Two Western Illinois University graduates have been appointed to fill vacant seats on WIU's Board of Trustees.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently named the appointments of Nancy Paridy and Jose Alba to Western's governing board.
Paridy is the president and chief administrative officer at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, a prominent translational rehabilitation hospital in Chicago. Previously, she served as senior vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel with the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, overseeing legal and compliance matters, human resources, government affairs, ethics, food service and nutrition, facilities, housekeeping and security. Paridy has served on the Boards of Loyola Academy and Georgetown’s School of Health. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in History from WIU, her Master of Law from Loyola University School of Law, and her Juris Doctorate from Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Alba currently serves as director and team ead with Real Estate Corporate Banking (RECB), a division of Bank of America’s Global Commercial Bank. Based in Chicago, he oversees a treasury team that manages RECB’s largest real estate clients. Previously, he was the vice president and senior treasury solutions analyst with Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Alba currently serves on the Board of Casa Central, and he serves as co-chair for several environmental, social,and governance initiatives at Bank of America. He also coaches wrestling and football for Batavia High School. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from WIU.
Jose Alba will serve as a Member of the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees.* Alba currently serves as Director and Team Lead with Real Estate Corporate Banking (RECB), a division of Bank of America’s Global Commercial Bank. Based in Chicago, he oversees a treasury team that manages RECB’s largest real estate clients. Previously, Alba served as Vice President and Senior Treasury Solutions Analyst with Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Alba currently serves on the Board of Casa Central, and he serves as Co-Chair for several environmental, social, and governance initiatives at Bank of America. Alba also coaches wrestling and football for Batavia High School. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Western Illinois University.
Current trustees include WIU Sociology Professor Emeritus Polly Radosh, chair, of Good Hope, appointed March 2019; WIU alumna Carin Stutz, vice chair, of Chicago, appointed October 2019; WIU alumna Erika Lowe Mullins, secretary, of Chicago, appointed March 2024; WIU student trustee James Bierman, of Newman, July 1, 2025June 30, 2026; WIU alumnus Kirk Dillard, of Hinsdales, appointed March 2023; and WIU alumna Kisha M.J. Lang, of Hinsdales, appointed March 2023.
Board members, and their contacts, as well as meeting schedules, agendas and minutes can be found at wiu.edu/bot. The next meeting is June 16 at the Quad Cities campus.
