2023 Board of Education election preview

Graphic by Jake Pfeiffer

The 2023 District 203 Board of Education candidates. From left to right: Ronald Amato, Kristine Gericke, Melissa Kelley Black, Joe Kozminski and Gilbert Wagner.

Jake Pfeiffer and Nolan Shen

Naperville residents will vote to fill three spots on District 203’s Board of Education as a part of Dupage County’s consolidated elections on April 4. 

There are five candidates running, including incumbents Kristine Gerckie, who is currently the board’s vice-president and has served since 2017, and Joseph Kozminski, who was first elected to the board in 2019. 

The other three candidates are  Ronald Amato, Gilbert Wagner and Melissa Kelley Black.

Click on the links below to read more about each individual candidate.

 

Ronald Amato

Bio

Q&A

Kristine Gericke

Bio

Q&A

Melissa Kelley Black

Bio

Q&A

Joseph Kozminski 

Bio

Q&A

Gilbert Wagner

Bio

Q&A