Board of Directors

Heritage Enterprises Board of Directors

 (L to R seated:)
Craig Hart, Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder-Heritage Enterprises
Susan Jefferson, Director
Steven J. Wannemacher, Director, President & Chief Executive Officer-Heritage Enterprises

(L to R standing:)
Cheryl Lowney, Director, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer-Heritage Enterprises
Benjamin Hart, Director, Senior Vice President of Corporate Services-Heritage Enterprises
Bruce H. Hart, Director
Paul Jefferson, Director
Brian Hart, Director
Tim Jefferson , Director
Bruce F. Hart, Director

Board of Directors Biographies

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Steven J. Wannemacher - Click Here
Cheryl Lowney - Click Here
Benjamin Hart - Click Here

D. Paul Jefferson C.P.A., has owned his own public accounting firm in Bloomington, Illinois, since 1992. His practice specializes in income tax, small business accounting and consulting services. He previously served in the accounting firm of Sulaski and Webb. Paul is a 1980 graduate of Indiana University with a B.S. in Accounting, and he received an M.B.A. from Illinois State University. Paul is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and an avid golfer. Paul and his wife, Susan, have three children.

Timothy Jefferson is a partner in the law firm of Rawles, O’Byrne, Stanko, Kepley and Jefferson, P.C., in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Tim joined his current law firm in 1993 after serving in the firm of Keck, Mahan and Cate in Peoria, Illinois. Tim is a 1983 graduate of Indiana University with a B.S. in Accounting and is also a C.P.A. He received his law degree in 1986 from the University of Missouri. In his practice, he concentrates on transactions, business, tax and personal planning matters. Tim and his wife, Kelley, have four children.

Brian S. Hart is a partner in the Chicago Office of the law firm of Jenner and Bloch and is Chair of the firms’ Corporate Finance practice. Brian represents public and private corporations, major financial institutions and private equity funds in complex corporate financing matters. He previously was a partner with the law firm on Winston and Strawn in Chicago. Brian graduated in 1984 from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in Accounting, with highest honors. He is also a C.P.A. and received his law degree from UCLA in 1987. He and his wife, Loral Hall, live in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Bruce H. Hart is a partner in the development company Vedura Residential in Phoenix, Arizona. Bruce is a 1982 graduate of the University of Arizona with a degree in Finance and received an M.B.A. in 1984. Bruce served as a Senior Vice President of Bank One Arizona until 1998 and was responsible for real estate lending. He then served as Senior Managing Director of Trammell Crow Residential from 1998 to 2010, developing 5,100 apartment and condominium units. Bruce and his wife, Nadine, have three children and reside in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

Bruce F. Hart is the retired owner of Hart Realty in Streator, Illinois. He also spend 30 years in the banking business as manager of the Champion Federal office in Streator. Bruce graduated from the University of Illinois in 1961 with a B.S. in Finance. He also served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army. Bruce is a lifetime resident of Streator, where he has been very active in civic life and currently serves on the City Council. He and his wife, Janice, have three adult children.

Susan Jefferson and her late husband, Tom, were one of the founding families of Heritage Enterprises in 1962. Tom was actively involved in Heritage until his death in 2004, at which time Susan took his seat on the Board of Directors. Susan, a lifetime resident of Bloomington, Illinois, is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University and has been active in community affairs for many years. Susan is the mother of Paul and Tim Jefferson, who also serve on the Heritage board.