Board of Trustees

Kevin Bramwell

Chairperson

Kevin Bramwell has served as a Trustee on the FPIF Board of Trustees since its inception in January 2020. Kevin currently serves as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees while also serving as Chairperson of the Legislative Committee.

Kevin has served more than 22 years of service with the Bolingbrook Fire Department. He currently serves as a Firefighter/Paramedic and is a member of the Bolingbrook Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials Team. He served for over 10 years as the President of the Bolingbrook Firefighters’ Pension Fund and serves as the Chairman of the Bolingbrook Firefighters’ Retiree Healthcare Funding Trust. Kevin also serves as the Union President of the Bolingbrook Firefighters Association IAFF Local 3005.

Trustee Bramwell and his wife Stefanie have a daughter, Emma, and a son, Jake. Kevin is a member of the Bolingbrook Rotary Club, coaches little league baseball, and is a member of his church’s executive council.

Doug Krieger

Vice Chairperson, Executive Trustee

Doug Krieger has served as an Executive Trustee on the FPIF Board of Trustees since January 2023. Doug currently serves as a member of the Elections Committee and the Legislative Committee.

Doug Krieger has and continues to serve as the City of Naperville’s City Manager for the past 15 years. Prior to that he served as the Director of Finance for Naperville for five and a half years.  Doug has served as Trustee for the Naperville Firefighters’ Pension Fund and also as Trustee for the Naperville Police Pension Fund.  Each of these funds currently has well over $200M in assets.  Doug served as a member of the Pension Fairness for Illinois Coalition from 2008 to 2010.  Prior to joining the City in 2003, Doug spent nine years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC and Coopers & Lybrand LLP in the Audit and Business Assurance Services group as a Certified Public Accountant, auditing a number of different defined benefit and defined contribution plans.  Doug also served as a naval officer in the submarine service of the United States Navy.  Doug received a Bachelor of Science degree with Merit in Political Science from the United States Naval Academy and his Masters in Business Administration, with concentrations in Finance and Accounting, from the University of Chicago. 

Matthew Kink

Secretary, Participant Trustee

Matthew Kink has served as a Participant Trustee on the FPIF Board of Trustees since its inception in January 2020. Matthew currently serves as the Board Secretary, the Chairperson of the Audit & Compliance Committee, and as a member of the Legislative Committee. 

Matthew has been a member of Springfield Firefighters Local 37 since January 2012. During his time with the Springfield Fire Department, Matthew served the department and Local 37 in several capacities. He served four years with Springfield’s Foreign Fire Insurance Board, served as the Treasurer for Local 37, and currently serves as Local 37’s Shift Steward. Matthew is in his second, three-year term as a trustee with the Springfield Firefighters’ Pension Fund, which has assets over $140 million.

Matthew received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance with honors from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2003. Furthering his studies, he earned a Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration from Creighton University in 2006.

Matthew is licensed to practice in law in Illinois and prior to joining the Springfield Fire Department, he was Senior Counsel for an Information Technology/Software Corporation. Most recently, Matthew advised clients on tax, estate planning and elder law with an estate planning law firm.

Matthew and his wife, Lynn, have two children, Ava and Joseph. In his free time, Matthew enjoys running and spending time with his family.

Greg Knoll

Treasurer, Beneficiary Trustee

Greg has served as a Beneficiary Trustee on the FPIF Board of Trustees since  January 2021.  Greg currently serves as the Board Treasurer, the Chairperson of the Elections Committee, and as a member of the Audit & Compliance Committee.

Greg has over 38 years of service in two municipal fire departments in the south suburban Chicago area. He has served continuously as an elected Article 4 Trustee on the Homewood Firefighters’ Pension Board since 1976. He also served as an appointed Article 4 Trustee on the Riverdale Firefighters’ Pension Fund for another five years. In 1999, Greg was appointed to the Article 3 Homewood Police Pension Board and continues to serve in that position.     

Greg has multiple associate degrees from Prairie State College, a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Governors State University. He has also earned numerous certifications through the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

He and his wife reside in Chicago’s south suburban area.  

Karl Langhammer

Executive Trustee

Karl Langhammer has served as an Executive Trustee on the FPIF Board of Trustees since August 2025 and is a current member of the Investments & Operations Committee.

