Ahead of the April 6 consolidated municipal elections, Northbrook Patch furnished questionnaires to all applicants at the ballot.
Six applicants are vying for 3 four-yr trustee seats at the Northbrook Village Board on Election Day. They are incumbents Muriel J. Collison and Daniel H. Pepoon, and challengers Robert Burns, Joy Ebhomielen, Christopher Lay and Ana Mendez McGuinnes. Current Trustee Kathryn L. Ciesla is strolling for Village President, leaving her seat up for grabs, with Sandra E. Frum set to retire. She may be challenged via way of means of Eugene Marks for president.
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Ciesla, Collison, Ebhomielen and Pepoon have obtained the backing of the Northbrook Caucus of 2021. Burns, Lay, Marks and McGuinnes are being recommended via way of means of United4Northbrook.
MBA Finance; BSc Economics & Statistics
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Finance expert with over 15 years revel in that spans from business lending to company finance and strategy
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Member - Community Relations Committee (four years); Board Director - Hunger Resource Network; Board Chair - Solbi Foundation Hospital (own circle of relatives non-profit)
The unmarried maximum urgent problem dealing with our (board, district, etc.) is _______, and that is what I intend to do approximately it.
The unmarried maximum urgent problem withinside the close to time period problem is preventing the Covid pandemic and its effect on our citizens, colleges and organizations. The Board made offers budget available, furnished loose mask and hand sanitizers early withinside the pandemic whilst those gadgets had been scarce. They additionally reached out to Cook County to provide proposed places for the vaccination roll out. If elected, we can maintain to paintings with the Chamber and nearby organizations to brainstorm thoughts and applications on the way to assist with the publish COVID recovery. Another essential precedence may be ongoing enhancements to the downtown commercial enterprise district.
Do you aid Black Lives Matter and what are your mind at the demonstrations held for the reason that demise of George Floyd and the taking pictures of Jacob Blake
I aid equality and equity regardless of your race. Martin Luther King stated it best "I stay up for an afternoon whilst human beings will now no longer be judged via way of means of the colour in their skin, however the content material in their character". As an African American the demise of those guys and others earlier than and after them has clearly reduce deep. With a younger teenage son this is now driving, it's miles clearly very personal. I became very inspired with the demonstrations of aid right here in Northbrook. I attended the March and listened to the speeches over the summer time season and this became one of the contact factors that spurred me to run for Trustee. I too desired to make extra of a difference. I became so proud to be Northbrook Strong.
Do you observed the cutting-edge board has executed sufficient to aid racial equality, and if now no longer, what in particular must be executed to do so
What are your mind at the country and nearby coronavirus vaccine distribution, and the way do you observed nearby governments must paintings collectively to address vaccine rollout?
I consider that is a pinnacle precedence for each country and nearby government. There is now extra public scrutiny on vaccine distribution and roll-out. We all want to live concerned to make certain that the strain isn't allow up till all that want to be vaccinated have had their "shot in arms". The vaccination roll-out for us right here in Northbrook is controlled via way of means of Cook County. Trustee Kathryn Ciesla, presently strolling for Board President, pronounced that they have got already reached out to Cook County with ability roll-out places that may be used right here in Northbrook. We are all invested in getting this pandemic at the back of us and vaccinations are our manner out. Until then masking, social distancing and hand washing are our handiest guns in opposition to this horrible virus.