District 233 candidate Lenita Gipson wants to “bring science to the board.” With more than 25 years working in the pharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), she has a lot of knowledge to share. Accentuating STEM “can really focus students on a number[Read More…]
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Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Troy Holmes
Note: Information in candidate profiles was submitted by the candidate. Office: Flossmoor Board of Trustees Education: B.B.A., Robert Morris University; Master of Professional Accountancy, Elmhurst University.Employment history: I’m the business manager for Quriosity Productions, a Chicago and Los Angeles-based commercial production company founded with my husband to support diverse talent[Read More…]
Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Belgee Falkner
Office: Flossmoor Board of Trustees Education: Homewood-Flossmoor High School. I attended The University of Alabama- BirminghamEmployment history: Current: DSD District Manager for Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Previous service: N/A Most important issues: Many residents feel a lack of inclusivity, transparency, and a sense of division in our community. We must[Read More…]
Election 2025: Introducing Brian Driscoll
Brian Driscoll is vying for his third term on the Board of Trustees. When he first ran for office he wasn’t sure he wanted to get into politics, but he soon had success putting his knowledge of municipal approaches to foreclosed properties to work, helping Flossmoor improve its response to[Read More…]
Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Brian Driscoll
Note: Information in candidate profiles was submitted by the candidate. Office: Flossmoor Board of Trustees Education: B.A., Marquette University; J.D., Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of LawEmployment history: Ridge Law Group, Practice centered on representing the Illinois State Police, county sheriffs, and municipal fire & police officers in employment[Read More…]
Election 2025: Meet Gary Daggett
For Gary Daggett, the decision to run for re-election was a no-brainer. He decided when he ran for the first time in 2021 that he would serve as long as he could. What attracted he and his wife to the village in 2010 was its “active diversity.” “One of the[Read More…]
Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Gary Daggett
Note: Information in candidate profiles was submitted by the candidate. Office: Flossmoor Board of Trustees Education: Carl Sandburg High School 1995; Completed business management coursework at College of DuPage Employment history: Owner-Operator of Daggett Property Inspections 2012 to Present; commercial real estate broker, At Properties Commercial — Feb 2022 to[Read More…]
Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Craig Frank
Note: Information in candidate profiles was submitted by the candidate. Office: Homewood Board of Trustees, two-year term Education: M.B.A. , Roosevelt University, Chicago; B.A. – Speech Comm, University ofIllinois, Urbana-Champaign Employment history: After working in corporate finance for nearly 30 years, I shifted gears with my current position as the[Read More…]
Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Liz Varmecky
Note: Information in candidate profiles was submitted by the candidate. Office: Homewood Board of Trustees Education: Bachelors of Arts in Communication, Minor in Journalism, University Honors Program, NEIUEmployment history: Legal IT support for 18 years, currently in software development and project management as a delivery expert, earning Employee of the[Read More…]
Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Patrick Siemsen
Note: Information in candidate profiles was submitted by the candidate. Office: Homewood Board of Trustees Education: M.A. Political/Justice Studies, Governors State University; B.A. Criminal Justice/Psychology, GSU; A.A. Criminal Justice, Moraine Valley Community College; Executive Leadership Certificate, Northwestern University; Professional Leadership Certificate, Federal Bureau of Investigations Employment history: Chief of Police,[Read More…]


