Former New Lenox D122 Board Member Appointed To Fill Vacated Seat

NEW LENOX, IL — A former New Lenox District 122 Board of Education member has taken a seat back on the board, filling one vacated by a recent resignation.

Board members at a special meeting on Oct. 30 appointed Nicole Swallow to the seat previously held by Kris O'Connor, who won his seat on the board in 2021. O'Connor announced his resignation from the board at its Oct. 17 meeting.

The Board previously established qualifications for the appointee, and issued notice of an application period. Swallow, who served on the board from April 2015–April 2023, sought to retain the seat. The appointment will last from Oct. 30, 2023 to April 2025.

"Mrs. Nicole Swallow meets these qualifications and has demonstrated the willingness to accept the duties and responsibilities of a Board member," Superintendent Dr. Lori Motsch said in a release Tuesday.

Swallow is a Master Board Member Level 1, was elected as Secretary of the Board in 2015, and served as Vice President of the Board from 2019-2023. She did not seek re-election in 2023.

"When notified of the vacancy," Dr. Motsch said, "member Swallow felt it her civic duty to once again serve her community as a member of the New Lenox School District 122 Board of Education."