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Board of Education
Board Officers
Mr. Gregory Wilson
President
513-578-4409
gregory.wilson@psd150.orgMr. Gregory Wilson joined the Board of Education in 2017 following the April election for the open District 2 seat. His five-year term expires in 2022.
Mr. Wilson has a child that attends Rolling Acres Middle School and two children that attend Glen Oak Community Learning Center. He is currently in school to obtain his Doctorate in Business Administration and Leadership. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. Mr. Wilson is the owner of SikFramez, LLC, an online Health and Wellness company. He is also the Community Outreach Manager for Illinois Central College. Mr. Wilson is active in the community and is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., local chapter Kappa Pi Lambda. He serves as a board member for Central Illinois Autism Association and volunteers for Junior Achievement, Richwoods JFL, and ELITE Youth Outreach.
"The excitement of children entering preschool, is the same excitement I want to see when they enter into higher grades," he says.
Mrs. Martha Ross
Vice-President
309-674-2574
martha.ross@psd150.orgMrs. Ross was appointed to the Peoria Public Schools District 150 Board of Education in 2001 prior to being elected to the Board from District 1 in 2003. District 1 is the only District that has one Board member. Mrs. Ross served three terms as Board President, from 2015 to 2018. She is a two-time graduate of Bradley University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services and a Master’s Degree in Human Development Counseling. Mrs. Ross is the business owner of “The Bottom Line Design”, specializing in training, consulting, counseling and legal services. Mrs. Ross’s three children, as well as six of her grandchildren and eight of her great-grandchildren, attended and or currently attends Peoria Public Schools.Mrs. Ross was appointed as a member of Area Agency on Aging Council, elected as a member of Illinois Alliance of Information & Referral State Wide Board of Directors where she served as President for two terms, Served as a Board Member for National Alliance of Information and Referral Systems base in Washington DC, current President of Goose Lake Neighborhood Association and the Southside Community United for Change Inc. SCUC,selected as one of the “25 Women In Leadership” in Peoria and received “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major Award for Education Leadership”.Her passion is and has always been to help provide an educational environment that would meet the children and parents where they are and help to move them to where they need to be to become successful and self-sufficient in life.
Her five-year term will expire in 2023.Committees: Parent Teacher Advisory
Mrs. Lynne Costic
309-657-2186
lynne.costic@psd150.orgLynne Costic was appointed in 2019 to represent District 2 and was re-elected in 2020. Her term expires in 2025.
Mr. Chase Klaus
309-657-6615
chase.klaus@psd150.orgMr. Klaus is a product of Peoria 150. He teaches and coaches at Peoria Notre Dame High School. He was elected to represent District 3. His five-year term expires in 2024.
Mr. Mike Murphy
309-229-6662
mike.murphy@psd150.orgMike Murphy was elected to the Board of Education for Peoria Public Schools as a representative of District 3.
A married father of four - three of his children attend Peoria Public Schools (the other kiddo is still in daycare), Mike has been an active member of the Kellar PTO as well as serving as its president from 2020-2021. He serves as the president of Look. It’s My Book!, which is an organization that provides new books to all of Peoria Public School children in grades kindergarten through fourth. He is also a volunteer with Peoria Public Schools Foundation, where he helps stock the Little Free Pantries. Mike’s career is working for CASA of the Tenth Judicial Circuit where he advocates for children in the judicial system by recruiting volunteers to oversee the cases.
Mike Murphy was elected to the Board in 2021 from District 3 to serve until June 2026.
Dr. Anni Reinking
309-868-0768
anni.reinking@psd150.orgDr. Reinking lives in District 3 with her husband and three children. She is an active parent at Washington Gifted Middle School.
In her career, Dr. Anni Reinking is an education consultant, author, researcher, and professional development provider. She has been a classroom teacher and is now a trainer and higher education faculty member. In 2020, Dr. Reinking received her principal endorsement, but instead of seeking a principal position, she continued her work in higher education by joining as adjunct faculty at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois- Chicago, and Illinois State University, all within their respective early childhood and elementary education departments. Additionally, she is a Family Resource Specialist for STAR NET Regions I&III. In this role she advocates for inclusion and supports early childhood families. Finally, Dr. Reinking provides professional development opportunities around the country, as well as internationally, focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Competency- Based Education, Addressing Challenging Behaviors, and Trauma Informed Care, just to name a few.
Her five-year term expires in 2025.
Mr. Doug Shaw
702-850-1906
doug.shaw@psd150.orgDoug Shaw was appointed to the Board of Education in 2016 and re-elected in 2017. His five-year term expires in 2022.
Mr. Shaw lives in District 2 and is the parent of a 2019 Richwoods High School graduate. He was also appointed by the Governor in 2019 to serve on the Western Illinois Board of Trustees in 2019, and current serves as Vice-Chair. Shaw has spent 23 years as an IT professional for Caterpillar, and his current role is a Business Process Specialist in IT Risk Management. Shaw also taught Management Information Systems for 20 years as an Adjunct Lecturer for the University of Illinois at Springfield. He has previously served on the boards of Leaders Change Illinois, Illinois Valley Fuller Center for Housing, the Illinois Central College Scholarship Selection Committee, and the Planning Committee for the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce’s Community Leadership School. Shaw received his Master of Arts in Management Information Systems and Graduate Certificate in Business Process Management from the University of Illinois at Springfield. He earned his Bachelor of Science in computer science from Western Illinois University. Shaw is a veteran of the United States Army.
