Meet the Board
Huntley Community School District 158 is governed by a Board of Education consisting of seven members serving without compensation. The term of office is four years. Powers and duties include the broad authority to adopt and enforce all necessary policies for the management and government of the public schools.
The Board generally meets as a Committee of the Whole, typically on the first Thursday of each month, followed by a regular meeting, typically on the third Thursday of the month. Members of the public are encouraged to attend all meetings to learn and comment about issues pertaining to the District.
Meetings are streamed live on the website, and meeting agendas and minutes are available through BoardBook.
Meet the Board
Andrew Bittman
Board President
Committee Chair: Legislation/Policy
Other Committees: Finance, Human Resources
Email: abittman@district158.org
Term Expires: Spring 2027
About Andy Bittman
Andy and his wife Diane have lived in Algonquin since 2017 with their three children: Victoria, a Class of 2019 Huntley 158 graduate; Teddy, a class of 2021 Huntley 158 graduate; and Lucas, who is a current student at Huntley High School.
Andy holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Marquette University and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Since starting his career as an engineer for a 4-person startup company, he has experience designing over 50 complex digital signal processing products for unique applications. In various management roles, he has been closely involved in the design and management of highly complex technical products and systems. In 2013, Andy spent seven months working internationally to build a new engineering site in Oradea, Romania. Andy currently serves as the general manager and president of the North American operations for an Italian multinational corporation which designs, builds, and deploys custom automated production systems for customers in the pharmaceutical, medical devices and e-mobility markets.
Outside of work, Andy spends most of his time with his family and their two rescue dogs while taking every opportunity to learn while traveling the world.
Laura Murray
Board Vice President
Committee Chair: Community Relations & Student Outreach
Other Committees: Legislation/Policy, Special Education
Email: lmurray@district158.org
Term Expires: Spring 2027
About Laura Murray
Laura was elected to the Huntley Community School District 158 board in April 2023. In this role, Laura is committed to listening to and really hearing the needs of our community and its stakeholders, including teachers, staff, parents and students. She believes in a common sense approach to education.
Laura & her husband Scott have been Huntley residents for 16 years. They live in the community with their two sons. Laura has worked in the customer service industry for over 25 years, which has fueled her love of working in a team-focused environment.
Paul Troy
Board Secretary
Committee Chair: Buildings and Grounds
Other Committees: Curriculum & Instruction, Special Education
Email: ptroy@district158.org
Term Expires: Spring 2025
About Paul Troy
Mr. Troy is a public charter school education executive, who has extensive operational leadership experience in public education, finance, and engineering technology. He has well-developed skills in overseeing operations, managing multimillion-dollar budgets, leading community outreach efforts, and managing staff along with strategic planning, and public policy.
He holds a Master of Education in School Business Management from Northern Illinois University, and is a graduate of University of Illinois Chicago and Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University.
Paul and his wife Jennifer live in Lake in the Hills, and are extremely proud of their daughters, Katrina and Elizabeth, both graduates of Huntley High School.
Sean Cratty
Board Member
Committee Chair: Human Resources
Other Committees: Buildings & Grounds, Community Relations & Student Outreach
Email: scratty@district158.org
Term Expires: Spring 2025
About Sean Cratty
Sean Cratty was appointed to the Board in July 2020.
Mr. Cratty is currently the Director of Retail Banking at First National Bank of Omaha and has served the community in a number of roles, including organizer of Huntley Fall Fest, Ambassador for the Chamber of Commerce, Treasurer of St. Baldrick’s Huntley, member of the Huntley Park Foundation Board, member of the Huntley 158 Education Foundation Board, and member of the Huntley Area Public Library Board.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Monmouth College and is a graduate of the Leadership Greater McHenry County program.
Sean lives in Lake in the Hills with his wife Emmy, and their three children, Hailey, Michael, and Hannah.
Anthony Quagliano
Board Member
Committee Chair: Finance
Other Committees: Buildings & Grounds, Legislation/Policy
Email: aquagliano@district158.org
Term Expires: Spring 2025
About Anthony Quagliano
Mr. Quagliano and his wife, Carol, have lived in the District 158 community for 24 years, where they raised their three sons. Joe, Jason, and Kyle all are HHS graduates.
Tony received a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) and is employed at Eric J. Fernandez & Co. CPA’s and Business Consultants in West Dundee and McHenry, where he has worked for more than 32 years. He has been a Certified Public Accountant for more than 38 years.
During his free time, Tony enjoys planning family vacations, cooking, golf, and hiking. His interests include laws and legislation concerning education finance and property taxes. He was a founding member of the D158 Citizen Financial Advisory Committee and has been a Lake in the Hills youth baseball manager for several years.
Michael Thompson
Board Member
Committee Chair: Curriculum & Instruction
Other Committees: Community Relations & Student Outreach, Finance
Email: mthompson@district158.org
Term Expires: Spring 2025
About Michael Thompson
Michael Thompson was elected to the Board of Education in April 2023, has lived in Huntley, IL for more than 20 years, and is the father of seven children.
