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President (April 2011)
   Rose Malcolm
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Board  president Rose Malcolm is a 23-year resident of Carol Stream. She was elected to the board in 1999 and re-elected in 2003. Malcolm is a retirement housing administrator.

She and her husband have three children, all graduates of Glenbard North High School. Malcolm is active with Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) at St. Luke's.

Member (April 2013)
   Richard Heim
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Board member Richard Heim is a 17-year resident of Lombard.  He was elected to the board in April 2009.  Heim is a vice president of business development at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital. 

He and his wife have four children.  Heim is president of the Glenbard East Athletic Booster Board.



Member (April 2013)
   Robert Friend
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Board member Robert Friend is a 31-year resident of Lombard.  He was elected to the board in April 2009.

Friend is a power mechanic with United Parcel Service.  He and his wife Susan have two daughters,who are Glenbard East graduates.

Friend is a member of the Lombard Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Tri-Town YMCA Board of Directors and the Men’s Club at First United Methodist Church of Lombard. He is a former member of the Lombard District 44 Board of Education.

 



Vice president (April 2013)
   F. Thomas Voltaggio
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Vice president  F. Thomas Voltaggio was elected to the Board of Education in April 2005 and re-elected in April 2009. Voltaggio, a 45-year resident of Glen Ellyn, is a Glenbard graduate. He and his wife have four children.

   Voltaggio earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and history from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a juris doctorate from IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law. Voltaggio is senior vice president for Environmental Systems Design, Inc. in Chicago.

Member (April 2013)
   Yadav Nathwani
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Board member Yadav Nathwani is a 23-year resident of Glen Ellyn.  He was elected to the board in April 2009.

Nathwani is an officer at Community Bank –Wheaton/Glen Ellyn.

He is a graduate of Glenbard South High School.  He earned a bachelor’s degree in social science and an MBA in finance from Benedictine University.

His community involvement includes raising money for the March of Dimes and volunteering at the Wheaton Art Fair and with Junior Achievement.

Member (April 2011)
   Thomas Trefilek
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Tom Trefilek, a resident of Lombard, was elected to the board in 2007.  He and his wife Cherie have three sons and a daughter.

Trefilek has a bachelor’s degree in commerce from DePaul University and a master’s degree from George Williams College.
He has 20 years of experience as an instructor and coach at local colleges.

Trefilek is with Ortho-Med Services Inc., distributor of Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Products.

Member (April, 2011)
   Steve Sebby
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A 14-year resident of Lombard, Steve Sebby is president of Sebby Technical Services, Inc. in Lombard.  He and his wife Elizabeth have three children.

Sebby has a bachelor’s degree in management from National Lewis University in Evanston and is working on a master’s degree in management from Keller Graduate School in Chicago.

His community involvement has included being a member of the Glenbard Wastewater Authority, Village of Lombard Board of Trustees, Village of Lombard Public Works Committee chairman, and Village of Lombard Transportation & Safety Committee Chairman.  In 2006, he was named Lombard Jaycees - Man of the Year.     


Board Committee Assignments

   Communication, Legislation & Partnerships Committee
   Chairman Richard Heim, Robert Friend, Tom Voltaggio, Cindy Allston and Viraj Dhebar

   Student Performance & Achievement Committee
   Chairman Tom Trefilek, Yadav Nathwani, Steve Sebby, Valencia Breckenridge and Gail Jo Kelly

   Finance & Facility Committee
   Chairman Tom Voltaggio, Richard Heim, Tom Trefilek, Margaret DeLaRosa and John Snyder

   Policy Committee
   Chairman Steve Sebby, Robert Friend, Yadav Nathwani, Charles Jones and Michael Lindquist

   Illinois Association of School Boards Representative
   Tom Trefilek

   PEP Representative
   Robert Friend
    

Board Goals

Legislative/Communication & Partnerships
- Enhance communication with the community
- Develop systematic articulation with feeder districts
- Establish and sustain meaningful relationships both internal and external to the District that promote a partnership to support the educational mission

Finance and facilities
- Maintain a balanced budget
- Develop and coordinate a budgetary process that facilitates the achievement of Board goals
- Implement appropriate components of the existing facilities plan
- Develop a five-year financial plan

Policy
- Review all Board of Education policies annually to be responsive to community standards and local and national laws and guidelines.
- Ensure equity, access and quality for all stakeholders.

Appointed Officials
Jo Ahrens
   Secretary
    April, 2013
Chris McClain
   Treasurer

Superintendent
Dr. Michael Meissen
   Superintendent




Glenbard Township High School District 87 | Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 | Phone: (630) 469-9100 Fax: (630) 469-9107