Moderator Contacts
How to become a certified moderator
Last updated August 19th, 2026
This is a current list of the certified moderators in Illinois. Certified moderators may be 
Recommended or 
Highly Recommended by tournament hosts, and/or they may be 
Highly Rated, which means they have at least ten ratings submitted within the last two academic years and have earned an average score of at least 12 points on those ratings. Read about the moderator certification system here.
| Moderator | City | Certifications Achieved | Highly Rated Valid Through (Year) |
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| Jordan Adams | Bartonville | |
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| Carolyn Aiken | Morrison | |
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| Chris Appuhn | Fulton | |
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| Dalton Beers | Edwardsville | |
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| Marisa Bonomo | Princeville | |
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| Jason Briski | Chicago | ||
| Colby Burnett | Chicago | |
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| Ulysses Capistran | Wood Dale | |
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| Dan Caveglia | St. Peters, MO | |
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| Andrew Cheun | Champaign | |
2026-27 |
| Susan Corbus | Greenville | |
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| Kennedy Dempsey | Champaign | |
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| Mike Dorsam | Bourbonnais | ||
| Patrick Dugas | Brighton | |
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| Margo Etheridge | Monticello | ||
| Brad Fischer | Rockford | |
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| Elizabeth Furness | Carlinville | |
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| Jonathan Galayda | Chicago | ||
| Tucker Gehrig | Alton | |
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| Amy Gillespie | Jacksonville | ||
| Dakota Gordon | Urbana | |
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| Linda Greene | Rockford | |
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| Ryan Happel | Edwardsville | |
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| Matt Hasquin | Medora | |
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| Seth Katz | Peoria | |
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| Ned Lauber | Chicago | ||
| Mike Laudermith | Bensenville | |
2026-27 |
| Jonathan Legendre | Chicago | |
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| Erin Limestall | Atlanta | ||
| Sharon Lorinskas | Carbondale | |
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| Logan Mathis | St. Louis, MO | |
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| Jamey Miller | Streamwood | |
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| Abby Mueller | Edwardsville | |
2027-28 |
| Marshall Mullins | Glen Carbon | |
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| Ali Nagib | Chicago | |
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| Tom Newman | Rochester | |
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| Anand Poozhikunnel | Palatine | ||
| Gavin Quinlan | Edwardsville | |
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| Clark Reamer | Dwight | |
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| Brad Savage | Chicago | |
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| Cody Schaefer | Granite City | |
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| Elaine Seevers | Cordova | |
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| Jacob Simmons | Edwardsville | |
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| Paul Smith | Belleville | ||
| Mike Sorice | Champaign | |
2027-28 |
| Laura Stites | Belvidere | ||
| Kristin Strey | Rockford | |
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| Mark Taylor | Chicago | |
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| Tyler Thurman | Edwardsville | ||
| Brad Tutterow | O’Fallon | |
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| Brian Tutterow | Brighton | |
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| Joy Tutterow | O’Fallon | |
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| Camden Walker | St. Louis, MO | |
