Candidate for District 15 School Board 4-Year: Frank Annerino

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Meet Frank Annerino

Frank Annerino is an experienced business owner, manager and consensus builder who has lived in the school district for 23 years. In addition to his four children with his wife, Trina, he has six nieces and nephews, all of which have attended D15 schools.

Frank’s three younger children attend different D15 schools; one is in the gifted program at Marion Jordan Elementary School, the second attends Paddock Elementary School (the normal boundary school), and the third attends Sundling Jr. High School. Frank is a member of all three school PTA organizations and belongs to the Palatine High School Booster Club, where his oldest child attends high school.

Frank has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois. Most recently, he was the Director of Engineering at a company that designs and manufactures mobile devices. There he managed teams and was required to work with many different personalities to complete a wide variety of projects and tasks. Prior to that experience, he founded his own design firm, which he ultimately sold after eight years of building it. Through these professional experiences, Frank developed management, leadership and consensus-building skills, all of which he plans to utilize as a new member of the D15 Board of Education. He considers himself to be an inherent problem solver who works diligently to gather relevant data and consider mitigating factors when weighing important decisions.

Frank’s additional community involvement includes six years as a religious education teacher at St. Theresa Catholic Church, where he also serves on the church’s Religious Education Board, and is a member of the St. Theresa Knights of Columbus. He is also a member of the Palatine Gymnastics Club Parent Organization, and a Platinum Booster for the Sundling Jr High School Orchestra.

Why run for school board? Frank’s interest in being a board member is rooted in his family’s attendance in D15 schools. His goal is to ensure that all D15 students receive a quality education that prepares them for post-secondary educational opportunities and other future endeavors. Frank believes that the Board of Education needs to create and execute a strategic plan that takes the best interests of the entire community into consideration. Additionally, he wants the Board of Education to provide more thoughtful oversight, and to be stronger stewards of the taxpayers’ money.