Voters Decide Future Of School Boards In Glenview: Election Results

GLENVIEW, IL — It was a busy Election Day for candidates in several school board races, including districts 30, 31, 34 and 225.

Polls officially closed at 7 p.m. Early voting and vote-by-mail ballots are included in the total. Provisional ballots and late arriving vote-by-mail ballots are not included, according to the Cook County Clerk's Office. All results are unofficial.

GLENVIEW COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 34

Five candidates were vying for four seats on the board Tuesday. Current Vice President John Heggie, Secretary Michael Korman and Natalie Jachtorowycz did not run for reelection. The candidates who appeared on the ballot were Scott Nelson (current president), Alex Kamilewicz, Julie Moon, Jennifer Patel and Vasilios Soupos.

Nelson finished unofficially as the top vote-getter, edging out Julie Moon by just 13 votes, according to unofficial results released by the Cook County Clerk on Tuesday night. Kamilewicz and Soupos grabbed the final two seats on the board.

With polls closed, here's how vote totals looked:

With 33 of 33 precincts reporting:

• Scott Nelson 2,549 (23.44 percent)
• Julie Moon 2,536 (23.32 percent)
• Alex Kamilewicz 2,438 (22.42 percent)
• Vasilios Soupos 2,348 (21.59 percent)
• Jennifer Patel 1,004 (9.23 percent)

Nelson, 55, has been a member of the board of education since 2019. The Glenview resident has been a commodity trader on the Chicago Board of Trade for the past 34 years.

Kamilewicz, 49, has been in project management for the past 23 years. He has a bachelor's degree from St. Olaf College and M. Litt in medieval history at the University of Oxford.

Moon, 52, has been in marketing and communications for the past 23 years and an educational foundation volunteer for the last seven. For the past seven years, she has volunteered with the Glenview Education Foundation.

Soupos, 45, is the director of product compliance engineering for Instant Brands. He has an executive MBA (Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, 2021), master of chemical engineering (Illinois Institute of Technology, 2006), bachelor's in Chemical Engineering (Illinois Institute of Technology, 2000).

GLENBROOK HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 225

Five candidates were running for a four-year seat on the board, with three seats up for grabs. Current member Joel Taub did not run for reelection with his term ending this month. The candidates on the ballot were Sidney Shein (current member), Marcelo Sztainberg (current member), Jim Geldermann, Paul Kelly and Sandra Muhlenbeck.

Muhlenbeck was the top vote-getter, according to unofficial results while Shein was the runner-up and Sztainberg grabbing the final open seat.

With polls closed, here's how vote totals looked:

With 62 out of 62 precincts reporting:

• Sandra Muhlenbeck 4,941 (27.61 percent)
• Sidney (Skip) Shein 4,676 (26.13 percent)
• Marcelo Sztainberg 4,420 (24.70 percent)
• Jim Geldermann 1,963 (10.97 percent)
• Paul Kelly 1,895 (10.59 percent)

Sztainberg, 53, has been a member of the board of education since 2017. The Northbrook resident is the interim dean of graduate studies, analytics and research at Northeastern Illinois University.

Geldermann, 71, has been a software architect for more than 35 years. The Northbrook graduate graduated from Campion Jesuit High School (Class of 1970); Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan (1970-1972).

Muhlenbeck, 52, who was previously an attorney, has been a pediatric-registered nurse for the last five years. The Glenview resident has a bachelor's degree in politics from Wake Forest University; JD from Columbia Law School; and MSN from Rush University College of Nursing.

NORTHBROOK/GLENVIEW DISTRICT 30

With Nancy Artz, the current president, and Daniel Levin, a current board member, not running for reelection when their terms end this month, five candidates were vying for four seats on the school board. The candidates on the ballot were: Zivit Blonder (current member), Ammar Mirza Rizki (current member), Kevin Glowacz, Pamela Manicioto and Patrick Wang.

Wang edged out Macicioto by just 11 votes, according to unofficial results provided by the Cook County Clerk's office on Tuesday night. Rizki and Blonder grabbed the final two seats, according to unofficial results.

