Board Members
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Community Unit School District 95 is governed by seven elected school board members who live in the community and serve without compensation.
The Board is responsible for ensuring a high-quality education for the students of the district. They accomplish this by holding the Superintendent and administration accountable for student success; developing effective policies that support the district's vision and mission; approving expenditures and planning for financial stability; adopting new initiatives that move the district forward; and representing the voice of the community served by District 95.
Board Members
Scott McConnell, President
A Board member since 2012, Mr. McConnell has served in a variety of board leadership positions, including President (2019-present), Vice President (2015-2019) and Chair of the Board Facilities Committee (2015-2019).
Additional Biographical Information
Mr. McConnell is the Vice President of Information Technology and Systems Development for PMA Financial Network where he oversees technology strategy, software development and technology operations. Prior to joining PMA, Scott served as the Divisional Chief Information Officer for Allstate Investments and in a variety of other technology leadership roles at Allstate and Accenture.
Scott and his wife Ann Marie have been District residents since 2003 and currently have two children in District 95 schools. They are active supporters of a number of local organizations, including LZBSA, Joanie’s Closet, The District 95 Educational Foundation, and St. Francis de Sales Church.
Doug Goldberg, Vice-President
Mr. Goldberg has served on the Board since 2009 and is a past Board President. Currently, Mr. Goldberg serves as Board Vice-President. He has also served on the Facilities Committee and the District Negotiations team.
Lisa Warren, Secretary
Mrs. Warren has been on the District 95 School Board since 2012, where she has served on several Board committees including Board Policy, Parent-Student Handbook, and Pandemic Advisory Council.
Additional Biographical Information
Mrs. Warren received her BS in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and her MBA from The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. She has worked with Arthur Andersen & Co. in Charlotte, NC, Heller Financial, Inc. in Chicago, IL and was the executive director for The Vesalius Trust for Visual Communications in Health Sciences for eleven years
In addition, Mrs. Warren is an active volunteer in the community serving in leadership roles at St. Francis de Sales Church, the District 95 Educational Foundation, Joanie’s Closet, the Ela Coalition Against Youth Substance Abuse, and more.
Lisa and her husband, Scot, reside in Kildeer with their three children.
Peter Etienne
Mr. Etienne has served on the Board since 2020. He has served as a member of the Board’s Teaching and Learning Committee, including as Committee Chair for 2022-23.
Additional Biographical Information
Mr. Etienne is Senior Counsel in the legal department of Stepan Company, focusing on Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) matters. Prior to Stepan, Mr. Etienne served over twenty years at Baxter International Inc. where he led a team responsible for EHS legal and auditing services; Trade Compliance; and certain Ethics and Compliance matters for Baxter’s businesses and facilities worldwide. While at Baxter, he helped to launch the company’s first Sustainability Report (now Corporate Responsibility Report) and the company’s Code of Conduct. Prior to Baxter, Mr. Etienne practiced law in the Chicago office of the global law firm Sidley Austin LLP.
Mr. Etienne was also a public-school Middle School teacher for a short while and served for more than 15 years on the Board of Regents of Trinity International University. He is a graduate of Trinity College (IL) and the University of Illinois College of Law, Urbana-Champaign.
Peter and his wife Marci have been District 95 residents since 1994. They and their children have been members of Heritage Church and its predecessors in Lake Zurich for over twenty years.
Eileen Maloney
Mrs. Maloney has served as a board member since 2013. She has been a member of the District Negotiations team and has served as an Illinois Association of School Boards representative.
Natashia Dannegger
Mrs. Dannegger was elected to the Board of Education in 2023. Prior to joining the Board, she served as Isaac Fox PTO President and as a parent representative for the Strategic Planning Committee, Referendum Committee, Superintendent Interview Committee, and Redistricting Committee.
Additional Biographical Information
Mrs. Dannegger received her BS in Elementary Education at the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign and received certifications in ESL and Bilingual Education from National Louis University. She has worked as an elementary bilingual, dual-language, and ESL teacher where she helped pilot and develop local districts’ dual-language and bilingual programs. She currently subs at the elementary level, is actively involved in the PTO, and manages the various sports and activities of her four boys.
Mrs. Dannegger and her husband have resided in the district since 2008. They have four boys who currently attend elementary, middle, and high school. They have both been actively involved in the community, including being on the executive committee for LZBSA. In her free time, she enjoys watching her boys play sports, volunteering in the schools and community, and traveling.
Kelly Pinter
Dr. Kelly Pinter has lived in Lake Zurich for over 30 years. She attended the K-12 public school system in Lake Zurich and graduated from Lake Zurich High School. She joined the District 95 School Board in 2023.
Additional Biographical Information
Dr. Pinter is a college educator of Criminal Justice and Sociology. She earned her PhD in Sociology from Loyola University at Chicago as well as an MA in Criminal Justice/Criminology, Law and Justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has taught at Loyola, UIC, Carroll University, the College of Lake County, and Harper College. She is also an academic and career advisor to university students. Before being a college instructor, she worked in behavioral health. Her research focuses on victimology and intersectionality.
As a District 95 School Board member, Dr. Pinter is excited to bring more members of the community into the wonderful activities that the district has created. She is focused on equity and academic excellence for all kids and the inclusion of various voices of the community into the halls of the schools. She is also focused on student, faculty, and staff safety and will pull her Criminal Justice background into that goal. She has two children in the district, one child in junior high and another in elementary school. Her husband was also a LZHS grad and he proposed to her in the classroom they met in at LZHS!
Board Member Terms
Trainings
Board Member | Trainings |
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Scott McConnell |
Open Meetings Act Training - 04-06-12 Professional Development Leadership Training - 12-10-12 PERA Training - 08-05-13 |
Doug Goldberg |
Open Meetings Act Training - 04-20-12 Professional Development Leadership Training 10-26-19 PERA Training 10-26-19 |
Lisa Warren |
Open Meetings Act Training - 04-21-12 Professional Development Leadership Training - 01-05-13 PERA Training 10-21-19 |
Eileen Maloney |
Open Meetings Act Training - 06-3-13 Professional Development Leadership Training - 11-23-13 PERA Training - 11-23-13 |
Peter Etienne |
Open Meetings Act Training - 09-07-20 Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) 10-24-20 Professional Development Leadership Training (PDLT) 10-24-20 |
Natashia Dannegger |
Basics of Governance 05-10-23 Open Meetings Act Training (OMA) Training 05-08-23 Professional Development Leadership Training (PDLT) 06-02-23 Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) 06-02-23 |
Kelly Pinter |
Open Meetings Act Training (OMA) Training 05-29-23 Basics of Governance 07-06-23 Professional Development Leadership Training (PDLT) 07-21-23 Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) 07-21-23 |
Written Requests for Information
Written Requests for Information
The Superintendent's office maintains an email list of people who have filed a written request to receive any of the information listed below. Such requests must be made on an annual basis. Those persons shall be emailed copies of the following: 1) Board Agendas, 2) Budgets, 3) Audits.