Peggy Ostojic, President
Mrs. Ostojic was appointed to the Board of Education on February 13, 2006. Prior to her appointment, Mrs. Ostojic participated on the Citizens Finance Review Task Force, formed in 2002. The Task Force provided community input on how the District can continue its outstanding services within available resources. She has served as Legislative Representative and District 205 Foundation Scholarship Representative at Churchville and Conrad Fischer for the last two years and has volunteered for Junior Achievement over the last four years at Conrad Fischer School. As part of the Fischer parent group, she worked to implement after-school/evening enrichment programs at the school.
Mrs. Ostojic is Controller for The Bradford Group; a Niles based direct marketing company. She holds a B.S. in Accounting from Loyola University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois.
Deborah O'Keefe Conroy, Vice President
Ms. O'Keefe Conroy was elected to the board in 2007. She is a 35 year resident of Elmhurst and a graduate of York High School. She and her husband have four sons. She is currently on the Elmhurst Children's Assistance Foundation Board. She has been active in Emerson and Churchville PTA, a Religious Education instructor at Mary Queen of Heaven Parish for 12 years where she served on the Peace and Justice Board, and has been a volunteer for both Padds and Habitat for Humanity. Ms. O'Keefe Conroy is a professional artist who discovered her love of art at York Community High School. She went on to study at Columbia College in Chicago.
David Carlquist, Secretary
Mr. Carlquist has been a member of the Board of Education since 1990. He served as President from 1996-1999 and Vice President from 1993-1996. He was Chair of the Finance Committee from 1991-93. Mr. Carlquist is a 26-year employee of IBM Corporation and is currently Vice President, Americas Central Region. He is a 20-year resident of Elmhurst and has been active as a youth basketball and soccer coach. He serves on the Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare Board of Governors, the Board of Directors of the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Arts and various other not-for-profit boards in the Chicago area. He and wife Jean have three daughters. Mr. Carlquist holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Northwestern University and M.B.A. from University of Chicago.
Jim Collins
Mr. Collins was elected to the Board of Education in 2009. He is a life long resident of Elmhurst, attended Field, IC and Sandburg Junior High School and graduated from York Community High School in 1976. Mr. Collins is a 24-year member of Visitation Parish and has been an active member of its Finance Council for 14 years. He also has been a volunteer teacher for Junior Achievement at Edison School. He and his wife, Julie, have two daughters in District 205 schools. A Director in the Fixed Income Division of Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, Mr. Collins holds both a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Engineering and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Chicago.
Marta Davy
Mrs. Davy has been a member of the Board of Education since 1999. She was Secretary of the Board from 1999-2003, and was a delegate to Illinois Association of School Boards in 2000. She is currently representing District 205 at the State Board of Education, helping to review and rewrite the Illinois School Code. Mrs. Davy has been a resident of Elmhurst for 22 years and has given service to her church, Elmhurst Afternoon Rotary, League of Women Voters, Habitat for Humanity, PADS Homeless Shelter, York Athletic Boosters, Buttons and Bows Nursery School, and Cougar Traveling Baseball. Prior to her election to the Board, she served District 205 Caucus and as PTA President at Hawthorne and Sandburg. She and husband Tom have three children. Mrs. Davy holds a B.S. in Finance from University of Illinois.
email: davy.boe@elmhurst.k12.il.us
Susan DeRonne
Mrs. DeRonne has been a member of the Board of Education since 1993. Through the years, she served the board as secretary, vice president, and chair of the Policy Committee. Prior to her election to the Board, Mrs. DeRonne was a founding Board member of the District 205 Foundation, and has also served PTA, AAUW, and League of Women Voters. She is currently a reference librarian at the Elmhurst Public Library. A lifetime resident of Elmhurst, Mrs. DeRonne and husband Bill have three children. Mrs. DeRonne is a graduate of York High School and holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Mundelein College, M.B.A. from Northern Illinois University, and Master of Library and Information Science from Dominican University.
Maria Hirsch
Ms. Hirsch was elected to the Board in 2009. She has served on several District 205 Task Force committees, including Facilities and Enrollment, Technology Leadership, and Student Discipline. Ms. Hirsch has also been active in the Jefferson, Bryan and REACH PTA Boards, the Chiefs Hockey Club, Girl Scouts and taught religious education at Mary Queen of Heaven Parish. Currently, she represents a medical supply company that specializes in providing needed supplies to patients living with Diabetes. Maria and her two children have lived in Elmhurst for 15 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois.
email: hirsch.boe@elmhurst.k12.il.us
