District 230 School Board bids farewell to Quilty, seats Nogal, O'Sullivan and Ryan

The Consolidated High School District 230 School Board bid farewell to member Kathy Quilty following 12 years of Board service. Quilty has served on the District 230 School Board since 2003. In that time she has held several leadership positions including Secretary and Student Services Committee Chairperson. She also served on the Education Committee and Contract Negotiations Team. Quilty has also been an active volunteer with the Carl Sandburg Athletic Boosters and the Chicago Fire Junior South Soccer Club. She is employed as a Human Resources Specialist for Smith Senior Living.

The School Board also seated returning members Rick Nogal and Patrick O’Sullivan and new member Denis Ryan, following the recent election.

Nogal first joined the School Board in 2011. He has served as President of the Board for the past two years and served as a community volunteer on the Student Services Committee for four years prior to being elected. Nogal also served on the Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 Board of Education from 2003 until 2011, including two years as President. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors at Palos Community Hospital from 2000 to 2010.

O’Sullivan was first elected to the School Board in 2007. He has served as President of the Board and Chairperson of the Building and Finance Committee. In addition to serving on the School Board, he is active as a coach in Orland community youth athletics. He is a graduate of Carl Sandburg High School and Bradley University.

Ryan is beginning his first term on the District 230 School Board. He served on the Community Consolidated School District 146 from 2009 until 2015. Prior to being elected to the District 146 Board he was a member of that district’s finance committee. He also is Director at Large for the Illinois Association of School Boards, Chairman of the Orland Park Civic Center Commission and has coached in the Orland Youth Association.

The School Board also elected Rick Nogal as President, Melissa Gracias as Vice President and Susan Dalton as Secretary.