5th District

Years served: Appointed 2011

Committee assignments: Education; Environment; Human Services; Licensed Activities; State Government & Veterans Affairs.

Biography: Administrator for the Chicago school board. She has a bachelor's degree in sociology from Northern Illinois University, and an M.S. in criminal justice and further graduate work in counseling from Chicago State University. She previously served in the Department of Children and Family Services, in the Cook County probation department, and as a prison correctional officer.