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.
Marty Cupples
Mr. Cupples was elected to the Board of Education in 2019 and proudly serves on the Policy Committee. Prior to joining the Board, he served as a parent member of the Forward95 Strategic Planning Team and the District’s Website Replacement Committee as well as volunteering at many functions throughout the district.
Additional Biographical Information
Mr. Cupples is the Director of Operations for Leaders Partners, Inc., an independent brokerage general agency based in North Barrington which specializes in the marketing and underwriting of life and long-term care insurance solutions. In addition to overseeing the organization’s daily business activities, Marty is responsible for developing and implementing IT solutions focused on improving workflow and efficiency for their nationwide network of advisors and brokers.
Marty and his wife Dyone have resided in Lake Zurich since 2013. Their three children have attended elementary school, middle school, and high school in District 95 and their son is a recent graduate of LZHS. In his free time, Marty enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, listening to music, building sets for community theatre productions and working on projects around the house.
Peter Etienne
Mr. Etienne was appointed to the Board in June 2020.
Additional Biographical Information
Mr. Etienne is Senior Counsel in the legal department of Stepan Company, focusing on Environmental, Health, and Safety matters for all of Stepan’s business units and facilities globally. Prior to Stepan, Mr. Etienne spent over twenty years at Baxter International Inc. where he led a team responsible for Environmental, Health, and Safety legal and auditing services, Trade Compliance, and certain Ethics and Compliance matters for Baxter’s businesses worldwide, including at over 45 manufacturing facilities in more than 20 countries. 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.
Peter and his wife Marci have been District residents since 1994 and currently have a daughter attending school in the District. They and their children have been members of Heritage Church and its predecessors in Lake Zurich for over twenty years.
Chris Ketcham
Mr. Ketcham has served as a board member since 2015. He has served on the Facilities Committee (2015-present) and is the current Chair of the Facilities Committee (2019-present.)
Additional Biographical Information
Mr. Ketcham is a Senior Vice President for Great American Insurance Group’s Executive Liability Division. He is responsible for managing the transactional underwriting units within the Executive Liability Division, which involves providing management liability insurance, fiduciary insurance, and employment practices liability insurance to non-profit organizations and privately owned companies. Mr. Ketcham is responsible for establishing the underwriting guidelines, strategy & execution of underwriting objectives for these underwriting units, which generate roughly $160 million in annual premium. He has been with Great American Insurance Group since 1996 and has held underwriting roles of increasing responsibility over this time.
Chris and his wife Kim have lived within the District since 2002 and have three children, two of which are currently in District 95 schools and the other having recently graduated in 2018 from Lake Zurich High School. He and his family are actively involved in many organizations within the community including Lake Zurich Baseball/Softball Association’s Challenger Baseball, the District 95 Educational Foundation, Cricket Theatre Company, and St. Francis de Sales Church.
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.
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 |
Chris Ketcham |
Open Meetings Act Training - 06-5-15 Professional Development Leadership Training - 06-5-15 PERA Training - 06-5-15 |
Marty Cupples |
Open Meetings Act Training - 05-12-19 Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) 9-23-19 Professional Development Leadership Training (PDLT) 9-23-19 |
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 |
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.