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Board of Trustees

Term Expires: May 2025
Mayor Grasso has a long history of public service, serving two tenures as Mayor (2005-12; 2019-present) as well as two terms on the DuPage County Board (2012-18). While on the County Board, he served as Chairman of the 911 Emergency Telephone System Board and led efforts to build two state-of-the-art call centers. Mayor Grasso also previously served on the County Board of Health for 13 years.
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Term ends: May 2025
Village Clerk Schaus was elected to office in 2020 after the former clerk, Karen Thomas, retired.
Clerk Schaus is from Burr Ridge and has remained a resident for over 50 years. She joined the Burr Ridge Veterans Memorial Committee in 2019 and currently serves as the treasurer. Clerk Schaus also manages the Veterans Memorial Brick Program, which provides an opportunity to show support for veterans and create a personal, permanent commemorative brick honoring a family member, friend, or loved one.

Trustee Guy Franzese
Term Expires: May 2025
Trustee Guy Franzese was first appointed to the Village Board in January of 2013. He was elected to the Board in 2013, 2017, and 2021. Prior to his service on the Board, he served on the Burr Ridge Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals from 1997 to 2013. He is Chairman of the Stormwater Committee, the Environmental Quality Commission, and the Waste Hauler Franchise Agreement Committee. He serves on the Street Policy Committee and the Water Committee. He also serves as Mayor Pro-Tem.
Trustee Franzese has a B.S degree in Chemical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois and employed by a local engineering firm. He plays men’s ice hockey year-round and is an avid snow and water skier.
A resident of Burr Ridge for over 44 years, Trustee Franzese grew up in the Village and is a Pleasantdale D107 and Lyons Township D204 graduate. He raised his family here in Burr Ridge and is proud to call Burr Ridge “a very special place”.
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Term Expires: May 2025
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Term Expires: May 2027
Trustee Paveza is a retired CEO with a B.S. from DePaul University. He is also an active baseball player who has won the MSBL World Series and was elected to the MSBL Hall of Fame in 2012. Over the years, the Chicago area team won six Senior World Series Championships. He has five children and five grandchildren and has always been active with his family and community. He coached baseball and ice hockey for over ten years, served three years as a cub master, and three years as a boy scout leader.
Trustee Antonio Schiappa
Term Expires: May 2027
Trustee Schiappa has been a Burr Ridge resident for more than 30 years and is in his second term as Trustee. He serves as the chair of the Economic Development Committee and works on the Streets Policy Committee, Personnel Committee, and the Environmental Quality Committee. He is also the acting liquor commissioner.
Trustee Schiappa's broad career expanded from investment brokerage to banking and ultimately to entrepreneurship. He then went on to work in the banking industry by helping small to mid-size business owners achieve their financial goals. Trustee Schiappa recently started and operated two small businesses: a print shop and a property management firm. After making the print shop operational and profitable, he eventually sold it to a strategic acquirer. Trustee Schiappa has also helped start and grow a non-profit organization that serves underprivileged Chicago residents by helping prepare their tax returns.
Trustee Schiappa's experience has allowed him to provide creative solutions to complex challenges. He is a seasoned executive with experience in sales, negotiation, and operations, as he has personally taken a company from inception to sale.
Trustee Schiappa is a father, husband, marathon runner, and voracious reader. He loves to read about the history of successful businesses and business executives.
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Trustee Russell Smith
Term Expires: May 2025
Trustee Smith was elected in 2021. A resident of Burr Ridge for over 14 years, he ran for office out of concern for the economic welfare of the Village. Trustee Smith is an experienced financial advisor and holds a B.S. in Business Management.
Prior to running for office, in 2018, the Village recognized Trustee Smith for his outstanding community service and support of the Village of Burr Ridge and its citizens and presented him with the "Community Appreciation Award." Trustee Smith is involved in the community through the Burr Ridge Veterans Memorial Committee, the Willowbrook/Burr Ridge Chamber of Commerce, the local Kiwanis chapter, and the Burr Ridge Community Church.
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Term Expires: May 2027
Trustee Snyder is a 30-year resident of Burr Ridge. A resident of the Lake Ridge Club subdivision, Trustee Snyder was elected to office in 2017.
From the very start, the company’s mission was and still is, to provide individuals, families, and businesses with quality insurance products and financial strategies backed by personalized service. In addition to individual and family accounts, Snyder Insurance and Financial Services also serve a diverse group of commercial clients, with policy lines suited to the unique requirements of their industries.
Licensed in many states in all lines of insurance, Joe has received numerous national achievement awards within the industry. He holds his securities license and is a Registered Representative.
Joe is actively involved/supports: Misericordia Heart of Mercy, H Foundation, and the American Cancer Society.