Meet the James Millikin Homestead Board of Directors

Jim Wilkerson is a graduate of Mt. Zion High School and Millikin University. He majored in English/Writing. He has over 30 years of experience in marketing, advertising, and sales. He is the Director of Marketing for Vieweg Real Estate. He is married to his wife, Stephanie, and they have two amazing daughters – Taylor and Carli. Oh, and two dogs – Sugar and Cookie. Jim loves the Homestead, the history behind it, and he enjoys working with the Homestead Board to grow and strengthen its vision in preserving the home and property, as well as continuing its legacy of promoting the arts. 

Amanda is a native of Indiana, graduating from Millikin University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She has been a resident of Decatur for over twenty years, living with her husband, Jason, and son Patrick. Her volunteerism includes serving as financial secretary of Prairie Avenue Christian Church and the Clokey Park Neighborhood Association. When not loving numbers or things related to accounting, she enjoys reading and knitting.

Ann-Marie is a native of Groton, Connecticut, an area of southeastern Connecticut that is rich in Revolutionary War history. She and her family have made Decatur their home since 1982 when her husband, a recent graduate of UCONN was recruited by the Illinois Power Company. 

Ann-Marie holds a B.S. degree from Millikin University and an M.Ed. degree from Kennesaw State University. As a retired educator, she spent her career as a primary grades’ teacher in Decatur Public Schools and most recently was an Adjunct Professor in the Education Department at Millikin University. 

Ann-Marie has been associated with the Homestead since 2011 and is currently president of the Board of Directors. In addition to volunteering at the Homestead, she enjoys traveling, reading, baking, stitching and attending musical events in which her daughter is performing.

David Bowman returns to JMH’s Board (serving 2012-18) when he led the Master Gardener program and our Storm Window upgrade to National Historic Landmark Standards. David is a UIUC retiree, where he was assigned to its campus Grounds Management (8-yr) and off-campus Robert Allerton Park (22-yr).

Lindsay Nolan is the Project Manager at Hickory Point Bank & Trust where she oversees and coordinates all aspects of the bank’s current and upcoming projects.

Prior to her current position, she served as the Director of Donor Relations at Millikin University. Lindsay worked in athletics at the Division I and Professional levels holding a variety of duties with the Chicago Wolves, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Northern Iowa (UNI), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

A native of White Heath, Ill., Lindsay graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor’s degree in leisure studies with an emphasis on sports administration.

Bio coming soon.