About
I have been on the Village Board for the past 12 years, focusing on maintaining balanced budgets, maximizing the efficient use of tax dollars and protecting the environment.
My husband of 37 years and I moved our family to Algonquin in 1987. We raised our three children here and are happy to say one of them has also settled in the village. I’m an Accounting Manager for Graphic Products Corporation and also handle all the accounting at my husband’s production machine shop. Our children attended D300 schools for their education career: Lakewood Elementary in Carpentersville, Algonquin Middle School, my oldest graduated from Jacobs High School and our younger two graduated from Dundee Crown High School. I was fortunate to be able to volunteer for many years at the schools they attended. I was on many committees at Lakewood Elementary – my favorite was the yearbook, and I served as treasurer on the PTO board for many years. As my children grew older, I was also on many committees at Algonquin Middle School PTO, including past Secretary and President of that PTO board. Having children at Jacobs and Dundee Crown at the same time, I chose to only be a part of the School Improvement Team at each high school. I served as Parent Facilitator for the School Improvement Teams – Lakewood Elementary (4 years), Algonquin Middle School (7 years), and Dundee Crown High for 6 years. I was also a member of the Jacobs High School Improvement team for 4 years. In addition to school building level volunteering in D-300, I also served on District 300 wide committees: District 300 Communication Council, FACE Committee, DCHS Building Trades Advisory Committee, and the D-300 Foundation for Excellence for 7 years. As my children grew, I was also a member of the Cub Scout chairing various troop committees for 6 years and an assistant den leader for 4 years. I also was the Fundraising Chair for the Dundee Junior Charger Football Program and Substitute teacher for St. Margaret Mary Religious Ed. I am a past member of the Algonquin Economic Development Commission. I joined the commission the first year it was formed and worked to develop the village plans for our Business Park off Randal Road, the Downtown Revitalization Plans, the Business Retention Visitation Program and the Business Award Program. As a Plan and Zone Commission member for 4 years prior to being elected to the Village Board, I was able to learn the processes that Algonquin staff needs to go through to get new quality viable businesses and developments in the village. |