Board of Trustees
Michele Bromberg
Michele Bromberg was elected to the Village Board in 2001. She received a B.S. in Nursing from Loyola University Niehoff School of Nursing in Chicago and holds a Master of Science in Nursing from Rush University. Ms. Bromberg currently is the Nursing Coordinator for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Chairperson of the Advisory Board – Illinois Center for Nursing. Previously, Ms. Bromberg was a Clinical Instructor at Loyola University and North Park University. She is a founding member and past president of Hadassah Nurses Council of Chicago and is a member of Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society of Nurses. Ms. Bromberg belongs to the PTA, assists with Boy Scout activities
| Shown above, clockwise: Trustees Michael M. Lorge, Michele L. Bromberg, Edie Sue Sutker, Donald P. Perille, Pramod C. Shah, Randall E. Roberts, Mayor George Van Dusen, Clerk Marlene Williams. |
Michael Lorge
Michael Lorge was elected to the Village Board in 2009. He was born in Chicago and has practiced law since 1978. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from the University of Illinois and was designated as a James Scholar. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati in 1973. Mr. Lorge currently is a partner in the Chicago Law Firm of Bronson & Kahn, LLC. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lorge served as a prosecutor in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. Mr. Lorge also has been published in magazine articles and authored a book released in 2006 by the University of Alabama Press. Active in numerous governmental committees and civic organizations, Mr. Lorge has served on Skokie's Cable Commission and Plan Commission, served as legal counsel to the Skokie Human Relations Commission and administered the Niles Township Government Legal Services for Seniors program. Before joining the Skokie Village Board, Mr. Lorge served as Niles Township Trustee from 2007-2009. He is past president of Temple Beth Israel in Skokie and serves on the national board of the Union for Reform Judaism and Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute. He is the founder and chair of the Greater Chicago Jewish Festival, the largest cultural event in the Chicago Jewish community. Mr. Lorge resides in Skokie with his wife Susie, a kindergarten teacher, and their four children Alyssa and Howard Dryver, Ilana, Ariel and Sari Ruth.
Donald P. Perille
Donald Perille moved to Skokie in 1959. He has six children and 10 grandchildren. Mr. Perille earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing at the University of Illinois, Champaign, and worked in private sector management for many years. Before retirement he was the Director of Purchasing of the Circuit Court of Cook County. He has been a Village Trustee since 1989 and is the liaison to the Human Relations and Plan Commissions. He also serves on the Skokie Committee on Downtown Development. Mr. Perille was appointed to the Village's Plan Commission in 1961, serving as the Commission's Chairman for 25 years. He also served on the Mayor's Task Force on Housing, the Central Business District Task Force and was Chairman of the Human Relations Commission. Mr. Perille is active in the Skokie Chamber of Commerce. He served on the Board, Executive Committee and several other standing committees of the NorthShore University HealthSystem. He belongs to St. Peter Catholic Parish and has served on numerous committees including the Long Range Planning Committee and, for 14 years, on the St. Peter Elementary School Board.
Randall Roberts
Randall Roberts was elected Village Trustee in April 2001 and is Skokie's delegate on the executive board of the Northwest Municipal Conference. He has been a practicing attorney for 28 years, earning undergraduate and law degrees from Loyola University, Chicago. Mr. Roberts is a member of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office executive staff, serving as the Director of Continuing Legal Education and technology project coordinator. Previously, he supervised the prosecution of juvenile delinquency cases, including cases involving Skokie youth. During his tenure in the State's Attorney's Office, Roberts has also held other supervisory positions and has prosecuted hundreds of adult criminal cases in courtrooms throughout Cook County. Mr. Roberts is a former member of Skokie's Youth at Risk Task Force; a past chairperson of the Chicago Bar Association's Juvenile Law Committee and enjoys speaking at public forums about the criminal and juvenile justice system. He is a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church where for the past 20 years he has served on the fund-raising and other parish committees. Mr. Roberts is a member of the Skokie Lion's Club and a supporter and volunteer for District 219 and District 73½ schools, Maryville Academy and Misericordia Home. He and his wife, Margy, have lived in Skokie for 22 years are parents of three young adults, Elizabeth, Kevin and Sarah.
Pramod Shah
Pramod Shah was elected to the Village Board in 2009. He holds a Master's degree in Chemistry from Gujarat University and attended the Indiana Northern School of Management. Mr. Shah is a Manager for Cyberbridge International, a Skokie-based software and information technology consulting company. He has a long-standing relationship with the local Indian community, is the Executive Director and the past President of the Indo-American Democratic Organization and a current member of the Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago. Mr. Shah also was Vice Chair for the Skokie Caucus Party and a Gandhi Memorial Trust board member. Prior to becoming a Village Board member, Mr. Shah was appointed Niles Township Collector in 1999. In 2001 he was elected to that position, and in April 2005, he was elected as a Niles Township Trustee. Born in Gujarat, India, Mr. Shah moved to the United States in 1971 and has lived in Skokie for more than 30 years with his wife, Usha and two sons. Both sons attended school in Skokie School Districts 68 and 219.
Edie Sue Sutker
Edie Sue Sutker is a life-long Skokie resident and was appointed to the Village Board in 2004, having served for nearly 10 years on the Skokie Plan Commission. She serves as the liaison to the Consumer Affairs and Cable Television Advisory Commissions and served as Vice-Chairperson of the Skokie Committee on Downtown Development. Ms. Sutker has a master's degree in social work from Loyola University, Chicago and a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Illinois, Champaign. Ms. Sutker is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for Jewish Child and Family Services in Northbrook. Before her social work career, she was in the investment business for 14 years and earned her Series 7 and Series 63 licenses. In addition, she was the Executive Director of the VisionTek Foundation, which raised more than $650,000 to fight cancer and leukemia. She is a life member of NA'AMAT USA and Hadassah, a member of the National Association of Social Workers and also a member of the Ezra-Habonim Niles Township Jewish Congregation. She enjoys race walking, biking, swimming, weight lifting and spending time with her family.