Meg Cline joined the College of ACES in February 2010 as the Associate Dean for Advancement. Prior to that time, she served as director of Principal Gifts and a gift planning adviser with the University of Illinois Foundation.

Before joining the Foundation in March 2005, Meg worked for the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS) in Jefferson City, where she assisted in the management of institutional investment portfolios and was the key liaison for all communication and education on investment matters with the Board of Trustees, retirees, the press, and general public. Prior to her time with MOSERS, Meg worked for the University of Missouri–Columbia in planned giving and began her career in the fee-only financial planning industry in Columbus, Ohio, with Budros, Ruhlin, & Roe.

Meg received a bachelor of science degree from the College Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and a masters in business administration from the University of Illinois. She holds the Certified Financial Planner^® designation and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

A native of nearby St. Joseph, Barry's background in agriculture began at an early age as he worked for farmers, a local seed corn company, and later, for his father in the family's wholesale meat business. After graduating from the U of I College of Commerce in 1983 with a degree in marketing, he spent 13 years with the Inland Steel Company, gaining experience in account and product management, market research, and economic analysis. While managing commercial relationships in the automotive sector for Inland in the upper-Midwest and Canada, Barry earned his MBA from the University of Michigan in 1994. Barry returned to his agricultural roots in 1996 when he joined the ACES Office of Advancement.

Kimberly began her career with the U of I in 1989 as an assistant editor at College of Veterinary Medicine. She became a director of development in April 2000 for that college.

Kimberly graduated in 1987 from the College of ACES in agricultural communications and was hired by The John Volk Company in Chicago as a public relations account executive with responsibilities for two major ag accounts—MoorMan Manufacturing Company and Spraying Systems, Inc.

However, late 1989 found Meenen back in Urbana-Champaign working as an assistant editor for the College of Veterinary Medicine. Her enthusiasm and hard work took her through a series of positions, with her final promotion in 2000 as director of development. At that time she maintained a major donor gift portfolio in excess of $6 million.

Kimberly graduated with a degree in ag communications in 1987 and in spring 2008 she earned her master's degree in Higher Education Administration. The Association of Fundraising Professionals has also benefited from Meenen's professional career since 1998, serving in several vice-presidential roles and as president.

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Louise has returned to the Illini Center in Chicago after recently retiring as associate dean for the Office of Advancement, a position she held since 2002. She will continue development work in the Chicagoland area.

Louise graduated from the University of Illinois in 1973 with a degree in home economics, and received her MBA from Northern Illinois University in 1979. Her professional life has been spent in the corporate environment working for NICOR/Northern Illinois Gas Company. She held a variety of positions, completing her 24-year career there as vice president of sales. She joined the ACES Office of Advancement in the fall of 1997.

Following graduation from Iowa State University, Angie spent seven years working for Dow Chemical Company, a part of Dow AgroSciences, as a chemical sales representative. This corporate background provided solid experience when she came to University of Illinois College of Business in 2005. Angie served as associate director of development, Corporate and Foundation Relations.

Angie joined the College of ACES in fall 2007.