La Grange Set To Hire New Finance Official

LA GRANGE, IL – The La Grange Village Board is expected to vote Monday on a candidate for finance director.

Village staff has recommended the appointment of Susan Mika, who has more than two decades of experience in government finance.

According to a village memo, officials interviewed finalists for the finance director's position earlier this month.

For the last couple of years, Mika has served as the finance director for the village of Winfield.

For nearly nine years before that, she was the assistant director of finance for Bolingbrook, according to her LinkedIn page. She also served as the finance director for Yorkville.

She graduated from Elmhurst University, where she studied business administration and communication studies. And she received a master's certificate in leadership studies from North Central College.

Mika would replace Lou Cipparone, who retired this summer after three decades with the La Grange village government. Under his leadership, the village received budget awards for years.

The Village Board hired GovHr USA to find a replacement for Cipparrone, with the service expected to cost $19,500.