Dupage Policy Journal

College of DuPage Board Trustee Frank Napolitano is endorsing Heidi Holan and Andrew Manno to serve as future members for the undergraduate education provider.

The board will hold a consolidated election April 6 to fill three vacant trustee posts, according to the college’s website. Trustees are tasked with overseeing the activities of the college, developing and adopting policies, and exercising jurisdiction in all college-related matters.

“We accomplished a lot over the past six years, instituting many policy changes including adopting the recommendations from the State Auditor General and returned the College of DuPage to full accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission,” Napolitano said in a joint statement with trustee Charles Bernstein and former member Deanne Mazzochi on Napolitano‘s Facebook page. “These candidates that will help keep the College of DuPage on the right path and have the endorsement of all of us, are Heidi Holan and Andrew Manno.”

Holan, a former College of DuPage student, has been serving as a board trustee since 2019, when she was appointed to finish Mazzochi’s term as Mazzochi left to serve on the Illinois House of Representatives. Holan previously was on the budget committee and currently chairs the academic committee.

“Heidi is the only incumbent running for reelection, and the board would benefit greatly from her continuity,” Napolitano said in the joint statement.

Manno is an Illinois State University graduate. He is currently a law educator at John Marshall Law School and an accomplished trial attorney.

“He will bring fresh ideas to the board of trustees,” Napolitano said in the joint statement. “He has plans to help the college boost enrollment post-Covid, help reduce student loan debt, and help students enter the workforce quicker. He is fiscally conservative and will balance the interests of all stakeholders.”