Collectors Club of Chicago

Officers, Board of Directors, Committee Chairpersons,
and Executive Appointments

Officers (2024-2026)

• President: Melanie G. Rogers, Chicago IL
• Vice-President: Carlos A. Vergara, Wheaton IL
• Treasurer: Timothy G. Wait, Rockford IL
• Secretary: Alexis Y. Kneeland, Flossmoor IL

Board of Directors (2024-2026)

• Jacquelyn S. Alton, Chicago IL
• Susan B. Jones, St. Charles IL
• William O. Maddocks, Schererville IN
• R. Nigel Mohammed, Montgomery IL
• Melanie G. Rogers, Chicago IL
• Carlos A. Vergara, Wheaton IL
• Timothy G. Wait, Rockford, IL

Committee Chairmanships (2024-2026)

Standing Committees

• Accounting: Timothy G. Wait, Chairperson
• Finance: Timothy G. Wait, Chairperson
   Committee Members: Andrew A. Ward
• House: William O. Maddocks, Chairperson
   Committee Members: John W. Hornbeck
• Library Committee: Committee Members: Joseph C. Banchak, George P. Fabian, Cheryl R Ganz,
   Leonard H. Hartmann, John W. Hornbeck, Evangelos Kobotis, John A. Rdzak
• Programs: Rev. Stephen A. Knapp, Chairperson
• Publications: Dan J. Undersander, Chairperson
   Committee Members: Robert L. Glass, James W. Milgram, John A. Rdzak,
   Mark C. Reasoner

Ad Hoc Committees and Executive Appointments

• • Ambassadors: Leonard H. Hartmann, James P. Mazepa, Carlos A. Vergara
  • Ambassadors – American Philatelic Society : Melanie G. Rogers
  • Audiovisual Committee : John W. Hornbeck, Rev. Stephen A. Knapp
  • Audit Committee: Vacant, Chairperson
  • Catering Committee: Jacquelyn S. Alton
  • CCC Newsletter Editor: Evangelos Kobotis
  • Historian and Archivist: Alexis Y. Kneeland, Chairperson
     Committee Member: Joseph L. Banchak
  • Legal: Vacant, Chairperson
  • Liaison – Club de Monté-Carlo, Monaco: Leonard H. Hartmann
  • Liaison – Collectors Club of New York: Kathryn J. Johnson
  • Liaison – IPHLA International Philatelic Literature Exhibition, Germany:
     Leonard H. Hartmann
  • Liaison – Latin American Philatelic Organizations: Carlos A. Vergara
  • Membership: Vacant, Chairperson 
  • Managing Information Services: William O. Maddocks, Chairperson
     Committee Members: Evangelos Kobotis, Melanie G. Rogers
  • Nominating Committee: George P. Fabian and Lawrence D. Gardner
  • Pratt Awards: Alexis Y. Kneeland, Chairperson
  • Public Relations & Publicity Committee: Melanie G. Rogers, Lead
     Committee Member: R. Nigel Mohammed
  • Show Awards Programs: Carlos A. Vergara
  • Strategic Planning Committee: Royal W. Gelder, Chairperson
     Committee Members: John W. Hornbeck, Kathryn Johnson, Susan B. Jones,
      James W. Milgram, Mark C. Reasoner
  • Ways and Means Committee: Van M. Siegling, Chairperson
  • Wine Stewardship / Sommelier: Vacant