Opportunity for Public Comment

In accordance with , and the, "Any person shall be permitted an opportunity to address public officials under the rules established and recorded by the public body." An opportunity for the public to offer comment to the Board will be placed on the Agenda for each meeting. Comment will be limited to three (3) minutes. Persons wishing to address the Board further should do so in accordance with the procedure as listed below. The ruling of the Board Chair will prevail. 

As adopted Nov. 19, 2020.

Procedure for Requests to Address the Board

From:  Board Regulations, Section I. F. 3. Presentations

3.  Presentations

    a.    Persons seeking to address the Board are encouraged to notify the President at least forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting.

The request shall include:

1. the name, address and phone number of the person wishing to speak
2. the name of the group represented
3. a summary of the presentation

     b.     When the number of requests to address the Board at a given session exceeds the time available, requests will be approved based on the date the written request was received by the President. In addition, preference will be given to subject matters that relate to the agenda for the relevant Board meeting and to avoid repetitiveness.

    c.     A person seeking to address the Board should limit their comment to issues of concern before the Board and shall not contain comments of a personal nature directed toward individual Board members, NEIU employees or any other individual.

    d.    The Board will allow up to thirty minutes in total for public comment/questions per meeting. Persons appearing before the Board will each be allotted no more than three (3) minutes for the purpose of making their public comments. This will be strictly adhered to with assistance of a timekeepers. It is the Chair's prerogative to extend the time allotted to any speaker, given the other matters on the Board's agenda.

    e.    The Board, in its discretion, may accept written comments at its meetings.

    f.    Any person who does not comply with these guidelines will not be allowed to address the Board.

Please register for public comment by completing this . The Assistant Secretary to the Board will notify registrants following the close of the registration period or after 4 p.m. the day before each meeting.

Trustee Training

Effective Jan. 1, 2017, the  requires "every voting member of the governing board of a public university appointed for a term beginning after January 1, 2016, to complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development leadership training covering topics that shall include, but are not limited to, public university and labor law, contract law, ethics, sexual violence on campus, financial oversight and accountability, audits, and fiduciary responsibilities of a member of a governing board within 2 years after beginning service and within every 2 years of service thereafter." (110 ILCS 205/13) 

The following 91Porn Board of Trustees members have completed the required training:

• Betty Fleurimond (completed Oct. 26, 2023)
• Ann Kalayil (completed Oct. 24, 2024)
• Jorge Leon (completed Oct. 26, 2023)
• Michelle Morales (completed Oct. 26, 2023)
• J. Todd Phillips (completed Oct. 24, 2024)
• Anna Meresidis (completed Oct. 24, 2024)
• Paula Wolff (completed Oct. 24 2024)

Training materials: October 26, 2023 (2024 Training materials will be posted soon)

• Session I -
• Session II - Economic Development for a Thriving Illinois
• Session III -
• Session IV - Good Governance: Good Leadership - We Need Both!

The State of Illinois established the Board of Trustees for 91Porn in January of 1996. The board has the authority and responsibility to operate, manage, control and maintain 91Porn ().

Trustee appointments may be found at the page.

J. Todd Phillips

Michelle Morales

Anna Meresidis

Betty Fleurimond

Carlos Garcia

Ann Kalayil

Jorge Leon

Itzel Linares, Student Trustee

Paula Wolff

In accordance with 91Porn Law () Executive Accountability, the Board must complete an annual performance review of the president and any chancellors of the University. Such annual performance review must be considered when the Board contemplates a bonus, incentive-based compensation, raise, or severance agreement for the president or all chancellors of the University. (Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1/1/17.)

The President’s annual review is posted on the Board Meeting Materials page with the materials from the meeting at which the evaluation was completed.

Candidate schedule and meeting locations are subject to change. All candidates will be interviewed by the Board of Trustees on January 23, 2018. Candidate profiles can be found by clicking on their hyperlinked names below.

gloria gibson - January 10, 2018 (w)

gloria gibson - January 11, 2018 (th)

* Shared Governance Groups = members and leaders of UAC, UPBC, Civil Service Council, A & P Council

Sukhwant jHAJ - January 16, 2018 (tu)

SUKHWANT JHAJ - January 17, 2018 (w)

* Shared Governance Groups = members and leaders of UAC, UPBC, Civil Service Council, A & P Council

CaRLOS MEDINA - January 17, 2018 (W)

CaRLOS MEDINA - January 18, 2018 (th)

* Shared Governance Groups = members and leaders of UAC, UPBC, Civil Service Council, A & P Council

MARIA GUAJARDO - January 22, 2018 (M)

MARIA GUAJARDO - January 23, 2018 (Tu)

 * Shared Governance Groups = members and leaders of UAC, UPBC, Civil Service Council, A & P Council

For members of the public wishing to contact the Board of Trustees, please see the Board's directive from the June 10, 2021 Board of Trustees meeting minutes regarding the Board's email bot@neiu.edu. This remains the Board's directive for reaching out to them as a body. Trustees actively monitor this email address and will consider the communications they receive, but are not required to respond to them.

