D230 Board welcomes newly elected Board members

Following the local elections on April 4th, the Consolidated High School District 230 Board of Education officially welcomed newly elected member Mohammed Jaber and incumbents Dr Lynn Zeder and Pat O’Sullivan. All three ran unopposed.

Patrick O'Sullivan was elected to the School Board in 2007. He has served as President of the Board, Vice President of the Board (twice) and Chairperson of the Building and Finance Committee. Currently, he is Chair of the Education Committee. In addition to serving on the School Board, he is active as a coach in Orland community youth athletics. He and his three daughters are graduates of Carl Sandburg High School. He holds a degree from Bradley University and is the President of PRO Insurance Services, Inc.

Dr. Lynn Zeder was appointed to the District 230 School Board in 2022. A Carl Sandburg High School graduate, Dr. Zeder spent a career serving the District 230 associate schools and communities. She began teaching in District 135, then served as an Assistant Principal at Prairie View Middle School District 140 and also as Assistant Principal at Palos South Middle School District 118. She returned to District 135 as Principal of Centennial School for four years. She continued in District 135 as Assistant Director of Curriculum, Director of Curriculum, and finally as the Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning for eight years. Currently, she helps train and teach teachers with various types of writing as a Writing Consultant at the South Cook Intermediate Service Center.

Mohammed Jaber currently serves as a Special Education teacher with Chicago Public Schools and is a part-time adjunct instructor of Intensive English Language at Moraine Valley Community College. He holds a Masters of Education degree from Saint Xavier University. He has extensive experience working with students who require social and emotional support on an individual level to ensure their ability and success to participate in extracurricular activities and other courses. As a faculty member of the Moraine Valley Community College for over a decade teaching Intensive English Language, he serves beyond the role of an educator and advises students regarding lifelong decisions, such as choosing a subject major, pursuing a higher degree, as well as collaborating with colleagues.

Superintendent Dr. Robert Nolting officially welcomed all three Board members to their four-year service to the communities of District 230. “I look forward to working with our returning members Mr. O’Sullivan and Dr. Zeder and new member Mr. Jaber. I am confident we will continue to make progress on our Strategic Framework goals and take necessary steps to help all Eagles, Chargers and T-bolts realize their full potential and empower them to make an impact on their communities.”