in the College of Business at Western Illinois University
where he also received his MBA and undergraduate marketing degrees.
Mitch is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and
currently serves as a Commissioner and Secretary for the Mid-Illinois
Medical District. He is also active in many other community and health
related organizations including the Voluntary Hospitals of America,
Illinois Hospital Association, Quantum Growth (Q5) Initiative, and Springfield/Sangamon
County Chamber of Commerce. He has served on the Springfield/Sangamon
County Economic Development Commission and Boards of the United Way
of Central Illinois, Helping Hands Homeless Shelter, Springfield
Public School Foundation and Visiting Nurse Association of Central Illinois.
Jack Mazzotti
Jack Mazotti is a pharmacist at Rene’s Pharmacy.
Tom McLaughlin
Tom McLaughlin worked for the American Federation of State, County,
and Municipal Employes (AFSME) for 24 years. He retired as a Regional
Director for AFSCME, Illinois Council 31 in July 2007. Tom is currently
working as a training and political consultant.
Brad Schaive
Brad Schaive currently is the Business Manager of Laborers International
Union, Local 477. He serves as Chairman of the Basic Crafts Council
of Mid Central Illinois. Brad also is Chairman of the Capital Area Labor
Management Council. He is also a trustee for the Central Laborer Pension
and Welfare Boards. Brad also serves as a member on the Strategic Leadership
Council for the Quantum Growth Partnership.
Charlotte J. Warren, Ph.D.
Charlotte J. Warren, Ph.D. is Lincoln Land Community College’s sixth
president and first female to fill that role. She joined the LLCC family
May 1, 2006 with 30 years of teaching and administrative experience
at research universities and community colleges. She is also
a colonel and deputy commander for a medical command in the Army National
Guard. Dr. Warren holds a Ph.D. in counseling psychology, a master’s
degree in psychiatric/mental health nursing and a bachelor’s degree
in nursing.
Elvin Zook, M.D.
Dr. Zook is a faculty member Emeritus of SIU School of Medicine in the
Division of Plastic Surgery. He has lived and practiced in Springfield
for 35 years. He has been active in community development and progress.