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Village President Ray Bogdanowski
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Ray Bogdanowski has been on the Village Board since 2001. He was sworn in as Village President on May 13, 2021. He is a Certified Professional in the field of Production and Inventory Management and is a past member of APICS, the Association for Operations Management. He is the Chief Operations Officer for a company in West Dundee.
President Bogdanowski has been involved in the community for many years with several organizations including the Lake in the Hills Youth Athletics Association, Jaycees, Lions, Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Falcons, and Lake in the Hills Citizens Police Academy, where he was in the first graduating class. Trustee Bogdanowski has also served as a member of the Planning Commission, Chairman of the Police Commission and was previously Chairman of the Summer Sunset Festival. He has three children, Jennifer, Erin, and Rob, and several grandchildren. He has been married to Cheryl Bogdanowski since 1980.
Village Clerk Shannon DuBeau
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Shannon DuBeau was sworn in as Village Clerk on May 13th, 2021. She and her husband, Keith, have been residents of Lake in the Hills since 2009. They have two daughters, Wren and Quinn.
Shannon holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interactive Media Design. She developed interactive e-learning modules for a Schaumburg based academic institution for 11 years. In March of 2019, Shannon became a partner of The IT Connection, where she acts as the Director of Operations and Web Developer.
Village Trustee Stephen Harlfinger
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Stephen Harlfinger was elected Village Trustee in March 2001 and began his term in office on April 26, 2001. He grew up and has lived the majority of his life in Lake in the Hills. He and his wife Danielle have been married since March of 1996. They have two daughters, Alexandria and Brooke. He served in the United States Army as a Training NCO, and he is a disabled veteran. He is a volunteer for the Lake In The Hills Rotary Club, the Summer Sunset Fest, and various other civic groups. He is the current Budget Officer for the Village of Lake in the Hills.
Trustee Harlfinger was instrumental in developing the Residential Fire Sprinkler Disclosure Statement, Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector Ordinance for renovations and new construction.
Trustee Harlfinger has been a Disaster Restoration and Environmental Abatement Professional for 20+ years.
Village Trustee Bob Huckins
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Bob Huckins has been on the Village Board since 2008. Prior to that, Trustee Huckins sat on the Business Relations Committee, the Parks and Recreation Committee, and the Planning and Zoning Commission. He is also a graduate of the Algonquin/LITH Chamber Leadership Academy.
He is employed with an Events Management Company as a Senior Account Executive overseeing the midwest sales territory. Trustee Huckins is the current president of the People for Parks Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation supporting the Parks and Recreation Department's services and programs for the residents of Lake in the Hills.
Trustee Huckins is a member of the Algonquin Rotary Club where he has served as the club's Fundraising Chair for the past two years. He has served as Chair for the LITH Rotary Rib Fest. He is retired from the US Army and continues to serve veterans in his community.
Trustee Huckins has two daughters, Erika and Erin, and has been married to Lisa since 1989.
Village Trustee Bill Dustin
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Bill Dustin was sworn in as Village Trustee on May 11, 2017. Prior to that, he served on the Village Planning and Zoning Commission.
He is employed in Business Development, Education, and Sales of motorsports vehicles. He is an active licensed Illinois Realtor and is a consultant for an out-of-state speciality silk screen printing company. He and his wife, Dot, operate a local Advertising Speciality merchandise company.
Trustee Dustin is a three-time President of the Lake in the Hills Rotary Club and an active member of the Lake in the Hills American Legion Post #1231. He and his wife, Dot, have been married since December 1998 and have been residents of Lake in the Hills for over 20 years.
Village Trustee Suzette Bojarski
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Suzette Bojarski was appointed as Village Trustee on October 25, 2018. Prior to her appointment as Village Trustee, Suzette served on the Parks and Recreation Board.
Suzette has lived in Lake in the Hills for 22 years.
Village Trustee Diane Murphy
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Diane Murphy was sworn in as Village Trustee on May 9, 2019. Prior to that, she served on the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Parks & Recreation Board.
Trustee Murphy is employed with Guaranteed Rate as a Sales Associate. She is also a member and former secretary of the Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Lioness Club and co-chairperson of the Summer Sunset Festival.
Trustee Murphy has been a resident of Lake in the Hills for 18 years and has two children, Adam and Victoria.
Village Trustee Wendy Anderson
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Wendy Anderson was appointed as Village Trustee on May 13, 2021. She previously served on the Business Relations Committee and most recently on the Parks and Recreation Board. Trustee Anderson has served the community by volunteering on the Safety Town Committee and National Night Out Committee as well as acting as a board member for Crystal Lake Raiders Football.
Trustee Anderson is a Special Education Teacher for Crystal Lake School District 47, and she has been a resident of Lake in the Hills for over 20 years. She has twin children, Madison and Adam.