Commissioners and Officers

Over the years, the responsibilities of the Metropolitan Reclamation District have expanded along with the increased awareness of the importance of clean water and environmental protection. Today a staff of 2,300 men and women work under the direction of nine elected commissioners. The District is funded primarily through property taxes and user fees. Hospitals, universities and other institutions also pay their fair share of the user fees, easing the burden on individual property owners.

The District remains today a separate government agency — neither a part of the City of Chicago nor Cook County government.

Board of Commissioners

Seated, left to right: Vice President Kathleen Therese Meany, President Terrence J. O’Brien and Chairman of Finance Gloria Alitto Majewski.

Standing, left to right: Commissioners Patricia Young, Cynthia Santos, Frank Avila, Barbara McGowan, Debra Shore and Patricia Horton

Contact Commissioners and Officers:

President Terrence J. O’Brien (312) 751-5700 Terrence.O'Brien@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Vice President Kathleen Therese Meany (312) 751-5646 Kathleen.Meany@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Chairman of Finance Gloria Alitto Majewski (312) 751-5665 Gloria.Majewski@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Commissioner Patricia Young (312) 751-5655 Patricia.Young@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Commissioner Cynthia Santos (312) 751-5685 Cynthia.Santos@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Commissioner Frank Avila (312) 751-5620 Frank.Avila@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Commissioner Barbara McGowan (312) 751-5640 Barbara.McGowan@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Commissioner Debra Shore (312) 751-5690 Debra.Shore@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Commissioner Patricia Horton (312) 751-5694 Patricia.Horton@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Richard Lanyon, General Superintendent (312) 751-7900 Richard.Lanyon@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Harold G. Downs, Treasurer (312) 751-5150 Harold.Downs@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Patrick Foley, Director of Personnel (312) 751-5180 Patrick.Foley@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Osoth Jamjun, Chief of Maintenance & Operations (312) 751-5101 Osoth.Jamjun@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Darlene A. LoCascio, Purchasing Agent (312) 751-6600 Darlene.Locascio@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Louis Kollias, Director of Research & Development (312) 751-5190 Louis.Kollias@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Frederick Feldman, Attorney (312) 751-6565 Frederick.Feldman@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Keith Smith, