The High School District 214 Board of Education held officer elections during its Thursday meeting. State law requires school district board members to vote annually
on officer positions. The Board voted to maintain its current officers:
- Bill Dussling, president
- Dan Petro, vice president
- Cathy Johnson, Board secretary
Mr. Dussling, an Army veteran and longtime Arlington Heights resident, joined the District 214 board in 1998.
He has served on numerous District committees and
is the recipient of the Illinois Association of School Boards' Master Board Member award, as well as the National School Board Association's Distinguished Service award.
His three children are Buffalo Grove graduates.
Mr. Petro, an Arlington Heights resident, was elected
to the Board in 2011 after more than 10 years on the Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 Board of Education, where he served on numerous committees.
He is an attorney with Chicago's Petro Law Firm.
His children attend District 25 schools and Hersey.
Cathy Johnson is the District's Associate Superintendent for Finance and Operations.
Together, Mr. Dussling and Mr. Petro represent nearly
two decades of service to District 214.