Elaine Harrington

Description	:	Elaine Harrington is Deputy Director, Fund Development of the Rockford Park District, the second largest park system in Illinois, and liaison to its Foundation. She is actively involved in community and regional planning issues through her work and her volunteer activities. Her organization led the city's winning entry in the national America in Bloom competition. She earned her Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She was a Precinct Committeewoman and founding member of Women Electing Women as well as past president of the Greater Rockford League of Women Voters, from which she received the Mildred Berry Award for leadership. Her goal is to make or influence public policy related to healthy communities.