Meet Our Staff and Board

HSCC Staff, Board Members, Volunteers and Committees work closely together to strengthen the Society’s educational mission, improve programs and exhibits, and make research and collections more accessible. Please reach out to staff should you need anything from the Society.

Jason Illari

Executive Director
I serve as the director of the Society, working closely with the Board of Trustees to guide the Society’s vision and plans. I am the primary contact for inquiries related to grants, estate planning, personnel, and official HSCC business matters. One thing I love about Carroll County is the amazing people I interact with daily!

Laura Bankard

Outreach and Events Director
Hi! I am your main contact for Society inquiries related to education, membership, tours, volunteering, special events, rentals, shop and marketing! Have a cool partnership idea to share? I can help with that too. My favorite thing about Carroll County is the sense of community and how local organizations and business work together for the common good.

Stephanie Eckard

Collections Manager
I am the person to contact if you have questions about our object collections or if you would like to donate an object like a painting, chair, or hat! Have photographs or documents you which to share or donate? Call my colleague Kyle for those items and he will be more than happy to help you! I love all our towns in Carroll County and the amazing people that make them thrive!

Kyle Wichtendahl

Archivist & Library Assistant 
If you have an inquiry related to research, our history journal, or our extensive photograph and manuscript collections, please do reach out to me! I also help coordinate the Society’s history Symposium in partnership with the Carroll Community College. Have a cool antique, quilt, or sword you wish to donate? Contact Stephanie for those items and she will be thrilled to help you! I have come to truly appreciate how Carroll County’s history helps us understand U.S history in so many unique and fascinating ways.

Bev Staub

Membership Assistant 
I work with our amazing HSCC members and assist Laura and Jason with fundraising and outreach initiatives. I love Carroll County for so many reasons but I especially enjoy working with all our Society friends and partners.

Currently Serving Board of Trustees

Lynn Wheeler
Chair

Jennifer Munch
Secretary

James M. Shriver, III
Vice-Chair

Tyler J. Codd
Treasurer

Glenn S. Bair

Thomas C. Beach, IV

Larry Bohn

Dale R. Bowman

William L. Brown

Joe Dominick

Charles O. Fisher, Jr.

Samuel V. Greenholtz

Bernard L. Jones, Sr.

Josh Kohn

Debbie Leazer

William Palm

Douglas Velnoskey

Commissioner Tom Gordon III
(ex-officio)

HSCC Historical Society of Carroll County Staff Jason Illari Team

Jason Illari

Executive Director
I serve as the director of the Society, working closely with the Board of Trustees to guide the Society’s vision and plans. I am  the primary contact for inquiries related to grants, estate planning, personnel, and official HSCC business matters.  One thing I love about Carroll County is the amazing people I interact with daily! 

HSCC Historical Society of Carroll County Staff Laura Bankard Team

Laura Bankard

Outreach and Events Director
Hi! I am your main contact for Society inquiries related to education, membership, tours, volunteering, special events, rentals, shop and marketing! Have a cool partnership idea to share? I can help with that too. My favorite thing about Carroll County is the sense of community and how local organizations and business work together for the common good.

HSCC Historical Society of Carroll County Staff Stephanie Eckard Team

Stephanie Eckard

Collections Manager
I am the person to contact if you have questions about our object collections or if you would like to donate an object like a painting, chair, or hat! Have photographs or documents you which to share or donate? Call my colleague Kyle for those items and he will be more than happy to help you! I love all our towns in Carroll County and the amazing people that make them thrive!

HSCC Historical Society of Carroll County Staff Placeholder Team

Kyle Wichtendahl

Archivist & Library Assistant
If you have an inquiry related to research, our history journal, or our extensive photograph and manuscript collections, please do reach out to me! Have a cool antique, quilt, or sword you wish to donate? Contact Stephanie for those items and she will be thrilled to help you!  I have come to truly appreciate how Carroll County’s history helps us understand U.S history in so many unique and fascinating ways. 

HSCC Historical Society of Carroll County Staff Bev Staub Team

Bev Staub

Membership Assistant 
I work with our amazing HSCC members and assist Laura and Jason with fundraising and outreach initiatives. I love Carroll County for so many reasons but I especially enjoy working with all our Society friends and partners.