A mix of familiar names and one political newcomer are featured on the April 7 ballot for voters in Gurnee, where five candidates are in the running for three seats.
Incumbents Greg Garner, Steve Park and Cheryl Ross as well as challengers Eric Sindermann and Terry Waddell-Moenter round out a field seeking four-year terms on the six-member panel.
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Garner is a pharmaceutical-sales specialist for TEVA Czech Industries who has served on the board since being appointed by Mayor Kristina Kovarik in 2005. During his two full terms on the board, he also ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2009.
Park is a senior vice-president with The Alter Group, a Skokie-based real-estate development firm. He is seeking his second full term on the board after winning election in 2011 following a stint with the village’s Plan Commission.
Ross is a retired teacher at Woodland District 50 who is seeking her third term on the board.
Sindermann is a self-employed making his first attempt at elective office.
Terry Waddell-Moenter is making her second bid for trustee, having finished fourth with 18.9 percent of the vote to current board members Jeanne Balmes, Thomas Hood and Don Wilson in 2013.
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