With polls closed, here's how vote totals looked:

With 13 of 13 precincts reporting:

• Patrick Wang 742 (23.68 percent)
• Pamela Manicioto 731 (23.32 percent)
• Ammar Mirza Rizki 687 (21.92 percent)
• Zivit Blonder 657 (20.96 percent)
• Kevin Glowacz 317 (10.11 percent)

Blonder, 48, has been a member of the board of education since 2019. The Northbrook resident has been a travel consultant for the past eight years.

Rizki, 46, has also been a member of the board of education since getting elected in 2019. The Northbrook resident is currently serving as chief financial officer of the Barack Obama Foundation, and formerly held that role for Cook County.

Glowacz, 37, has been a software engineer for the past 15 years. The Northbrook resident earned a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Manicioto, 39, a former bankruptcy attorney in Chicago, is currently a stay-at-home parent. She has a bachelor's degree in political science from TCU; JD from DePaul University College of Law.

Wang, 40, has been a corporate banker for 15 years. The Northbrook resident has as Master's degree in business administration.

WEST NORTHFIELD DISTRICT 31

Voters in Northbrook and Glenview decided on the future of the West Northfield District 31 school board. Current board members Daphne Frank and Melissa Choo Valentinas did not run for reelection, with their terms ending this month. Five candidates appeared on the ballot in a race for three seats. The candidates on the ballot were: Maria Vasilopoulos (current member), Noah Frank, Elizabeth Kim (official write-in candidate), Meghan McMillin and Nick Parfitt.

McMillin was the top-vote getter, according to unofficial results provided by the Cook County Clerk's office. With polls closed, here's how vote totals looked:

With 10 of 10 polls reporting

• Meghan McMillin 498 (29.84 percent)
• Noah Frank 421 (25.22 percent)
• Maria Vasilopoulos 372 (22.29 percent)
• Nick Parfitt 378 (22.65 percent)

Vasilopoulos has been a member of the board of education for the past four years. She is currently a high school administrator and has been in education for 27 years. Vasilopoulos and her husband are the parents of two children.

Frank, 40, has been an attorney for 15 years. He has a J.D., University of Illinois College of Law. M.H.R.I.R, Institute of Labor & Industrial Relations. B.A. History and B.A. Economics, UIUC. The Northbrook resident and his wife, Molly, have two sons attending Winkelman Elementary School in Glenview.

Kim, 37, a stay-at-home parent, is an official write-in candidate for a seat on the board. She has a BFA Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. Kim and her husband, Tom, are parents to three children.

McMillin, 43, has been the West Northfield District 31 PTO co-president for the past two years. She has a master's degree in nutrition and currently owns a private practice in maternal and child health. McMillin and her husband, Bill, have a son and daughter at Winkelman, along with two step-children in college.

Parfitt, 42, is a chief financial officer at a manufacturing company. He is a graduate of Kelly School of Business at Indiana University and The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Parfitt has a daughter, who started at Winkelman and is now a freshman at Glenbrook North. He also has two sons currently at Winkelman.

In addition, voters made some decisions regarding the Glenview Public Library board, while three seats on the Glenview Village Board were uncontested.

GLENVIEW VILLAGE BOARD

Three seats were on the ballot for the Glenview Village Board in an uncontested race. The current four-year terms of trustees Jim Bland, Mary W. Cooper and Chuck Gitles all come to an end in April. Both Bland and Cooper are seeking reelection, while Gitles did not run, according to Glenview Deputy Village Clerk Lisa Goodwin. Bland and Cooper are part of the Citizens for Glenview party and were joined on the ballot by Katie E. Jones.

GLENVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD

For the Glenview Public Library Board, five candidates were vying for three seats. The terms of trustees Thomas Blanchard (vice president), M. David Johnson and Allan J. Ruter will come to an end in April. Blanchard and Johnson are seeking reelection, while Ruter is not, according to Goodwin. Joining the current trustees on the ballot will be Sara Spitz, Cathy Wilson and Michael R. O'Connell.