Name / Address

Mayor Tom Poynton 
980 Old Mill Grove Road 
Lake Zurich, IL 60047

Family and resident information

• Vietnam era veteran of U.S. Army
• Resident since 1984
• Married to Jan
• Children: Tracie, Kim, and Chris

Education

• B.S. State University of New York at Buffalo, Business Management

Occupation

• 35-year sales and marketing professional in consumer packaged goods industry
• Former small business owner

Community involvement

• Countryside East Subdivision Homeowners representative
• Booster and volunteer at Sarah Adams School, Middle School South, and High School
• Quarterback Club
• Ela soccer coach and volunteer
• Parks recreation volunteer for Kids Kingdom
• Haunted house
• July 4th Picnic, and Triathlon
• St. Francis De Sales church parishioner
• Citizens Corp. member
• Lake Zurich Citizens Initiative Against Overdevelopment past member
• Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce member

Current Village Committees

• Elected as Village President, 2013 & 2017.  Current term ends April 2021.
• Village Trustee 2007
• Public Safety Committee Chairman
• Finance Committee member
• Community and Police Advisory Committee member

Village issues most concerned with

(not in priority order)

• Sustaining and improving the Village of Lake Zurich’s financial and economic health.
• The continued refinement and updating of long-range financial plans and Comprehensive Plan.
• Controlling growth and improving the overall aesthetic look of the community by creative, holistic, and long-term planning and infrastructure improvement and limiting tax burdens on residents and businesses..
• The continued establishment of green initiatives, including new lighting ordinances, SolSmart designation and Kuechmann Arboretum.
• Increasing, where applicable, the Village’s already high level of customer service and high levels of communication between the board, committees, staff and the community.
• Simply put … continue working to make Lake Zurich better.