Marc Incrocci: Candidate profile

Bio

Name: Marc Incrocci

City: Darien

Office sought: College of DuPage Board of Trustee

Age: 40

Family: Married, three sons (9, 7, and 3)

Occupation: Director of Organizational Development, Black Horse Carriers

Education: Master of Science in Organizational Behavior, Benedictine University

Civic involvement: Head coach, Darien Youth Club Baseball; den leader, Cub Scout Pack 48, Darien

Previous elected offices held: None

Facebook: HTTPS://fb.me/MarcIncrocciCODTrustee

Issue questions

Describe your vision for the primary role of a community college.

A strong community college provides people with options to improve their lives. Whether it's an affordable head start on a bachelor's degree, a shorter-term path to an associate degree or a class to learn a specific, practical and marketable skill, a strong community college meets

the needs of a wide and diverse population.

How well is your community college fulfilling that role? What changes, if any, need to be made?

The College of DuPage has an exemplary record of helping students toward bachelor's and associate's degrees. It should to more to help meet the demand for qualified skilled trade workers in the Chicago area. My vision is to expand COD's trade programs and work with local trade employers

to give students a clear path to careers in the trades.

Are you currently employed by or retired from a school district, if so, which one? Is any member of your direct family - spouse, child or child-in-law - employed by the school district where you are seeking a school board seat?

No.

Is a tax rate increase needed and, if so, how do you justify it?

No tax increase is necessary. The College of DuPage's finances are in order, but enrollment is declining and the fixed costs will fall to students if that trend continues. Rather than raise taxes, my plan is for COD to open a new stream of revenue by using its existing facilities and classes

to train skilled trade workers.

Community colleges provide many services to a diverse population. Is there a service your college should be providing that it is not, or reaching a segment of the population that it is not?

Again, the college could provide an enormous benefit to the community - and protect its own financial stability - by developing its training programs for good-paying, fulfilling careers in the skilled trades. This will provide a path to a stable, middle-class standard of living for those who

cannot pursue a four-year degree, and those who do not desire one. It's also a small step in restoring the respect we owe to the skilled trades and their role in building the world around us.