Letter to the Editor: Support the District 113 Caucus Candidates

SUPPORT THE DISTRICT 113 SCHOOL BOARD CAUCUS CANDIDATES

GORDON  MULERT  MEYER

The Executive Committee of the District 113 School Board Caucus, with 30 years of collective experience on the Caucus, presents three of the finest candidates for the community to elect to the District 113 School Board!

Julie Starkman Gordon, a Highland Park resident, recently retired after a 32-year career at Hewitt Associates, a large global Human Resources Consulting and Outsourcing organization. A Pension Actuary by profession, Julie progressed into various executive/officer level roles (client services, outsourcing, special operations) reporting directly to the CEO. She served on the Board of Directors for Hewitt Associates, as well as the National and Chicago Area Board of Directors of Junior Achievement USA, an organization reaching 4 million children in grades K-12, providing focus on financial literacy, entrepreneurship and workforce readiness. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Illinois, and was a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.  Julie has lived with her husband Richard in Highland Park for 28 years. They have three children, two are already proud graduates of HPHS, and one is a 6th grader at Edgewood Middle School. www.juliestarkmangordon.com.

Mark Mulert, a 29 year Deerfield resident, is VP of Research and Analytics at Emmi Solutions.  He has served on District 109 and District 113’s long range planning committees. Mark also serves on the board, and is past a board president and finance committee member, of Family Resource Center, a non-profit adoption agency.  Mark also has experience as the owner of a very successful technology consulting business where he developed strong long term planning, budgeting and technology evaluation skills.
Mark is an active community volunteer in projects such as mentoring Chicago high school students.  Around DHS he is known as the “unofficial photographer” at many school events for his two DHS children. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a Master’s from University of Notre Dame  www.dist113.mulert.com. 

Stacey Meyer, a Deerfield resident has an Economics degree from Northwestern and an MBA from the University of Michigan.  She has work experience in business and education.  As the Director of Marketing Research for Quaker Oats, Stacey managed a multi-million dollar budget and performed analyses for efficient and effective decision making.  Currently she is the Program Director for the Schuler Scholar Program, where Stacey oversees academic and cultural programs in eight Chicagoland high schools.  She has experience working with a diverse team and listening to her community, (consumers and scholars respectively).  Stacey’s prior volunteer experience reflects her passion for education: tutor and Board of Directors for the Cabrini Green Tutoring Program; co-chair of the Wilmot Book fair (4 years) and member of the District 109 Differentiation Committee.  Stacey lives in Deerfield (19 years) with her husband and son, a freshman at DHS.  Prior to moving to Deerfield, Stacey and her family resided in Highland Park (5 years).

Looking toward the future of the District, we have three candidates that represent Fiscal Responsibility, Technology Prowess and Instructional Differentiation. The challenges facing Education today are in the forefront at District 113. Pension reform, technology integration and implementation and curriculum changes to meet the needs of diverse populations are several issues educators are diligently working to achieve Academic Excellence!

THE DISTRICT 113 SCHOOL BOARD CAUCUS RECOMMENDS THESE THREE CANDIDATES:

GORDON, MULERT, MEYER

BE ELECTED TO THE DISTRICT 113 SCHOOL BOARD AS CLEAR WINNERS FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITIES (Deerfield, Riverwoods, Highland Park, Highwood, and Bannockburn) TO FOLLOW US INTO THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION.

Respectfully Submitted,

Mara E Meyer, President, District 113 School Board Caucus

Jean Sogin, Secretary, District 113 School Board Caucus

Susan Bell, Treasurer, District 113 School Board Caucus

Stuart Senescu, Past President and Caucus Member, District 113 School Board Caucus