Wilmette President Elected Regional Citizen's Advisory Board Chairman

Information provided by Regional Transporation Authority.

Christopher S. Canning and Greg Koeppen were recently elected Chairman and Vice-Chairman, respectively and will each serve a two-year term on the Regional Citizens’ Advisory Board (RCAB). 

Canning, president of the Village of Wilmette and the Northwest Municipal Conference, was appointed to the RCAB in April 2010, as a representative of Suburban Cook County. 

“It is wonderful to see all of the new faces on the Board and I look forward to working with all of you to take the RCAB in a new and exciting direction,” Canning said.

Koeppen, executive director of the Lake County Farm Bureau, vice chairman of the Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals, a Fire Commissioner for the Grayslake Fire Protection District and serves on the Boards of Directors for the Grayslake Chamber of Commerce and the Lake County Convention & Visitors Bureau. He was appointed to the RCAB in April 2012, as a representative of Lake County.

The Regional Citizens’ Advisory Board is made up of citizens throughout the Regional Transportation Authority’s (RTA) six-county region and serves as a source of informed and timely advice to the RTA Board on the impact of the RTA’s policies and programs on the communities within the region.

After the election, Chairman Canning welcomed back all of the returning members of the RCAB:

• Phil Bus, former director of Development for Kane County, will be representing Kane County;
• Sheila Schultz, former Wheeling Village President and Pace Citizens’ Advisory Board chairperson will be representing Pace;
• Joanne Alexander, senior director and Economic Development chairperson for the Village of Glenwood, will be representing Suburban Cook County;
• and Jeffrey Berman, Village of Buffalo Grove trustee and Metra Citizens’ Advisory Board Chairperson will be representing Metra.

Canning also welcomed all of the newly appointed members of the RCAB:

• Judith Aiello, collaborative member of Neighborhood Capital Institute, will be representing the City of Chicago;
• Wendie Garlich, transportation coordinator for Washington Township, representing Will County;
• David B. Hill, III, president and CEO of Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, will be representing DuPage County;
• Mary Jo Imperato, director of Welfare Services for Hanover Township, will be representing Suburban Cook County;
• Gerard Kraus, application development specialist for Health Care Services Corporation, will be representing Suburban Cook County
• Derek Lee, assistant foreman for Algonquin Highway Department, will be representing McHenry County;
• Maria Lopez, director of Institutional Advancement and Latino Leadership Connections for El Valor, will be representing the City of Chicago;
• Rendel Solomon, vice president for Muller & Monroe Asset Management, will be representing the City of Chicago.

“I am very excited about this new Board.  All of the new appointees are well known as transit advocates within their respective communities and I am very excited about what they will be able to contribute under Chris Canning’s leadership,” said RTA Executive Director Joe Costello. 

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