Michael is the director of research for a medical non-profit organization. He is committed to giving Huntley 158 families and residents a voice in the district and listening to the concerns of the community. In his free time, he enjoys cigars, fishing, and live music performances.
Dana Wiley
Board Member
Committee Chair: Special Education
Other Committees: Curriculum & Instruction, Human Resources
Email: dwiley@district158.org
Term Expires: Spring 2025
About Dana Wiley
Dana Wiley was appointed to the Huntley Community School District 158 board on November 3, 2023. She is a Huntley 158 parent with a background in business leadership and project management in the insurance and IT industries. Ms. Wiley is currently working as a proposal manager for a software development firm. Over the past 15 years, she has been actively involved in D158 and the community, serving on the Chesak-Martin PTA for eight years and on various district committees (strategic planning committee, elementary parent advisory committee, and dual language committee), as well as volunteering through church and youth sports programs. Ms. Wiley holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from DePaul University.
Member Development
All Illinois school board members must receive training in professional development leadership (P.A. 97-8) and the Open Meetings Act (P.A. 97-504). Mandatory training will also be required after the new teacher evaluation requirements are implemented in each school district. For additional information, see Board policy 2:120, Board Member Development.
The following table contains mandatory and non-mandatory training and development activities that were completed by each Board member. When the training was provided by the Illinois Association of School Boards, the acronym “IASB” follows the listed activity.
Member Development
| Member | Activity | Date Completed |
|---|---|---|
| Bittman, Andrew | Joint Annual Conference 2023 | 11/17/2023 |
| Bittman, Andrew | The Job of the Board President in Leading Others | 11/17/2023 |
| Bittman, Andrew | In-District Workshop: Starting Right | 08/23/2023 |
| Bittman, Andrew | New Board Member Online Training Bundle 2023-2025 | 07/31/2023 |
| Bittman, Andrew | Basics of Governance | 05/29/2023 |
| Bittman, Andrew | Open Meetings Act (OMA) Training | 05/29/2023 |
| Bittman, Andrew | PDLT/PERA | 05/29/2023 |
| Cratty, Sean | Joint Annual Conference 2023 | 11/17/2023 |
| Cratty, Sean | In-District Workshop: Starting Right | 08/23/2023 |
| Cratty, Sean | Joint Annual Conference 2022 | 11/18/2022 |
| Cratty, Sean | School Finance for School Board Members | 11/18/2022 |
| Cratty, Sean | Joing Annual Conference 2021 | 11/19/2021 |
| Cratty, Sean | MBM/LSA Conversion | 08/23/2021 |
| Cratty, Sean | PDLT/PERA 2.2* | 08/05/2020 |
| Cratty, Sean | Open Meetings Act (OMA) 2.2* | 07/31/2020 |
| Murray, Laura | Joint Annual Conference 2023 | 11/17/2023 |
| Murray, Laura | In-District Workshop: Starting Right | 08/23/2023 |
| Murray, Laura | New Board Member Online Training Bundle 2023-2025 | 07/31/2023 |
| Murray, Laura | Open Meetings Act (OMA) Training | 07/31/2023 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Joint Annual Conference 2023 | 11/17/2023 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | In-District Workshop: Starting Right | 08/23/2023 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Joint Annual Conference 2022 | 11/18/2022 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Joint Annual Conference 2021 | 11/19/2021 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Kishwaukee Division Meeting | 10/08/2021 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | MBM/LSA Conversion | 08/23/2021 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Joint Annual Conference 2019 | 11/22/2019 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Joint Annual Conference 2018 | 11/16/2018 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Joint Annual Conference 2017 | 11/17/2017 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference 2016 | 11/18/2016 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Data Conversion | 08/12/2016 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Pre-netFORUM History | 08/12/2016 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Closing the Gaps | 11/20/2015 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Social Media | 11/20/2015 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Media Interest or Media Circus | 11/21/2014 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | PDLT/PERA | 11/21/2014 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Leadership by Design | 11/16/2013 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | OMA - Kishwaukee | 02/09/2012 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Financial Oversight Essentials | 11/19/2010 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | The Board and its Superintendent | 11/21/2008 |
