2009 Candidate for Director
Terrie S. Simmons, RSBA
Assistant Superintendent Business & Finance
Sunset Ridge School District 29
Northfield, Illinois
Terrie S. Simmons, RSBA is Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance at Sunset Ridge SD 29 in Northfield, Illinois since 1991. She earned her BS Accounting degree from University of Arkansas and her MS Ed degree from Northern Illinois University. Terrie joined Illinois ASBO in 1993 and ASBO in 1994.
Terrie is Vice-Chair of the ASBO By-Laws Committee and has served as MBA Reviewer. Terrie is a Past President of IASBO. On the IASBO Board she served on the Executive Director Search, Technology and Professional Development, Member Services, Volunteerism, and External Relations Board Committees and the Illinois Education Roundtable. She participated in multiple IASBO strategic planning sessions, IASBO and ASBO Leadership Conferences and ASBO Eagle Institute. She chaired the IASBO Budgeting & Financial Projecting and Cash Management Committees and served on the Technology, School Finance, and Accounting Committees. Terrie has presented at numerous IASBO workshops and at IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Conferences. She is Vice-Chair of the Collective Liability Insurance Cooperative and on the NSBC insurance cooperative.
Terrie and her husband Randy have two adult daughters.
Terrie Simmons' Vision Statement
ASBO is the most valuable link to access expert advice for and from school business administrators. Our members world-wide desire a reputable, reliable association we can depend on to provide professional development to expand the knowledge, competency, proficiency and leadership skills of school business officials. ASBO will focus on developing our future leaders and retaining membership. Recognizing external forces demand changes in the profession constantly, ASBO will remain committed to ethical standards, professional integrity and accountability.
ASBO is and will continue to be the premier source of accurate information on federal legislative and regulatory issues affecting the school business profession. ASBO will work closely with the US Department of Education and other professional associations to formulate effective solutions to school funding and reporting requirements.

