The Parkland Board of Trustees is looking for applicants to fill a vacancy left by former board president Greg Knott. Knott recently became secretary to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, leaving an open seat.
Any candidate must be a citizen of the United States,18 years of age or older, a resident of Illinois and District 505 for at least one year preceding the date of appointment, and not treasurers of a common School Board. District 505 includes Champaign, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, and Vermilion counties.
This person will serve until April 2021, when there will be another Board of Trustees election. You can find application details here.
Top image: The main entrance of the Parkland Student Union. The main facade is an angular shape that is all glass with perpendicular lines in front of the glass. Rectangular building segments flank the main facade. There is a flagpole in the foreground with the Illlinois state flag at the top. Photo by Sam Logan.
