Village Trustees
Village Trustee, Melanie Kuban Committee Chairperson of Finance
Since becoming a Trustee in July of 2011, Melanie has chaired the Public Safety and Human Service Committee seeing first hand the dedication of the men and women of the Justice Police Department; the Economic Development and Business License Committee becoming involved with the meetings and planning for the Tollway project and welcoming new businesses to the Village, and currently chairs the Finance and Insurance Committee keeping an ever constant eye on the Village's financial outlook and working to strengthen that position. Melanie is a dedicated public servant with 30 years of experience. She has served in, and with various local, county, and statewide agencies and has a diverse background with extensive knowledge of the legal system, unemployment issues, contract negotiation, policy and procedure writing and development, and conducting of State and County training seminars. Adding to this, Melanie has also been an Executive Board Member of AFSCME Council 31, Local 1006, a developing member of C.A.L.M., a social service organization serving 20,000 people, the conducting of job fairs, recruiting, crisis intervention, and emergency care. Melanie believes the future of the Village of Justice has many encouraging policies and programs to benefit all residents noting "...the best is yet to be".
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Village Trustee, Gabriel Lopez Committee Chairperson of Building, Zoning & Ordinances Gabriel and his wife Olga live in the Village of Justice with their 2 children. Gabriel is a U.S. Army veteran with a well-rounded background. He began his work career with Apria at the bottom in shipping/receiving. Through education he later became a Pharmacy Technician overseeing and being responsible for the medical conditions of numerous patients. Gabriel retired from that position with over 22 years of service. |
Village Trustee, Stanislaw (Stan) Ogorek Committee Chairperson of Economic Development & Business Licenses Stan as a Village resident attended all School District 109 schools and Argo High School. From there he completed his Civil Engineering degree at UIC and specializes in construction inspection, contractor oversight, managing project meetings, approving work orders, and has prior contractor experience having worked for a contractor prior to becoming an engineer. The Chicago Riverwalk and 130th/Torrence Ave intersections are some of his projects. Interacting with residents, government entities, alderman, commissioners, and stakeholders on his projects makes him very familiar with government operations. |
Village Trustee, Jeffrey Allen Committee Chairperson of Public Works Jeff has lived in the Village of Justice for 38 years with his wife Lisa having raised four (4) children, and are now the proud grandparents of eight (8). Jeff and Lisa and their entire family have attended District 109 schools and Argo High School. After high school, Jeff learned his trade attending the Pipefitters Apprenticeship Program for 5 years becoming a Journeyman Pipefitter. Jeff continued his education at Moraine Valley Community College and through continuing education with the Pipefitters union and proudly was a member of Pipefitters Local 597 for 43 years before his retirement. Jeff has extensive knowledge in supervision, construction safety standards including OSHA and MOISHA, managing multi craft contracts, and procurement; he is also a certified welder and has HazCom/HazMat and CPR training. Not one to just sit around in retirement, his varied hobbies including helping out his son with snowplowing, tinkering with small engines, and his 2 classic cars and car shows, but most importantly, he babysits several of his grandchildren. Jeff has volunteered at Village events including working with and for our Veteran's, he has been a T-ball coach and assistant softball coach and also a Field Trip Chaperone and "Room Dad" for Indian Springs School District #109. |
Village Trustee, Frances Mills Committee Chairperson of Administration From the minute Fran arrived in Justice she has been a driving force in getting things done. Fran is currently the Community/Property Manager at Chief Mobile Home Park in the Village. She has forged sincere and lasting relationships with most of the Departments in the Village as she has made exceptional progress at Chief in personnel, infrastructure and homeowner relationships. Because of her innovations at Chief, the Village asked her to be a member of the Economic Planning Board. A great majority of the residents at Chief were elderly when Fran started there, so to be better able to address the needs of and issues with "her" residents she successfully completed a certificate degree with high honors in Gerontology. Fran has been developing a program to work with the vast amount of knowledge and history our seniors have which is often overlooked and involve them with our school children comparing the principles of everyday life which will be an enriching program not only for our children, but their parents as well. |
Village Trustee, John Obrochta |