Micheal Stanard has a campaign card ready for next year’s District 6 McHenry County Board race.

You see it below:

He promises

• Less government intrusion
• Insisting on integrity
• Being open, honest & forthcoming
• Being well informed
• Independent critical thinking
• Insisting on frugal financial policies
• Having practical business experience
• Being creative and resourceful
• Respect for statesmanship
• Willingness to do work

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Standard offers background information, including that his family grew up in public housing in LaSalle, Illinois.  The Northern Illinois University graduate in Fine Arts follows:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Marketing / Advertising / Design

Following graduation from Northern Illinois
University in 1971, Michael became a member of
Container Corporation of America’s Design and
Market Research Laboratory. Subsequently
worked as design manager for the Alberto – Culver
Company, followed by executive design positions
with industry leading consulting firms in Chicago
and Lousiville, Kentucky.

Michael Stanard, Inc. was formed in 1978,
conducting business in Evanston, Illinois for 21
years before relocating to McHenry County in 1999
where the firm began doing business as One Zero
Charlie, Marketing, Advertising & Design.

Aviation

• Managing partner, Galt Airport 1999 – 2005.
• Marketing Communication / Public Relations council to Chicago Executive Airport

Concert & Event Promotion

Producer / promoter of The Woodstock Opera
House Tribute Series and the two-day 2009 40th
Anniversary Woodstock Tribute Festival, as well as
numerous large scale air shows and outdoor music
concerts, featuring national acts such as Iron
Butterfly, Canned Heat, Blue Oyster Cult, Rare
Earth and others.

Government / Community Involvement

• Served as President, Village of Greenwood, Illinois
• Chester Gould / Dick Tracy Museum / Board Member
• Served as President, Friends of the Opera House
• Advisory Board Member, Northern Illinois University College of Visual & Performing Arts
• Retired board member, Evanston Chamber of Commerce

DISTINCTIONS

• Designer of the world-famous Louisville Slugger trademark
• Society of Typographic Arts, Fellow
• Traveled extensively throughout Europe, South American and Japan
• Widely published in trade journals and reference books
• Juried numerous advertising award competitions through the country
• Created the McHenry County Convention & Visitors Bureau trademark & website
• Instrument rated, multi-engine pilot
• Producer / designer of Lionel Trains trademark renovation program
• Served as adjunct professor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Designer of the new McHenry County Conservation trademark

Incumbent Randy Donley of Union has announced he is not running again.

No reason to believe the other three incumbents,

• Mary McCann
• Diane Evertsen
• Ersel Schuster

are not running for re-election, however.

In addition former Huntley School Board President Shawn Green has announced his intentions to run, as has Greenwood Township GOP Precinct Committeeman (yes, that’s the title in the State Statutes) Rachel Smith.  She has a Wonder Lake address.