Key Staff

President & CEO, Regional Health Resource Center
   (CBSI’s charitable, tax exempt parent organization)
Patrick J. Kovar

Medical Director
R. Bruce Wellman, M.D.

Associate Medical Director
Gregory G. Freund, M.D.

Managing Director
Michael W. Pleasant, MT (ASCP)

Director, Technical Services
Bobbie Burr, MT (ASCP) SBB

Director, Quality Assurance and Director, Safety
Marilyn Hancock, MT (ASCP)

Director, Collection Services
Rena Jones, RN

Apheresis Supervisor
Lisa Bender

Director, Donor Relations and Director, Marrow Program
Melissa Webb

Director, Administrative Services
Kathleen Westjohn

Director, Information Systems
Gina Tomes

Computer Consultation
Jeff Moll

Distribution Manager
Kurt Lathrop

Regional Blood Center Committee

• Celina Chen
  Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, Illinois
• The Hon. Harry Clem
  Circuit Judge, Urbana, Illinois
• Jerry Ray Edwards, Danville, Illinois
• Randy Ervin
  Lake Land Community College, Mattoon, Illinois
• Al Gritten, Danville, Illinois
• Tom Kacich
  The News-Gazette, Champaign, Illinois
• Professor Frederick Neumann (Retired)
  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
• Paul Parker
  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
• John Paul
  WILL Television
• Rita Righter
  Lincolnland Hospice, Mattoon, Illinois
• Sam Shank, Danville, Illinois
• James Vliet, Thomasboro, Illinois
• Michael Wood
  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
• Amy Sponsler, Office of Volunteer Programs, University of Illinois

Regional Health Resource Center – Board of Directors

• Brett Bartlett, MD
• Edward C. Farkas, MD
• Carol Gapsis, RN, MSHCA
• William T. Greenough, PhD
• Larry Lane, MD
• Michael J. Mulcahey
• Henry Poterucha, MD
• Richard J. Schimmel, EdD
• Vernie Thomas
• Ben T. Williams, MD [Emeritus]
• Charles L. Wisseman, MD
• William D. Youngerman, MD