| Arlene J. Mulder is
Village President (Mayor) of Arlington Heights, Illinois, one of the
largest and most vibrant suburban communities in the Chicago
area. In 1979, an appointment to fill a vacancy on the Arlington
Heights Park District Board of Commissioners started Mayor Mulder’s
record of public service. In 1981, she was elected to the park board
and served as commissioner and president through 1991. Mayor Mulder
then served as a village trustee before being elected to her first
four-year term as Village President in 1993. She was re-elected in
1997, 2001 and 2005. She is a tireless and enthusiastic advocate
for Arlington Heights on the local, state and national levels. Mayor
Mulder has gained the respect of numerous other elected officials
for her talent, dedication and ability to effectively build
consensus to address difficult issues.
In 1997, Mayor Mulder was elected by other local government
leaders in the Chicago area to serve as chair of the O’Hare Noise
Compatibility Commission, a regional commission created to help
solve the aircraft noise problems at the “World’s Busiest Airport.”
She has been re-elected to that position every year since and is now
an internationally recognized leader on issues of aircraft noise
mitigation. She won the prestigious
2005 Jay
Hollingsworth Speas Airport Award for her work on the issue of
reducing aircraft noise. Mayor Mulder is also a
regional leader in efforts to oppose excessive use of train horns in
populated areas.
Fiscal responsibility in local government and economic
development initiatives have been hallmarks of Mayor Mulder’s
administration. Her leadership in economic development has been
instrumental in Arlington Heights earning the 1999 Burnham award for
excellence in planning from the Metropolitan Planning Council;
National League of Cities James C. Howland Award for Municipal
Enrichment (2000); and the American Planning Association Award
(2001) for implementation of the central business district plan.
Arlene Mulder is Vice President of the Illinois Municipal League
and has served on its Legislative and Public Safety Committees. She
serves as a trustee on the Executive Board of the U.S. Conference of
Mayors, as well as the Executive Board of the Chicago Metropolitan
Mayors’ Caucus.
She is a 2005 graduate of the
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (received a
Fannie Mae Fellowship)
Arlene J. Mulder was born in
California and received her B.A. in Biology and Physical Education
from San Francisco State University. She and her husband Al have
lived in Arlington Heights for 35 years and have three grown
children and five grandchildren.
Experience
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Village President,
Arlington Heights, Illinois (1993-Present)
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Village Trustee,
Arlington Heights, Illinois (1991-1993)
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Commissioner, Arlington
Heights Park District (1979 - 1991)
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Educator
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Chair, O'Hare Noise
Compatibility Commission (1997-Present)
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Vice President, Illinois
Municipal League (Current)
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Legislative Committee
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Public Safety
Committee
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U.S. Conference of
Mayors Executive Committee (Current)
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Advisory Board Member
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Arts and Humanities
Committee
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National Task Force
on Public Education
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National Forum/White
House Conference on Drug Control
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Member, Executive Board,
Northwest Municipal Conference (Current)
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Metropolitan Mayors’
Caucus Executive Committee (Current)
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Member, Solid Waste Agency of Cook County
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