He has been a Trustee for the Carol Stream Fire Protection District Board since 2011 and has served as Treasurer of both the Board and the Firefighters’ Pension Fund since 2015. In his role as Treasurer, Karl has consistently delivered balanced budgets and maintained a strong commitment to fully funding the firefighter pension in accordance with actuarial guidelines. Under his financial stewardship, the Carol Stream FPD Pension Fund’s assets have grown from $35 million to $63 million.

Karl began his service with the Carol Stream Fire Protection District in 2001 as a paid-on-call firefighter, a position he held for seven years. He and his wife, Suzanne, have lived in Carol Stream for over 35 years. They are proud parents of two adult children and grandparents to three grandchildren. Karl is a graduate of the University of Illinois.

Michael Mounts

Participant Trustee

Michael Mounts has served as a Participant  Trustee on the FPIF Board of Trustees since January 2025. Michael currently serves as a member of the Investments & Operations Committee.

Lieutenant Michael Mounts is a 23-year veteran of the Lake Forest Fire Department and a dedicated leader in the fire service. He serves as a Hazardous Materials Technician with the MABAS Division 4/5 team, a Field Instructor for the Illinois Fire Service Institute Officer Program and is the President of the Illinois Professional Firefighters Association. He previously served as President of Local 1898 Union Board and is currently the Board President of the Lake Forest Firefighters’ Pension Fund.

Mike began his fire service career in 1994 as a cadet with the Homewood Fire Department and later earned an associate degree in Fire Science from Harper College in 2007. Over the past decade, he has been an active member of the Lake Forest Firefighters’ Pension Fund, attending numerous training seminars on Article 3 and 4 pension systems and becoming an instructor on pension-related topics for multiple organizations. Under his leadership, the fund's investment assets have grown from $32 million to $57 million, with the funding level increasing from 72% to 80%.

Beyond his local impact, Mike has worked alongside state officials, union representatives, and members of the Department of Insurance on public safety pension policies, advocating for responsible and sustainable financial decisions. His goal is to ensure long-term stability and fiscal responsibility while prioritizing the best interests of fund participants.

David Pileski

Executive Trustee

Mayor David Pileski has served as an Executive Trustee on the Illinois Firefighters’ Pension Investment Fund Board of Trustees since January 2025 and is a member of the Audit & Compliance and Elections Committee. He brings experience in municipal finance, governance, strategic planning, and operational oversight to the Board, with an emphasis on transparency, responsible stewardship, and the long-term security of firefighter retirement benefits.

A fourth-generation resident of Roselle, Pileski has served as Mayor since 2021 and previously served as a Village Trustee. His municipal leadership has focused on infrastructure investment, fiscal stewardship, economic development, public safety, and long-term strategic planning. He is also a past president of the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference, where he helped lead regional discussions on public finance, transportation funding and governance, and legislative policy.

Pileski represents DuPage County on the boards of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority and Pace and serves on the board of the DuPage Convention and Visitors Bureau. Professionally, he is a senior supply chain operations and automation leader at a Fortune 500 industrial distributor, overseeing teams and complex supplier networks across North America. His work emphasizes operational efficiency, data-informed decision-making, customer experience, and process modernization.

Pileski holds a bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is pursuing a Master of Public Policy and Administration at Northwestern University. He is also a member of the 2025 class of Edgar Fellows.

Jason Skilondz

Participant Trustee

Jason Skilondz has served as a Participant Trustee on the FPIF Board of Trustees since January 2023.  Jason currently serves as the Chairperson of the Investments & Operations Committee while also serving as a member of the Elections Committee.

Lieutenant Jason Skilondz is a 17-year veteran firefighter with the Wheaton Fire Department, a Fire Investigator for Wheaton & DuPage County Fire Investigator’s Task Force, the Treasurer for Wheaton Firefighters Union Board Local 3706, and the Board President for the Wheaton Firefighters’ Pension Fund.  Jason began his firefighter career as a volunteer for the Plainfield Fire Protection District and also volunteered for Little Rock Fox Fire Protection District. He achieved his associates degree in Fire Science at Joliet Junior College.  During Jason's 15 years on the Pension Board, he has attended every annual pension conference to keep current on new developments pertaining to the Article 3 and 4 pension systems. During his tenure, the Wheaton Firefighters’ Pension Fund has actively grown their investment assets from $13 million to $50 million and increased their funding level from 68% to 83%. Jason has a passion for investing at an early age which was instilled in him by his father who was a financial advisor.  Jason uses his passion, education, and experience to ensure the firefighters he represents have an understanding the importance of investing in their futures and the pension fund he cares for is well secured.