And I'm willing to take an unpopular stance if it protects the most people. I also listen to a lot of residents and business owners who are suffering right now. I lead by listening to experts and following the science. My role isn't to pick just one way of helping Arlington Heights through this pandemic. How do you view your role in confronting the pandemic: provide leadership even if unpopular, give a voice to constituents - even ones with whom you disagree - or defer to state and federal authorities?Ī. It's central to the services that the Village provides. The longer it takes us to fix our infrastructure, the more expensive it will become. The most important issue in Arlington Heights is infrastructure because it has a direct impact on the health and well-being of all residents. I'm running to follow through on some really important work that was started in my first term, but isn't finished yet: infrastructure improvements, addressing affordable housing, renewable energy funds, restructuring Village events and commerce in response to the pandemic, and the DEI initiative. What is the primary reason you're running for office? What is the most important issue?Ī. We're going to light a fire.Employer: Sustainment and Restoration Services, LLCĬivic involvement: Arlington Heights Village Board Trustee Q&A "Our goal is, let's make it great so that we can grow," Post said. They also plan to reapply to TED in order to make the conference an annual event and welcome more attendees.
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Under the first-year license with TED, the Arlington Heights event's capacity is limited, but organizers plan to record the speeches and show them during a community viewing party in the spring at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. "And since it's on the TEDx stage, it gives the opportunity to spread globally." "As a woman of color of Asian descent, (it's important) that we really do everything around amplifying diverse voices, ideas and organizations in our community," Donna Marie Post said. The lineup features Tony Bradburn, the director for diversity, equity and inclusion in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Olympic medalist Deena Kastor boudoir photographer Liz Hansen nonprofit organization strategist Janine Hill speech-language pathologist Kristin Chmela Nicholas Pearce, a clinical professor of management and organizations at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management Erin Huizenga, CEO and co-founder of learning experience design company Desklight and Truman Post, the event organizer's middle schooler who cowrote a children's book and volunteers in the community. "Our TEDxArlington Heights is strictly about the idea - is it an amazing idea that fits our theme, which is 'Light a Fire.'" So we're not really choosing, for example, the speaker or their background and how long they've spoken or the experience that they have," Post said. "Our program is about spreading the idea. They will each speak from anywhere between 8 and 15 minutes on topics ranging from education and the humanities to life and career. She's since assembled a team of 22 volunteers to help put on the event, more than a dozen businesses who are sponsors, and a lineup of eight speakers of varying ages, backgrounds and experiences. Post applied for a license on her own late last year. Similar groups have hosted events in Naperville, Wilmette and Oak Park, where Post connected with organizers when she lived in nearby Forest Park. The inaugural invite-only conference for up to 100 in Arlington Heights is scheduled the day after a larger TEDxChicago event at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park - among some 3,000 independently run events that use the TED branding under license agreements. "I've always been one to see if there's an opportunity for a way to bring community together for a shared event around a shared idea." "I've always been a really passionate community connector and a quick start," said Post, a training and development manager. It's believed to be the first TEDx event in the Northwest suburbs.
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