Ben Olson

chairman of the board

Ben serves as creative director/principal owner of 3 Monkeys & Aardvark Studios, a creative agency based in Schaumburg, IL. In addition he also serves on the board of Chuck Jones Center for Creativity and the Schaumburg Business Association.

ED DERNULC

Ed Dernulc joined Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs in March of 2018 as the Director of the Foundation. Prior to joining NBT, Ed has had a 22-year career in banking in the wealth management area for Chicagoland banks such as Northern Trust, LaSalle Bank, Harris Bank and Amcore.

MICHAEL LARSON

Michael is the General Manager of the Schaumburg Boomers, a minor league baseball team in the Frontier League. Michael has worked in professional baseball for fifteen years. In addition to working with the Boomers, Michael is also an adjunct instructor with the University of Minnesota Crookston’s business department teaching courses in Sport Management.

Karen Miller

director

Karen serves as principal owner of K622 Creative, a creative agency in the Chicagoland area. She is also one of our teaching artists for the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity programs.

Matt Frank

director

Matt serves as Economic Development Manager for the Village of Schaumburg. In addition he serves on the board of the Schaumburg Business Association, Schaumburg Park Foundation, and is a member of numerous committees.

LEIF JENSEN

Leif is the founder and principal owner of Leif Jensen and Associates, Ltd., a boutique CPA Consulting practice in the Chicago area focusing on small to mid-sized businesses, it is located in Elk Grove Village.