My Elected or Appointed Background

I’ve lived in Mundelein since 1986, in two different subdivisions. One on the east side of Rt 45, and one on the west side of Rt 45.

Four generations of my family have lived in Mundelein. I’ve learned that each generation has different needs. Those generational needs are considered in each decision.

As a resident I want to be informed and have input into my community. As an elected official I want to make sure my community is informed and has input.

  • In 2007 to 2008 I was appointed to the Plan Commission

  • In 2008 to 2009 I was appointed as Trustee to fill a vacancy.

  • From 2009 to 2015 I was elected as Trustee

    • In that time I served as the alternate on the CLCJAWA (Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency)

  • From 2015 to 2017 I didn’t run for or hold and elected position while caring for home and family needs.

    • During that time I served as a Liaison between Loch Lomond Property Owners Association and the Village of Mundelein during the neighborhood road construction projects.

  • In 2017 to 2021 I was again elected as Trustee

    • I was the SWALCO (Solid Waste Agency of Lake County) representative.

    • Additionally I served on the Joint Central Lake County Emergency Telephone System committee.

  • From 2021 to 2023 I did not hold an elected position.

  • 2023 to present I am an elected Trustee.

    • Once again I serve on the Joint Central Lake County Emergency Telephone System committee.

My Professional Background and Expertise

My career spanned 43+ years in AT&T telecommunications. Most of those years were in leadership positions within AT&T and external industry forums.

The organizations that I held leadership positions in were:

  • Operations

  • Engineering

  • Government, Regulatory, and legal

  • ATIS (Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions)

  • Several Industry Forums for Local Number Portability (LNP)

    Some of my varied leadership duties covered:

  • Testified at telecommunications hearings at the State and Federal level

  • Validated and contributed technical or procedural content in legal regulatory filings.

  • Made presentations to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), FTC (Federal Trade Commission), ICC (Illinois Commerce Commission), State Public Utility Commissions (Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin), Telecommunication Associations, Law Enforcement groups such as FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation, DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration), State Police, other law enforcement organizations, and the Great Lakes Naval Center, private companies and others.

  • As Chair and AT&T representative (in multiple industry standards or forum groups) I cooperatively led multiple groups, people and teams to identify problems, develop solutions, wrote standards and policies, and oversaw the implementation of those standards and policies. I led the modification of them if aspects didn’t work as expected. This development of new technologies and standards work was done in collaboration with the top global telecommunications people, teams, and companies.

  • Developed End Office Integration informational and training courses for Telecommunications Competitors.

  • Particiapted in the Joint Application Development (JAD) process to develop Local Number Portability mandated by the FCC.

  • ATIS representative at the FCC, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) Working Group 4B completing the “Transition to Next Generation 9-1-1” report

  • Participated in three or more Emergency Operations Center disaster events. Wrote disaster emergency procedures and standards working with major telecommunications companies, Homeland Security, NSA, and other government agencies.

  • Responsible for budgets in multiple organizations.

  • Received award winning recognition in multiple areas, plaques, statues, certificates, etc.

Stamina

  • Clean bill of health

  • Independently maintain a large home and property without outside help

  • Active member and volunteer in multiple organizations

  • Enthusiastically fullfill all elected official duties

  • Joyfully enjoy grandchildren on an ongoing basis and occasionally have the pleasure of their company for long weekends.

  • Engage in DIY home improvement projects