Meet the Board of Trustees...

Arlene Anthony, a realtor with Koenig & Strey GMAC in Glenview, is a former high school English teacher. She has volunteered in school media centers, as a Junior Great Books discussion leader, and as an instructor of research skills courses. Anthony earned her B.A. in English from Mt. Mary College, Milwaukee, and her M.Ed in English and Language Arts from Northeastern Illinois University. Arlene and her husband, Bob, have lived in Glenview for 33 years. They have four children.

Ellen Scholly has lived in Glenview since 1971 and has been a frequent user of the library. She holds a BS from the University of Wisconsin, an MA in Political Science from Northeastern Illinois University and has done postgraduate work at Northwestern. She has taught courses in American government, public policy and urban politics. Scholly is a past president of the Glenview League of Women Voters, a board member of the Cook County League, and most recently was the chair of the Glenview League's library study committee. Since 2001 she has attended many GPL Board meetings as part of this responsibility for the League. She has also been active in many local school and church boards and was president of the Tall Trees Homeowners Association. She and her husband Steve have three grown children and six grandchildren. Ellen is a long time supporter of the library and wants to maintain and enhance the high quality of its resources and programs. She also wants to help get a new, forward-looking library built soon with a vision to well serve our community for many years into the 21st century.

Claire McGuire has lived in Glenview for almost 30 years except for two years she and her husband spent in Zurich, Switzerland. She is a graduate of Georgetown University with a BS in Accounting. She worked for Arthur Anderson before starting her family. The McGuires have a daughter and three sons who all attended OLPH. The older three have graduated from college - Georgetown, Regis, and Marquette. Claire has served on several community and charitable boards and now finds herself with time to devote to the Library Board and give something back to our great community. She hopes her accounting background and long residency will be of help.

David Johnson, having been a resident of our library district for thirty-three years, is proud to note that his Glenview Library Card is well-worn. He holds a BS degree in Engineering and an MBA degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an MS degree in Computer Science from Northeastern Illinois University. He is currently Senior Public Service Administrator for Computer End-User Infrastructure Support at the State of Illinois' James R. Thompson Center in Chicago. He is also the sole proprietor of BDS Software here in Glenview. In 1997, he retired after a 27-year career as a Professional Engineer with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. David and his wife Heather have two grown children and he spent many years as a volunteer coach with Glenview Youth Baseball and Glenview Youth Hockey. He is past President of the North Shore Illinois chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers and is currently also serving as the Chairman of the Maine Township Planning Commission. He can be reached through e-mail at mdj@bds-soft.com.

Wendy Goldstein received a Bachelor Degree in Education from Northeastern Illinois University and a Masters Degree in Library Science from Rosary College (now Dominican University). Wendy, now retired, and her husband Jerry have lived in Glenview since 2000, and have two children. Wendy’s educational background and library experience provide her with a solid foundation to contribute ideas relating to Library issues, resources, programs, and the new building project.

Jack Neymark is a 37 year resident of Glenview. He is a trained accountant and adjunct instructor in Computer Accounting Applications for Peachtree at Oakton Community College since 1994. He has specialized in the Installation, Consulting and Training of Peachtree Software since 1987. He is a Charter Member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Glenview-Sunrise. He has also been active in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life and formerly a part of Glenview's Sister City Association, as well as many other community activities. Jack is anxious to have a primary role in seeing that a new state of the art library will be built in Glenview. He can be reached at (847)998-4688 or through e-mail at jneymark@sbcglobal.net.

Peter McNulty has been a resident of Glenview since 1978. Although raised in Northfield, he moved to Glenview upon his return to the Midwest after attending Georgetown University for his degree in accounting and the Georgetown University Law Center for his law degree. Since returning to the Chicago area, he has practiced law at the firm of Hopkins and Sutter and more recently in private practice on his own. His practice is focused on corporate law and personal planning law. He has four children who were raised in Glenview and used the library! As a Library Trustee, he hopes to be a positive addition to the board in both its regular activities and in the building of the new library.