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)

• Returning the Village of Lake Zurich to financial and economic health, and the creation of long-range financial plans.
• Controlling growth and improving the overall aesthetic look of the community by creative, holistic, and long term planning.
• The establishment of green initiatives, including a new lighting ordinance that incorporates Dark Sky initiatives.
• Improve communication and increase customer service levels between the board, committees, staff and the community.