Lake County Committees:
- Lake County Board Chairman, December 2010 - 2012
- Lake County Board - Vice Chair 2008-2010
- University Task Force Consensus Plan Developer
- Affordable Housing Commission, since 1997
- Stormwater Management Commission, Alternate, since 1994
- Solid Waste Agency, Alternate, since 1994
- Forest Preserves Education, Cultural Resources and Public Information
Past Lake County Committees:
- Public Works and Transportation - Past Vice Chair
- Financial and Administrative - Past Member
- Lake County Board Community and Economic Development Committee - Past Chair
- Lake County Board Finance and Administrative Committee - Past Chair
- Lake County Board Taxation, Election and Records Committee - Past Member
- Forest Preserves Development, Restoration and Planning Committee - Past Member
- Forest Preserves Revenue Facilities - Past Chair
Present and Past Political Experience:
- Lake County Forest Preserves Commissioner
- Buffalo Grove Zoning Board of Appeals - Commissioner (1979 - 1989)
- Stevenson High School Curriculum and Graduation Task Force (1990 - 1991)
- Congregation Beth Judea - President (1991 - 1993)
- Solid Waste Agency, Long Grove Representative (1992 - 1993)
- United Way Buffalo Grove Project Partner (1992 - 1994)
- Stevenson High School Long Range Planning Task Force (1992 - 1993)
- Buffalo Grove School District 102 Business Partnership (1993 - Present)
- American Cancer Society Taste of Elegance, Chair (1993 - 1997)
- Buffalo Grove Economic Development Task Force (1997 - Present)
- Memberships and Other Public Service
- National Association of Counties Steering Committee - Taxation and Finance
- American Cancer Society
- Muscular Dystrophy Association 2000 Man of the Year
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in political science from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Juris Doctor from DePaul University Law School