Board Member Bios
Board President David Beller
Term expires 2013:
David Beller has been a resident of District 68 since 1983. He and his wife have three children, two of whom were students at Jane Stenson Elementary School and Old Orchard Junior High School. David is retired, having spent 30 years in the advertising business.
Board Vice-President Una McGeough
Term expires 2013:
Una McGeough has lived in District 68 since 2002. She and her husband have one son attending Old Orchard Junior High and two sons at Highland Elementary School. Ms. McGeough works as a self-employed environmental consultant and is currently Coordinator of the Northwestern Institute for Sustainable Practices.
Member Amy Anson
Term expires 2013:
Amy has been a resident of District 68 since 1999. She is self-employed as a clinical psychologist and also teaches as an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University. Amy and her husband have a daughter at Niles North High School and a daughter at Old Orchard Junior High School.
Member Katrina Bell-Jordan
Term expires 2015:
Dr. Bell-Jordan has resided in District 68 or eight years. She and her husband have a child at Devonshire School. Dr. Bell-Jordan is a professor at Northeastern Illinois University and Chair of the Department of Communication, Media, and Theatre.
Member Richard Berk
Term expires 2015:
Dr. Berk has resided in District 68 for twenty-seven years. He is a retired surgeon and currently works as a surgical consultant at the Northwestern University Health Service and is a program surveyor for the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. Dr. Berk served on the District 68 Board during the 1980s. His two adult children attended District 68 schools, and his wife taught at Jane Stenson School for many years.
Dr. Berk has resided in District 68 for twenty-seven years. He is a retired surgeon and currently works as a surgical consultant at the Northwestern University Health Service and is a program surveyor for the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. Dr. Berk served on the District 68 Board during the 1980s. His two adult children attended District 68 schools, and his wife taught at Jane Stenson School for many years.
Member Hank Schneider
Term expires 2013:
Hank Schneider has been a resident of District 68 since 1992. He and his wife have a daughter at college and a son at Niles North High School. Hank is a clinical social worker and is the Clinical Coordinator in the Outpatient Psychiatry Department at Evanston Hospital.
Member Darius Zakeri
Term expires 2015:
Darius Zakeri has resided in District 68 for six years. He and his wife have one child at Highland School and one child attending the District 68 Early Childhood Center. Mr. Zakeri works as a manager for the Chicago Board Options Exchange. In 2006, he served on the District 68 Strategic Planning Committee.
