Lynne O. Sered, Chairman
Lynne O. Sered was appointed Chairman of the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board by Governor Rod Blagojevich in June 2004. Prior to assuming the board chair’s responsibilities, she has served as a board member since her initial appointment to the Board in October 2000.
Chairman Sered’s legal background includes serving as Counsel to the Honorable Wilford W. Johansen, Member of the National Labor Relations (“NLRB”) in Washington, D.C. In that capacity, she prepared analyses for and made recommendations to Board Member Johansen and drafted decisions and orders for publication in the areas of collective bargaining, discriminatory hiring and termination practices, union organizing activities and elections, and other unfair labor practice and representation issues under the National Labor Relations Act. During her tenure at the NLRB, Ms. Sered also represented the NLRB in cases before the Second and Sixth Circuit Courts of Appeals in Washington, D.C.
As an attorney in private practice with the law firm of Scariano, Kula, Ellch & Himes, Chtd., Chicago and Chicago Heights, Illinois, her practice specialized in educational labor law as she counsel school districts, private employers and labor clients regarding litigation, legal strategies and policy issues pertaining to labor law and collective bargaining issues.
Ms. Sered also practiced with the law firm of Katz and Buhai in South Barrington, Illinois, where she represented clients in labor and employment discrimination matters in state and federal courts and administrative agencies. She also served as staff counsel for the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, where her duties included review, analysis and investigation of professional misconduct within the legal profession in Illinois.
In addition, Ms. Sered served as Legal Director of the American Jewish Congress, Midwest Region, in Chicago, where she managed the organization’s not-for-profit legal program, focusing on civil liberties and civil rights and oversaw its pro bono clinic providing legal services to the indigent. Her professional experience is also highlighted by her roles as a domestic policy specialist with the Jewish Community Relations Council and as Midwest regional director of the Jewish Labor Committee.
Ms. Sered received her law degree from DePaul University College of Law and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University. She is admitted to practice law in Illinois and the District of Columbia and is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association and the Women’s Bar Association. She has served on the Board of Chicago Volunteer Legal Services and the Government Affairs Committee of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.
Chairman Sered lives with her husband and their two children in Evanston, Illinois.
Ronald F. Ettinger
Ronald F. Ettinger was appointed to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board by Governor Rod Blagojevich in 2004. Prior to his appointment he had retired from the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) as Emeritus Professor. During his 30 years of service at UIS (formerly Sangamon State University), Professor Ettinger served as Chair of the Faculty Senate, Chair of the Constitutional Convention, Chair of the University Personnel Committee, Chair of the Budget Advisory Committee and President of the Faculty Union. He also served as Executive Vice-President of the University Professionals of Illinois (Local 4100, IFT/AFT AFL-CIO) where his primary duties involved lobbying on behalf of public university faculty in Illinois. He was elected Vice-President of the Illinois Federation of Teachers and Delegate to the Illinois AFL-CIO.
Member Ettinger received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Purdue University and has taught at Purdue, York University (Toronto), Albion College and UIS. In addition to teaching and publishing articles related to education and labor relations, he has served as a member of the board of the Montessori Children’s House in Springfield and has lobbied on behalf of public school teachers as a government affairs specialist with the Illinois Federation of Teachers.
Member Ettinger is married to Bonnie J. Ettinger and they have two daughters.
Bridget Later Lamont
Bridget Later Lamont was appointed to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board in 2002, and reappointed in 2004. Prior to her appointment, Member Lamont served as Director of Policy Development in the Office of the Governor, where she coordinated the work of senior policy advisors in issues development and policy positions and administered a staff of specialists in human services, literacy and education, economic development, natural resources and cultural resources. Member Lamont also previously served as the Director of the Illinois State Library, where she managed an annual budget of over $70 million and instituted a number of community based literacy programs, among many other accomplishments. As Director, she developed the single largest library cooperative network in the United States, as well as the first annual per capita grant program for school libraries in the country. Member Lamont currently serves as Vice-Chairman of the United States National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
Member Lamont received a B.A. from Clarke College and an M.S. from the University of Illinois. She also received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Dominican University. She has received numerous honors and awards, including the Illinois Public Humanities Award from the Illinois Humanities Council, the Illinois Librarian of the Year from the Illinois Library Association, the Friend of Illinois Community College Libraries Award and Alumnae of the Year from the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
Member Lamont is married to Thomas R. Lamont and they have two sons.
Michael H. Prueter
Michael H. Prueter was appointed to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board in October 2000, and was reappointed in 2004 by Governor Blagojevich. Mr. Prueter served as Government Liaison for state trade organizations and has worked for several corporations where he negotiated labor contracts with local and national food service companies. As a Mortgage Banker, Mr. Prueter has several years of business experience in the banking and finance industry. Mr. Prueter previously worked as a staff member in the Illinois House and the Illinois Senate. He was elected in Lisle and Proviso Townships as Trustee and served in those capacities for 10 years. Mr. Prueter received his Master’s Degree from Columbia State University and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Education.
Jimmie E. Robinson
Jimmie E. Robinson was appointed to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board by Governor Rod Blagojevich in 2004. Mrs. Robinson taught elementary school in Blue Island for thirty six (36) years. She was active in every aspect of local collective bargaining on behalf of her bargaining unit represented by the Illinois Education Association. As a retired teacher, Mrs. Robinson remained active in the Illinois Education Association.
Member Robinson is married and has one daughter. She and her husband reside in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the far south side of Chicago. |
