Deanne Mazzochi Named New College of DuPage Board Chairman
Former College of DuPage Board of Trustees Vice Chairman and Acting Chairman Deanne Mazzochi of Elmhurst was elected to serve as Board Chairman at the annual Board of Trustees Organizational Meeting held April 21, 2016, at the College's Glen Ellyn campus.
Chairman Mazzochi, who was elected to the COD Board of Trustees for a six-year term in April 2015, is an attorney and founding member of Rakoczy, Molino, Mazzochi, Siwik L.L.P., a full-service litigation and intellectual property firm in Chicago. Chairman Mazzochi grew up in Villa Park and graduated from Willowbrook High School. A former College of DuPage student, Chairman Mazzochi holds bachelor's degrees in Chemistry and Political Science from Boston University and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School.
"Thank you for your confidence in selecting me to serve as this Board's chairman," Chairman Mazzochi said. "I am humbled and grateful for the passion each of our employees brings to their jobs at College of DuPage. We all share a common desire of assisting our students in reaching their personal and professional goals. As we enter our 50th year, I look forward to receiving continued input from our students, faculty, staff and community members that results in healthy conversation among this Board. And I assure you that all decisions we make will be grounded in the best interest of the College. I am proud of the accomplishments made by this Board over the past year and I look forward to another year of positive improvements and progress."
In addition at the Organizational Meeting, Downers Grove resident David Olsen was selected to serve as the Board Vice Chairman. Appointed in February by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) to complete a term through April 2017 vacated by former Chairman Kathy Hamilton, Vice Chairman Olsen has served as a commissioner on the Downers Grove Village Council since 2013 and was named mayor pro tem of Downers Grove last year. He is an ethics and compliance analyst for commodities trading company BP Corporation North American, Inc. and previously served as Student Body President at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Vice Chairman Olsen is also a member of the COD Audit Committee.
Named for the second consecutive year to serve as Board Secretary, Frank Napolitano of Bloomingdale was elected to the Board of Trustees in April 2015 for a six-year term. Secretary Napolitano of Bloomingdale is a former Bartlett Village Trustee and U-46 School Board member. He attended College of DuPage, as well as DAVEA in Addison (now the Technology Center of DuPage) and is currently an account manager with Altura Communication Solutions in Chicago. Secretary Napolitano chairs the COD Budget Committee and serves on the Presidential Search Committee.
New Student Trustee Luzelena Escamilla of Hanover Park was also sworn-in by Secretary Napolitano for a one-year term. Student Trustee Escamilla replaces Gloria Roark of Aurora, who was thanked for her service through the adoption of a Board resolution of appreciation, as well as a plaque and two books for personal use and donation to the College of DuPage Library.
In addition, Kim Michael-Lee, CPA, CGMA, was appointed Treasurer by the Board at the Organizational Meeting. The Board also determined regular meeting dates and locations and authorized a change in authorized bank signatures.
The COD officers, Student Trustee and Treasurer will serve in their positions until next spring's Board of Trustees Organizational Meeting.
The next regular Board of Trustees meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 19, in the Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000, at 7 p.m. To view a video from the April 21 Organizational and Regular Board Meeting, please click here.
For more information, please contact Joe Moore at (630) 942-2370, moorej7718@cod.edu.