Chairman of the Board: Betti Mucha
Betti has lived in Pinckneyville since she married her husband, John Mucha, in 2002. Her and her husband have two children, Daisi and Garet. She graduated from Trico High School in 1995. Betti is the Executive Director at the Perry-Jackson Child Advocacy Center and has been with this agency since 2004. Betti is a trained forensic interviewer for children who have been abused or witnessed violence. She sits on the boards for the Child Death Investigative Task Force as well as the Marion Child Death Review Team. She is also a member of the Illinois faculty that trains new forensic interviewers across the State. Betti is obviously passionate about helping and advocating for children who have experienced trauma.
Vice-Chairman of the Board: Cheryl Bigham
A Pinckneyville native and proud of her hometown! Upon graduating from Eastern Illinois university in 1982 with a degree in Marketing she returned to Pinckneyville to work with the family business Place Insurance and Real Estate and to marry her high school sweetheart Greg Bigham. Cheryl has four children, 7 grandchildren and is now the owner of Place Real Estate. She is privileged to still call Pinckneyville her home and enjoys giving back to my community.
Secretary of the Board: Julie Wilde
Julie has lived in Pinckneyville her entire life. She has been married to her husband since 2001. She has worked in healthcare since 1992 and has been an RN since 2002. Julie loves her hometown and hopes 2023 is a great year for the city of Pinckneyville.
Treasurer of the Board: Kathy Kellerman
Kathy has been employed at Murphy- Wall for 10 years. She started out as a teller and has worked her way up to AVP Assistant Loan clerk. She has represented Murphy-Wall on the Chamber of Commerce since August of 2019. She was born and raised right here in Pinckneyville and her goal as treasurer is to work hard to assist in the growth of this community.
Board Members
Genevive Hester
I joined the Perry County Jail Museum when I was 11 years old, in 1999. Mrs. Carol Isaac had her 5th grade class at 204 take a tour in 1999, I fell in love with Perry County History. It also helped I lived with my grandparents Dr. Clarence E. and Linda M. Cawvey, and we lived next door to the Museum. My grandfather minored at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut in world history, and my grandmother was a teacher. Together they believed my love for the history of the County to be a positive thing for me. After a long talk with Jean Ibendahl who was part of the Museum then, they agreed to let me join. In 2000, I was part of the committee to get the Museum on the National Register of Historic Places. During high school I left the Jail, but returned in 2018. Since then, I have become the resident expert on Pinckneyville, Pinckneyville Mardi Gras past, and the PCHS Basketball team.
Kim Stolar
Kim was born and raised here in Pinckneyville. She has 3 children Justin, Ben and Emily, and 2 stepchildren Claire and Jenna. Kim brings the board many years of experience working in the community. She has worked at Stotlar drug for 25 years alongside Jean Stotlar. She is passionate about her business and keeping it an independent small business for the last 91 years.
Dan Breslin
Dan moved to Pinckneyville in 2006 when he purchased Red Hawk Country Club. He hit the streets running with his wife Michelle who sits on the High School school board and was actively involved in the planning process of building the new building. Dan continues to be an active member of the community as he sits also on the Development of Strategic Planning committee, the Education Foundation, and the Chamber of Commerce. Dan and Michelle love Pinckneyville.
Cheryl Clark
Cheryl was born and grew up in Pinckeneyville and she has been an active member of the community. Cheryl is the lead committee member responsible for the amazing mardi gras flea market put on every year by the Chamber of commerce. Cheryl recently married her husband Shawn Coffel and relocated to O’Fallon to be with him, however she still holds her roots here in Pinckneyville by remaining a member of the Chamber board and will remain active.
Andrea Banach
A Pinckneyville High School graduate and lifelong resident of Perry County, Andrea has 28 years as an educator and administrator at both the high school and community college levels. She has degrees from Southern Illinois University – Carbondale and Eastern Illinois University and has spent that past 18 years as an administrator for Rend Lake College. Andrea is married with 2 children living on her 5th generation family farm. She has a strong connection to heritage and forward progress and enjoys giving back to her community. Andrea has attended the Pinckneyville Chamber meetings for more than a decade as the college’s associate member.