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Mary and her family have lived on the North Shore since 2016 and moved to Lake Forest in 2021. She has an undergraduate degree in Biology and a Master’s of Natural Resources. Mary has experience working with government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private industry. While living in Washington, D.C. Mary worked for the U.S. National Arboretum and at the Bureau of Land Management. She has managed restoration projects on a variety of degraded landscapes across the country, often bringing together disparate stakeholder groups. In her free time, Mary likes walking her dog, cross-country skiing, and enjoying the natural beauty of Lake Forest. Mary is looking forward to serving this remarkable community.

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Regina and her husband, William, have been living in Lake Forest for the past 23 years where they raised their daughter, Victoria. Regina is currently the Owner/Director of Regina P. Etherton & Associates, LLC., a boutique Chicago based law firm that specializes in prosecuting Personal Injury and Wrongful Death cases on behalf of significantly injured plaintiffs. Regina has been the Chairman of the Chicago Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service since 2015, on the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s Board of Managers since 2008, and on several other Boards. Regina has been practicing law for almost four decades and has achieved many noteworthy settlements and verdicts.

Regina received her J.D. from Loyola University Law School, Chicago, and her undergraduate B.A. degree from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, where she graduated with honors (Cum Laude) with an additional teaching certificate. Through the years, Regina has been an active participant in the schools that her daughter attended and enjoys the wonderful activities/clubs and amenities available in Lake Forest. Regina has been on the Lake Forest Caucus since 2021 and has served as Ward 4 Chair since 2022. Regina is excited about being able to give back to the Lake Forest Community that has been a wonderful place for her family to live.

Email Jason

After graduating summa cum laude with a B.A. in History from Illinois State University, Jason co-founded what is now a national restaurant company. Jason’s company, Bottleneck Management, has 16 locations in seven different states including eight in the greater Chicagoland area. He has worked extensively with development partners such as Walt Disney World and The Dallas Cowboys along with some of the largest real estate partners in the world. Over the past twenty-plus years Jason has helped guide Bottleneck from having just two employees to employing well over a thousand people today. The constant changes to the hospitality landscape over the years have tested his organizational skill, leadership ability, and management style. Jason is looking forward to bringing these global life lessons to bear while serving the local community.

Jason’s childhood was spent growing up in the northwest Chicago suburb of Elgin where his extended family was enthusiastically involved in local politics. After an almost twenty-year stint in the city of Chicago, Jason, his wife Jennifer, and their three children, proudly became residents of Lake Forest in 2017. They could not be happier with the place they now call home and look forward to participating in the community through the Caucus.

Email Michael

From growing up in Deerfield to moving my family to Lake Forest in 2001, home, is indeed about where the heart is. It is not about “politics” and the current “XYZ cultures”. It is about neighbors, family and what is best for the next generation. It is not about a dictate but about a understanding, consensus and taking part. My career has spanned from Broadway to the Board Room. Through it all home, family and community was the one constant that has kept me grounded.

My goal for the potentials of working with my community is to give back to my neighbors, friends and family for the opportunities to live in a community where family and friendships are the focus and not the lever.

Email Scott

Scott Anderson serves as President of James Anderson Company, Engineers, Forest Builders, and Forest Plumbing. He is a lifelong fifth generation resident of Lake Forest and an alum of LFHS and the University of Mississippi with a BS in Civil Engineering. Scott provides advice and oversight for many public infrastructure projects as well as commercial and residential development projects. Scott is or has served as the Village Engineer for the Village of Mettawa, the Village of Vernon Hills, the Village of Old Mill Creek, and several drainage districts. Scott was elected Highway Commissioner twice for Shields Township, before the position was eliminated.