Voters Weigh In On School Boards In Northbrook: Election Results

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

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.

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

With 62 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 (100.95 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, 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 are: Zivit Blonder (current member), Ammar Mirza Rizki (current member), Kevin Glowacz, Pamela Manicioto and Patrick Wang.

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 are: Maria Vasilopoulos (current member), Noah Frank, Elizabeth Kim (official write-in candidate), Meghan McMillin and Nick Parfitt.

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

With 10 of 10 percent of precincts reporting:

• Meghan McMillin 498 (29.84 percent)
• Noah Frank 421 (25.22 percent)
• Nick Parfitt 378 (22.65 percent)
• Maria Vasilopoulos 372 (22.29 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, there were several uncontested races on the ballot in Northbrook.

NORTHBROOK VILLAGE BOARD

Three seats were up for grabs in an uncontested race on the Northbrook Village Board. Current trustees Robert Israel, Heather E. Ross and Johanna Hebl, all part of the new Northbrook Caucus of 2023 party, were running for reelection, according to Village Clerk Debbie Ford.

NORTHBROOK PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD

Four seats were up for grabs on the Northbrook Public Library Board as well in another uncontested race. Incumbents Maura Bishop, Howard Jay Glaubinger and Stacy Oliver were running for reelection. They were joined on the ballot by Janet Spector Bishop. Current trustee Sharon Bergstein not running.