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Niles Parks Appoints Julie Genualdi To Board
Commissioners name her to fill the slot vacated by Chuck Barbaglia, who moved out of state.
Impressed with her involvement in the community, the Niles Park District Board last week appointed Julie Genualdi as a commissioner. She succeeds Chuck Barbaglia, who moved out of state to be with family members. "She's involved in the community, she's got kids in park district programs and kids at St. John Brebeuf School," said Ray Czarnik, park board president. "It's good to have another woman on the board. "We decided it's great to have someone with a family come in." He noted she has also been involved with the Niles Sister Cities program. In addition to Barbaglia's departure, two other commissioners, Bill Terpinas and Elaine Heinen, have been away from the park district because each had been hospitalized. Terpinas has returned, …
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James Hynes
8:07 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
I first met Chuck at the time he, Bill Terpinas and I met and decided to run together for the Park District Board in 1999. We were all taking a chance on each other and whether we could really "save" the Park District from the financial trouble it was in at the time. Had I known Chuck better at that time, I would not have had any worry at all because he was and is a doer. His drive and vision and… more ›