President & Vermin Management

With 20 years of executive management experience at McDonald’s Corporation world headquarters in Chicago. Beth completed her second 16 year career as a Professor and Chair of the Sociology, Criminal Jus-tice and Organizational Leadership department at Millikin University be-fore retiring from fulltime work. She still teaches online business classes for several universities throughout the world. She moved to the Prairie Estates Condominiums at Cobblestone in 2009 and serves as their President. She has been on the Cobblestone HOA Board since 2018 and has been President for over 4 years. Beth is married and has one married son in Springfield. Her hobbies include reading, swimming and biking around the neighborhood.

Vice President & Social Media Coordinator

Kim has been on the Cobblestone HOA Board for many years. She built her home on Tennyson and moved in December 2003. She is a lifelong resident of Springfield. Kim went to SHS. Then went on to SIU-Carbondale where she earned her BS in Journalism with a specialization in Advertising. Kim is a licensed Real Estate Broker and Share-holder of the Real Estate Group, listing and selling homes since 1998. Kim is very active with Capitol Area Realtor Association and is currently the Presi-dent-Elect. She is also a Commissioner for Springfield Planning and Zoning. Kim enjoys playing an active role in our community. Kim has 3 children, Riley, Kailey and Ali. She is also a new grand-ma to baby Paisley. She currently re-sides in her home on Tennyson with her partner, Joel Andrews and her youngest daughter.

Treasurer

Deb is a returning Board member. She was previously on the Board for 12 years, 10 of Which she served as President of the HOA. She has lived in a duplex in Cobblestone since 1998. When she moved into Cobblestone many of the residences and roads were not developed. Deb could look out her backdoor and see White Oaks West. Much has changed in Cobblestone since 1998. She has a BA in Accounting from the University of Illinois in Springfield. Her professional life was focused on Accounting and Finance. Currently, Deb is retired.

Secretary

Janet and her husband Doug have lived in Springfield and Cobblestone for 25+ years. They have one son Christopher who also lives in Springfield. She graduated from Illinois State University with a B.S. Janet spent her career in health care administration prior to her retirement in 2012 from Memorial Health. Her last position was as the Clinic Manager for Memorial’s physician network, specifically the primary care clinic at Koke Mill. They previously lived for 12 years in Jacksonville. Since retirement, Janet has had a small antique business, located now in Tammi’s Treasures/Antiques at exit 82 on I 55 south. She is very passionate about dog rescue and assists Ruby’s Rescue and Retreat in McLean, IL with fundraising, etc. The Baileys currently have 4 small dogs—all rescues from Ruby’s. The newest little one is Sadie, a five year old long hair chihuahua.

Legal

Dylan is married and has two young children. He and his family moved to Cobblestone Estates in early 2023. He is a Partner at Brown, Hay & Stephens focusing his practice in the areas of civil rights defense, medical malpractice defense and general civil litigation. Dylan and his family are looking forward to enjoying the neighborhood. The Grady family live on Kipling and are often out front of their home playing in the yard and driveway.

Ponds’ management

Nathan specializes in caring for the Ponds and Fish. Nathan was heavily recruited to join the Board, as no one on prior Boards had the technical expertise to truly manage the ponds and the fish. The Board did its best, but Nathan was a gift to our community. Just prior to moving to Cobblestone in 2021 Nathan approached the Board President saying “I have a lot of interest and experience in pond and fisheries management.” She responded with “Do I have an opportunity for you.” The at-tention to our ponds and fish is the result!

Nathan resides on Ginger Creek with his wife and two daughters. He earned an M.S. in Biology from the University of Illinois, Springfield with a focus in ecology. He has been employed with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) as a fish and wildlife biologist and administrator for the past 13+ years. He is an avid conservationist and outdoors enthusiast. He previously operated a part-time private pond management company called “Pond Eco-management” in Central Illinois where he served as a consultant to private pond owners and HOA’s. His greatest reward in doing this is seeing neighbors, especially the kids, fishing in the ponds. Besides the outdoor activities in his free time, he helps his wife run her small business, Appearances Salon and Retreat in Spring-field.

Landscaping & Government

Roger moved into Cobblestone Subdivision in the fall of 1996. He became a Board member in 2011. Currently, he is playing multiple roles which include Treasurer, liaison for the lawn care service and other common area maintenance and government information liaison. Roger is a retired State employee who worked as a senior manager for many years with the Illinois EPA and also for the Maryland Department of Water Resources. He served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Illinois Springfield. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.A. and M.S. in Watershed Management. Roger is an avid mo-torcycle rider and serves on the Board of the local chapter of the Harley Owners Group. Chances are you will see him cruising through the neighborhood pretty often when weather conditions are suitable for riding.

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