New Trustees Elected to Library Board

On Tuesday, May 16, the newest members of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library board of trustees were sworn in. The seven-member board of library trustees sets the library's tax levy and budget as well as library policies. Trustees are elected for six-year terms.

Debbie Smart has served as a trustee for six years and has held the positions of treasurer and president of the board of library trustees. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Historical Society, Questers, Kappa Delta Sorority, Arlington Heights Art Commission, St. John UCC Church and the Chamber of Commerce. She was a recipient of the 2014 Hearts of Gold Award for volunteering.

John Supplitt is the senior director of constituency sections for the American Hospital Association. He has 25 years of experience with staffing of and participating on national nonprofit boards and panels. Supplitt has a bachelor of science from Georgetown University and master's degrees in public administration from New York University and business administration from Loyola University of Chicago.

Christine C. Tangney is a professor in clinical nutrition and associate dean for research for the College of Health Sciences at Rush University Medical Center. She is involved with the American Cancer Society, and provides lectures and demonstrations about healthy eating and cooking to cancer survivors. She has been a speaker for the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women program. Tangney was elected to a four-year unfilled term.

Marianthi Thanapoulos is the community engagement liaison for the village of Mount Prospect. She is the president of Tharos Productions, a local nonprofit. She is a past member of Women in Film and has volunteered for Big Brothers Big Sisters. She is a member of the PTA and has presented at the University of Chicago. Thanapoulos was first appointed in August of 2016, and served on the Finance and Human Resources committees of the board of library trustees.