伊利诺伊州州长任命柯克伍德进入大芝加哥都会水再生区董事会：填补前任当选法院书记官后空缺
伊利诺伊州州长 JB Pritzker 11月4日宣布，任命 Beth McElroy Kirkwood 进入大芝加哥都会水再生区（Metropolitan Water Reclamation District，MWRD）董事会，填补空缺席位。该机构负责大芝加哥地区的污水处理与水资源保护，服务范围以 Cook 县为核心；任命在州府斯普林菲尔德（Springfield）宣布，该市位于 Sangamon 县。
空缺由原委员 Mariyana Spyropolous 当选 Cook 县巡回法院书记官后产生。Kirkwood 在 Orland Park 从事公共服务逾十年，曾在该市多个部门任职，2021年起担任 Orland 镇区委员会成员，并任 Moraine Valley 社区学院董事会成员，以及当地公园与康乐顾问委员会、开放土地委员会与分区上诉委员会委员。
Kirkwood 持有 Benedictine University 的教育学学士学位，并具有英语作为第二语言教师的认证资格。她表示，南郊区是充满活力的增长地区，在都会水再生区拥有专职代表对支持地区发展至关重要。
Pritzker 表示，MWRD 在保障大芝加哥地区居民获得清洁安全用水方面作用关键，Kirkwood 将把其长期服务社区的经历带入董事会。
（来源：伊利诺伊州州长办公室）
Illinois Governor Appoints Kirkwood to Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced on November 4 that he has appointed Beth McElroy Kirkwood to fill the vacant seat on the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) of Greater Chicago. The district handles wastewater treatment and water resources protection for the greater Chicago area, centered on Cook County. The appointment was announced from Springfield, the state capital in Sangamon County.
Kirkwood will fill the vacancy left by Mariyana Spyropolous, who was elected Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court in November. Kirkwood has spent more than a decade in public service in Orland Park across multiple village departments. She was appointed Orland Township Committeeperson in 2021 and also serves on the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees, and has served on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, the Open Lands Commission, and the Zoning Board of Appeals in Orland Park.
Kirkwood holds a bachelor's degree in education from Benedictine University and is certified as an English as a Second Language teacher. She said dedicated representation for the South Suburbs at the MWRD is vital to the region's continued growth.
Pritzker said the MWRD plays a crucial role in ensuring the greater Chicagoland area has access to clean and safe water, protecting millions of Illinoisans, and that Kirkwood's lifelong record of community service fits the role.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Illinois)
来源：伊利诺伊州州长办公室
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