Buffalo Grove Deputy Village Manager Receives Professional Award

Pictured left to right: Village of Buffalo Grove employees including Finance Director Scott Anderson, Management Analyst Peter Cahill, Deputy Village Manager Jennifer Maltas, Management Analyst Evan Michel and Village Manager Dane Bragg.

Buffalo Grove Deputy Village Manager Jennifer Maltas recently received the Gregory F. Ford Outstanding Member Award-Assistant for 2015-2016 through the Illinois Association of Municipal Management Assistants (IAMMA).

The award acknowledges Maltas’ dedication and active involvement with IAMMA through mentoring young municipal management professionals, and due to her role in the implementation of new service programs and special events to engage new members.

Maltas received the award at the annual IAMMA conference on April 22, 2016, which resulted from two peer nominations.

“Even with commitments outside of the Village of Buffalo Grove, Jennifer has been instrumental in mentoring a cadre of management analysts preparing them for the next phase in their career,” said Scott Anderson, Finance Director for the Village of Buffalo Grove, in his nomination letter.

Maltas began her career in local government as an intern for the Village of Schaumburg in 2005. Once she achieved her Masters of Public Administration from Northern Illinois University, the Village of Schaumburg created a new position for Maltas and hired her as a management analyst.

Melissa DeFeo, a Village of Northfield management analyst, also nominated Maltas for the award. Her nomination letter read in part, “Jennifer took me under her wing and helped me to become comfortable in my new position. She introduced me to helpful resources and worked with me to improve my networking skills. I attribute a number of my successes to her mentorship.”

In 2010, Maltas became the Assistant to the Village Manager for the Village of Deerfield. After three years in that role, she was appointed as the Deputy Village Manager of the Village of Buffalo Grove, where she continues to work today.

About IAMMA:

Founded in 1972, IAMMA is an organization for professionals working in municipal management throughout the State of Illinois. IAMMA’s membership includes professionals serving as assistant administrators/managers, administrative interns, assistant department managers and directors in Illinois municipalities, counties and councils of government. To learn more, visit www.ilcma.org/iamma.