4 School Board Candidates Endorsed By Glenview District 34 Caucus

GLENVIEW, IL — With the initial date for filing a petition to run for elected office a week away, the Glenview District 34 Caucus has endorsed four board of education candidates, including current President Scott Nelson, for April's consolidated election. The petition filing to run for office is from Dec. 12 through Dec. 19.

In addition to Nelson, whose four-year term ends in 2023, the caucus is endorsing Alex Kamilewicz, Julie Moon and Vasilios Soupos on April 4, 2023. The 58-member caucus considered six candidates for the four open seats following a "comprehensive process," according to a news release.

The current terms of Nelson, Vice President John Heggie, Secretary Michael Korman and Natalie Jachtorowycz all end next year.

According to the caucus, applicants submitted detailed written responses to an application questionnaire, participated in a thorough 45-minute in-depth interview, and presented during the final Caucus night.

"The Caucus is excited to endorse four individuals who bring valuable skill sets and experience to the Board," Caucus President Brandy Isaac said. "For over 70 years, the Caucus has worked to endorse excellent candidates that produce our historically highly-functional school board. After extensive deliberations, the Caucus believes this group of candidates demonstrates the right mix of experience, strategic brainpower, and judgement, most critically to skillfully shepherd us through the important upcoming strategic planning process."

Biographies for the four candidates as provided by the Glenview District 34 Caucus:

• Kamilewicz, running for his first term, has a long career in project and integration management across multiple industries, and seeks to bring his breadth of knowledge and solution-focused outlook to the board of education. He obtained a B.A in History and Political Science from St. Olaf College in Minnesota and a Master of Letters in Medieval History from Oxford University in England. He is a current member of the Citizens Finance Advisory Committee and is on the Board of the Glenview Education Foundation. In addition, he was part of the Yes D34 Referendum Committee and the Citizen's Task Force. Kamilewicz first moved to Glenview with his wife and children in 2004.
• Moon is running for her first term. She has worked primarily in marketing and communications, most recently at CBRE. She earned bachelor’s degrees in communications and sociology from the University of Iowa. Moon has served on the board of the Glenview Education Foundation for the past seven years, acting as Chair for the past three years. She has lived in Glenview for 12 years with her husband and son.
• Nelson, currently President of the Board, has extensive involvement with the district and community. He is former Chair of the Glenview Education Foundation and continues to serve on the Advisory Board. He is also a youth mentor for Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook and served on the district’s Superintendent Interview Committee in 2016. A commodity trader, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
• Seeking his first term, Soupos is the Director of Product Compliance Engineering for Instant Brands, where he leads the global regulatory compliance and quality assurance teams. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology as well as an executive Master of Business Administration from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. Soupos, born in Greece and moved to the United States upon completion of high school, now resides in Glenview with his wife and two children.