Wallace Selected To Fill Johnson's Vacancy On Buffalo Grove Park Board

BUFFALO GROVE, IL — The Buffalo Grove Park District Board of Commissioners recently announced that Hetal Wallace has been selected to fill the vacancy left by former Commissioner Adriane Johnson. Wallace will fill the remainder of the Johnson’s term until April 2023.

Wallace, who has a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign according to a news release, has been involved in a variety of Buffalo Grove Park District programs, including the Studio 83 dance program, the Hurricanes Swim Team, and theater productions at the Community Arts Center with Big Deal productions.

“A park district and its programs are important to bring us together, and finding your home in a new community. I have relied on the old saying, it takes a village to raise children," Wallace said in a statement. "The Buffalo Grove Park District is that village that is helping me raise my children. Every adult involved with the programs at the Community Arts Center or the Hurricanes Swim Team becomes someone my family and I can rely on for navigating the difficulties of putting down roots in a new community. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve through the Board of Commissioners, and learn more about our growing community.”

Johnson has been serving as a member of the Illinois Senate from the 30th District since October 2020.

"We interviewed several candidates for the Commissioner vacancy left by Adriane Johnson’s resignation from the Park District Board that was due to her appointment to the Illinois Senate," Buffalo Grove Park District Park Board President Scott Jacobson said. "It was difficult to lose Adriane from our Board, but we knew she would be a great Senator, serving the interests of a larger constituency in her district. So to say the least, the new Commissioner would have some big shoes to fill. As each candidate we interviewed was impressive, Hetal Wallace stood out. Her passion for both the Park District and the Village of Buffalo Grove, as well as her volunteer work with several Park District programs, made her the ideal candidate to fill the shoes."