I am a New Product Development Project Manger. I have led cross functional project teams and managed budgets of up to $3,000,000. As a project manager, I know team work is very important and am constantly looking for ways to integrate team building exercises into daily practice.
As far as my own education, I received my B.S. in Physics from Illinois State University, a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana and a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. While attending both ISU and U of I, I played trumpet in the Marching Band and am a big supporter of music programs in our schools.
I was elected to the Glen Ellyn District 41 Board of Education in April 2009. I became interested in D41 activities when I noticed the number of portables increasing around the district. I did not see this as a long term solution and wanted to see what I could do as a board member to help fix this problem. I also have a desire to reach a long term sustainable economic model for our district. The district should not be in a situation where they have to go back to the public every 10 years or so with hat in hand.
