D. "Dewey" Pierotti

DuPage County Forest Preserve President

Political Experience:
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County        1992 - Present
President                        1994 - Present     
DuPage County Board Member                1999 - 2002
Illinois Association Conservation Forest
Preserve Districts – President                2008
Illinois Association of Park Districts       
Board of Trustees                        2008

Specific Interests:
Continued involvement in land acquisition efforts, encouragement of natural resource management and development of high quality recreational and educational facilities.

As President of the Forest Preserve District, I have promoted two successful voter-approved land acquisition referendums totaling $142 million.  In addition, I have encouraged the formation of partnerships with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and advanced the sharing of purchased properties with various park districts throughout DuPage County.  I am also well acquainted in the areas of operational and master planning and fiscal management, including tax levy rates, bonds and bond ratings.

Charitable or Community Activities:
Involved with the Friends of Danada, Graue Mill Museum Foundation, Kiwanis, Masons, Willowbrook Wildlife Foundation, The Conservation Foundation, The DuPage Community Foundation, Chicago Wilderness, Friends of Klein Fen, DuPage Audubon and a local chapter of the Sierra Club.

Additionally, I have established the Paul D. Pierotti Memorial Scholarship Fund to benefit students seeking a college degree in the field of natural resource management or an environmentally-related field of study.

Education:
DePaul University, BA – Economics/Math
JD - Law  - 1965