38th District
Assistant Majority Leader
Years Served
January 2007 - Present
Committee Assignment
Appropriations-General Service; Cities & Villages; Counties & Townships; Mass Transit (Chairperson); Local Government Subcommittee; Local Government Consolidation Sub.
Biography
Born March 4, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois; an urban planner and statistician by profession;
Held executive positions in education, government, medical research and the private sector; B.A., Economic Geography/Secondary Education, Chicago State University; Masters, Urban Planning and Policy Analysis and Doctoral study in Economic Policy Analysis, University of Illinois at Chicago; Adjunct Professor, Business and Public Administration, Governors State University (1997-2007); Trustee, Village of Olympia Fields (1994-2005); Trustee, Rich Township (2005); Supervisor, Rich Township (2006-present), member, American Institute of Certified Planners; Executive Board, Calumet Council, Boy Scouts of America; Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Board, U.S. Army Reserve (Psyops, Civil Affairs - 1972-1978).