The business meeting portion of the Annual Meeting & Recognition Event agenda will feature a Guest Speaker, State of the Council address and the election of new board members. All registered GSNI members 14 years of age and older are voting members of the council and are invited to participate.
Guest Speaker - Senator Cristina Castro - Born and raised in Elgin, State Senator Cristina Castro received an Associate of Science from Elgin Community College, and a Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration from Northern Illinois University. She was elected to the Kane County Board in 2008 and elected to the Senate in 2016 and reelected in 2020. Senator Castro is the Majority Caucus Whip for the 103rd General Assembly, and is Chairperson of the Executive Committee. She is a member of the Latino Caucus and also serves on the Appropriations, Energy and Public Utilities, Insurance, Labor and Revenue Committees. Castro and her husband, Joe McKeown, reside on the east side of Elgin with their four dogs.
Annual Meeting Call to Meeting
Annual Meeting Registration Form
New Board Member Bios
FY23 Annual Meeting Minutes