ICCTA Pacesetter Award

2025 Nominees

Casey Butler
Lead game programmer
American Pinball Inc.
John A. Logan College
                                                                  
Edgar Lucero Castillo
Attorney
Perona, Peterlin, and Associates                                                    

Illinois Valley Community College

Craig Dickerson   
Senior trainer
Verizon

Carl Sandburg College                                                         

Michael “Guido” Esteves
Director of audio, eSports, and community engagement
Danville Area Community College

Danville Area Community College

Jona Hall
Founder
Zeta Mu Phi / Illuminate: Lighting the Way Against Trafficking & Abuse

Illinois Central College                                                                  

Kathleen Hankes
Recovery coach
Serenity House / Kane County Drug Court / Naomi’s House

College of DuPage                                                       

Jazmine Nathan
Outreach navigator
Rock Valley College

Rock Valley College                                                                 

Cameron Townsend                                                        
Criminal justice student
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Elgin Community College

Christopher Walk
Finance and project manager
Walk Stock Farm Inc.

Lake Land College                                                       

David R. Western
Embedded software engineer
Lockheed Martin

Lincoln Land Community College

Congratulations to all of our nominees! The recipient of the 2025 Pacesetter Award will be announced at ICCTA's June 6 awards banquet in Normal. For additional information, please contact Kim Villanueva at 1-800-454-2282, ext. 101.