Board & Advisors

For A Better Tomorrow – Board of Directors

Gopi Vudaru, State Farm Insurance
Hannah Mesouani, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jon DeRew, State Farm Insurance
Mark Killick, COUNTRY Financial (Secretary)
Pete Borowski, IAA – Retired (Treasurer)
Phani Aytam, State Farm Insurance
Dr. Pennie Gray, Illinois Wesleyan University (Vice President)
Terri Helregel, COUNTRY Financial (President)
Venkateswara Rao Mandava, T-Mobile

For A Better Tomorrow – Advisory Council

Becky Hines, YWCA
Dr. Bhanu Vakkalanka, Bloomington, IL
David Taylor, United Way of McLean County
Dev Mandhyan, State Farm Insurance
Feli Sebastian, Labyrinth Outreach Services to Women
Girish Taxali, State Farm Insurance
Hank Campbell, Illinois State University
Keith Gosch, TEK Systems
Mary Bynum, State Farm Insurance
Ruth Teubel, Heartland Business Services
Sunil Oberoi, Northwestern Mutual

For A Better Tomorrow – Volunteers and Committees

To join an FBT committee, email us – contactus@forbettertomorrow.org

Kite Fest Steering Committee

Abbey Salch (Event Co-Director)
Allie Browning
Laura Holland
Punitha McCormick
Sky Holland
Steve Grady (Event Co-Director)
Tejas Jani

Finance Committee

Phani Aytam
Pete Borowski

Giving Committee

Phani Aytam
Venkateswara Mandava

Marketing and Communications Committee

Allen Monroe
Terri Helregel

Project Oversight Committee

Gopi Vudaru (Chair)

Project Recruitment Committee

Akhil Vytla
Hannah Mesouani
Janet Hood
Mark Killick
Naomi Rugutt
Dr. Pennie Gray (Chair)
Ram Vakkalanka
Shafiq Porter

Technology Committee

Craig Luchtefeld
Gopi Vudaru

Youth Global Citizen (YGC) Citizen Committee

Issac Thomas
Jon DeRew
Laura Holland
Dr. Mark Killick (Chair)
Pennie Gray
Sky Holland
Terri Helregel

Why I See You (YICU) Steering Committee

Ajo George
Allen Monroe
Carolyn Hansen
Cheryl Hussain
Cindi Johnson
Jerin Thomas
Linda Healy
Sankhya Amaravadi
Saraswathi Amaravadi
Terri Helregel (Chair)