| Quagliano, Anthony | Making Meetings Matter | 11/16/2007 |
| Thompson, Michael | In-District Workshop: Starting Right | 08/23/2023 |
| Thompson, Michael | New Board Member Online Training Bundle 2023-2025 | 08/03/2023 |
| Thompson, Michael | Open Meetings Act (OMA) Training | 08/03/2023 |
| Troy, Paul | Division Officer 2023-2024 | 12/22/2023 |
| Troy, Paul | IASB Delegate Assembly and Annual Business Meeting 2023 | 11/18/2023 |
| Troy, Paul | Influence Redefined... Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday | 11/17/2023 |
| Troy, Paul | Joint Annual Conference 2023 | 11/17/2023 |
| Troy, Paul | Kishwaukee Division Hybrid Meeting | 10/26/2023 |
| Troy, Paul | In-District Workshop: Starting Right | 08/23/2023 |
| Troy, Paul | Kishwaukee Division Meeting | 03/23/2023 |
| Troy, Paul | Kishwaukee Division Virtual Meeting | 03/11/2021 |
| Troy, Paul | Division Officer 2020-2021 | 12/15/2020 |
| Troy, Paul | IASB Virtual Summit | 11/20/2020 |
| Troy, Paul | Delegate Assembly and Annual Business Meeting | 11/14/2020 |
| Troy, Paul | Kishwaukee Division Virtual Meeting | 10/29/2020 |
| Troy, Paul | Spring Meeting Supplement 2020 | 06/15/2020 |
| Troy, Paul | Attention Pays | 11/22/2019 |
| Troy, Paul | Joint Annual Conference 2019 | 11/22/2019 |
| Troy, Paul | The Happiness Advantage | 11/22/2019 |
| Troy, Paul | Course: Test Course PDLT-PERA 2.2 | 03/08/2019 |
| Troy, Paul | PDLT/PERA 2.2 | 03/08/2019 |
| Troy, Paul | Test Course PDLT-PERA 2.2 | 03/08/2019 |
| Troy, Paul | Division Officer 2018-2019 | 01/02/2019 |
| Troy, Paul | Delegate Assembly | 11/18/2018 |
| Troy, Paul | Deep Equity Lens: A Systemic Leadership Process | 11/16/2018 |
| Troy, Paul | Improve the Board, Improve Student Achievement: eXceptional Governance | 11/16/2018 |
| Troy, Paul | Joint Annual Conference 2018 | 11/16/2018 |
| Troy, Paul | Kishwaukee Division Dinner Meeting | 10/25/2018 |
| Troy, Paul | LeaderShop Academy Symposium | 06/09/2018 |
| Troy, Paul | Course: Test Course Community Engagement | 06/01/2018 |
| Troy, Paul | Division Officer 2017-2018 | 12/11/2017 |
| Troy, Paul | Get Your Message Out: Your Role in Crafting an Effective Public Image | 11/17/2017 |
| Troy, Paul | Joint Annual Conference 2017 | 11/17/2017 |
| Troy, Paul | Fellow Pilot Participation | 07/14/2017 |
| Troy, Paul | Kishwaukee Division Dinner Meeting | 03/23/2017 |
| Troy, Paul | A Courageous Conversation About Race and Its Impact on Achieving Equity in Schools | 11/18/2016 |
| Troy, Paul | IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference 2016 | 11/18/2016 |
| Troy, Paul | Nettelhorst Elementary School Tour | 11/18/2016 |
| Troy, Paul | Kishwaukee Division Dinner Meeting | 09/22/2016 |
| Troy, Paul | Pre-netFORUM History | 08/12/2016 |
| Troy, Paul | Pre-netFORUM History | 08/12/2016 |
| Troy, Paul | 2015-2016 Summary | 06/30/2016 |
| Troy, Paul | LeaderShop Academy Symposium 2016 | 06/18/2016 |
| Troy, Paul | Pre-netFORUM History | 06/04/2016 |
| Troy, Paul | Closing the Gaps | 11/20/2015 |
| Troy, Paul | Social Media | 11/20/2015 |
| Troy, Paul | Media Interest or Media Circus | 11/21/2014 |
| Troy, Paul | The Trust Edge | 11/21/2014 |
| Troy, Paul | Leadership by Design | 11/16/2013 |
| Troy, Paul | Tough Talking | 11/16/2013 |
| Troy, Paul | PDLT/PERA | 05/10/2013 |
| Troy, Paul | Professional Development Leadership Training for School Board Members | 05/10/2013 |
| Troy, Paul | School Board Accountability | 11/16/2012 |
| Troy, Paul | OMA - Kishwaukee | 02/09/2012 |
| Troy, Paul | Vision Value Conflicts & Choices | 11/18/2011 |
| Troy, Paul | The Board's First Responsibility | 11/19/2010 |
| Troy, Paul | Collective Bargaining | 11/20/2009 |
| Troy, Paul | Superintendent Evaluation | 08/13/2009 |
| Troy, Paul | Basics of Finance | 08/08/2009 |
| Troy, Paul | Basics of Governance | 08/06/2009 |
| Troy, Paul | Basics of Law on Board Meetings | 08/06/2009 |
| Wiley, Dana | New Board Member Online Training Bundle 2023-2025 | 12/05/2023 |
| Wiley, Dana | Basics of Governance | 12/04/2023 |
| Wiley, Dana | Open Meetings Act (OMA) Training | 11/28/2023 |
| Wiley, Dana | Joint Annual Conference 2023 | 11/17/2023 |
| Wiley, Dana | In-District Workshop: Starting Right | 08/23/2023 |