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Rod Westfall

Rod Westfall (current term - 2021-2025)
President

Email: rwestfall@psd202.org
Tel: (815) 577-4299

Board Term: 2017-2021; 2013-2017; 2009-2013; 2005-2009; 2001-2005

Profession: Director of Facilities and Administrative Services

Personal Information: Married; two children

Community Involvement: Active with the Plainfield Band Program; trustee, Plainfield Foundation for Excellence; Citizens for Classrooms; PTO member; Plainfield Association soccer and softball coach and manager; Past Member of the District 202 finance committee; Chairman of the District's re-zoning committee; Vice President of the Wilco board of directors; President of the Wilco Board of Directors.


Heather Drake

Heather Roach (current term - 2023-2027)
Vice President

Email: hroach@psd202.org
Tel: (815) 577-4299

Board Term: 2019-2023; 2015-2019

Profession: Realtor

Personal Information: Single; two children

Community Involvement: Eagle Pointe Elementary School and Heritage Grove Middle School PTOs; CAPE Board member; member, Citizens for Classrooms and Superintendent Search committees; member, District 202 Curriculum Coordinating Council.


Dr. Kathy Baxter (current term - 2021-2025)

Email: kbaxter@psd202.org
Tel: (815) 577-4299

Board Term: 2021-2025;

Profession: retired Plainfield principal (21 years) and teacher (19 years) at Crystal Lawns School

Personal Information: Single

Community Involvement:  PTA president, vice-president, secretary and various committee chairmanship. Lifelong Girl Scout and leader, President of Plainfield Teachers’ Association (7 years), Illinois Education Association Regional Chair (2 years).

Toni Galan (current term - 2021-2025)

Email: tgalan@psd202.org 
Tel: (815) 577-4299

Board Term: 2021-2025

Profession: Special Education Administrator

Personal Information: Married, 2 children, 3 cats and 1 dog

Community Involvement: Member of Remote Learning Parent Committee, volunteer at Rich Ed Deed, regular filler of Plainfield Micro Pantry location, taught religious education at local church for three years. 

Barbara Seiden (current term - 2021-2025)
Secretary


Email: bseiden@psd202.org
Tel: (815) 577-4299

Board Term: 2021-2025

Profession:  Volunteer

Personal Information: Married; two children

Community Involvement: Plainfield Area Interfaith Food Pantry Secretary/Volunteer, Plainfield North HS PTSO President/Treasurer, Freedom PTO President/Treasurer, CAPE Secretary/Treasurer, Conservation Plainfield Secretary/Treasurer, Plainfield Clean-Up Week Chair.


Elias Kalantzis (current term - 2023-2027)

Email: 
EKalant1@psd202.org
Tel: (815) 577-4299

Board Term: 2023-2027


 

Margarita Morelos (current term - 2023-2027)

Email: 
MMorelos@psd202.org
Tel: (815) 577-4299

Board Term: 2023-2027