Dr. Ronald D. Michaelson of Springfield, Illinois, was the Executive Director of the Illinois State Board of Elections for 27 years. The Chicago native had complete administrative and supervisory responsibility of an agency which employed 65 staff with an approximate annual budget of $9 million.
Dr. Michaelson holds the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 1963; M.A. in Political Science, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 1965; and a Ph.D. in Government, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 1970.
Dr. Michaelson is the author of numerous articles on government which have been published in leading state and national journals. He held an appointment to the Advisory Committee of the Federal Election Commission, is past national chairman of the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws, and is a frequent speaker at national conferences in the areas of election administration and campaign finance. Currently he holds an appointment as Visiting Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
He also has a consulting business and has several active accounts with governmental jurisdictions in Illinois, concentrating on the implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
