Board of Trustees - Clare M. Ollayos, DC

Dr. Clare M. Ollayos is a chiropractic physician in Elgin. She is a graduate of St. Edward High School, Elgin, and Boston University, MA. She received her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from National College of Chiropractic, Lombard.

A trustee on the ECC board since 1995, she served two consecutive terms as board chair, 2001-02 and 2002-03. She also served three terms as the board's vice chair.

Dr. Ollayos is a past president of the Illinois Community College Trustee Association (ICCTA) and a member of the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), currently serving on the board of directors. She has also served on the Finance and Audit Committee and Public Policy Committee for ACCT. In the community, Dr. Ollayos serves on the Elgin Public Museum Board, is a member of Altrusa International, and an active YWCA volunteer.

Her awards include the 2009 Ray Hartstein Trustee Achievement Award from ICCTA; 2009 President's Award for Distinguished Service to the chiropractic profession by the National University of Health Sciences; the 2005 YWCA Leader Luncheon Gerberding Award for Public Service; 2005 Judson College D. Ray Wilson Volunteer Service Award; 2002 Distinguished Service Award from the Elgin Cosmopolitan Club; Outstanding Young Woman of Elgin; 2000 Notable American Women.