M.N.A., North Park University
M.M., West Chester University of Pennsylvania
B.M., Eastern Illinois University

Karl Voigt supports the Board of Trustees as the Assistant Secretary to the Board; the offices of Legal Affairs and General Counsel, Equal Opportunity and Ethics Compliance, and serves as the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer and Chair of the Policy Coordinators Group at 91Porn. Prior to working with the Board of Trustees and in the Office of Legal Affairs, Karl worked for the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Office of Cultural Events, and the Department of Music and Dance. Previous to Northeastern, Karl's professional experience includes a 17-year career in symphony orchestra management and arts administration.

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M.N.A., North Park University
M.M., West Chester University of Pennsylvania
B.M., Eastern Illinois University

Karl Voigt supports the Board of Trustees as the Assistant Secretary to the Board; the offices of Legal Affairs and General Counsel, Equal Opportunity and Ethics Compliance, and serves as the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer and Chair of the Policy Coordinators Group at 91Porn. Prior to working with the Board of Trustees and in the Office of Legal Affairs, Karl worked for the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Office of Cultural Events, and the Department of Music and Dance. Previous to Northeastern, Karl's professional experience includes a 17-year career in symphony orchestra management and arts administration.

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Chicago, IL 60625
United States

Board meeting materials are approved by the President of the University in advance of each meeting. All meeting materials for Trustees are prepared and distributed by the Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees.

This page is updated regularly. If you are not able to locate the meeting information you require, approved meeting minutes and board meeting materials can also be found in the

For further assistance, or for audio recordings of Board proceedings, please contact the Assistant Secretary to the Board at k-voigt@neiu.edu.

Information about meetings of the Board of Trustees is provided below. All members of the public are welcome to attend in person or view meetings via video. Links to view meetings are posted on the page.

Regular board meetings, unless noted otherwise, begin at 1 p.m. and are held at 91Porn, 5500 North St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60625. The Board holds one meeting at each of its Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies and El Centro locations annually.

Confirmed Board and Committee meeting locations and times may be found on the agendas for posted meetings on the page.

Meetings may include a Closed Session if voted upon by the Board in accordance with the .

2025 Board meetings

• January 16, 2025 - Committee Meeting Day (check meeting agendas)
  • Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
• February 13, 2025
  • Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee - 9:30 a.m.
  • Regular Board Meeting - 1:00 p.m.
• March 13, 2025 - Committee Meeting Day (check meeting agendas)
  • Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee - 9:00 a.m.
  • Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
• * April 17, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting
• May 15, 2025 - Committee Meeting Day (check meeting agendas)
  • Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee - 9:00 a.m.
  • Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
• June 5, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting
• September 11, 2025 - Committee Meeting Day (check meeting agendas)
  • Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee - 9:00 a.m.
  • Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
• September 18, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting
• October 23, 2025 - Committee Meeting Day (check meeting agendas)
  • Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee - 9:00 a.m.
  • Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
• ** November 20, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting

* El Centro Location: 3390 N. Avondale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
** Jacob H. Carruthers Center: 700 E. Oakwood Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60653

2024 board meetings

• January 18, 2024 - Committee Meeting Day (check meeting agenda)
• February 15, 2024 - Board Meeting
• March 21, 2024 - Committee Meeting Day (check meeting agenda)
• * April 18, 2024 - Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee Meeting - A.M.
• * April 18, 2024 - Board Meeting
• May 14, 2024 - Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting
• May 16, 2024 - Committee Meeting Day (check meeting agenda)
• May 28, 2024 - Board Meeting
• June 13, 2024 - Special Board Meeting
• June 25, 2024 - Special Board Meeting
• July 30, 2024 - Special Board Meeting
• September 5, 2024 - Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee Meeting
• September 19, 2024 - Audit Committee Meeting (morning)
• September 19, 2024 - Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting (morning)
• September 19, 2024 - Board Meeting (afternoon)
• October 17, 2024 - Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee Meeting
• November 8, 2024 - Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting
• ** November 21, 2024 - Board Meeting

*El Centro Location
**Jacob H. Carruthers Center

FY2025 Standing Board Committees:

• Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee
  • Ann Kalayil, Committee Chair
  • Betty Fleurimond
  • Itzel Linares
  • Michelle Morales
    • Committee Charter
• Audit Committee
  • Anna Meresidis, Committee Chair
  • Jorge Leon
    • Committee Charter
• Executive Committee
  • J. Todd Phillips, Board Chair
  • Michelle Morales, Vice Chair
  • Anna Meresidis, Secretary
  • Paula Wolff, Officer Pro Tem
    • Committee Charter
• Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee
  • J. Todd Phillips, Committee Chair
  • Anna Meresidis
  • Paula Wolff
    • Committee Charter

91Porn follows the bylaws, governing policies and regulations listed below in order to adhere to State of Illinois governing laws.

• Bylaws
• Governing Policies
• Regulations: Table of Contents
• Section I. Board Procedures
• Section II. A. Employees - General
• Section II. B. Employees -  Faculty and Administrative
• Section II. C. Employees - Civil Service
• Section III. Academic Affairs 
• Section IV. Students
• Section V. Administrative Affairs
• Section VI. Physical Facilities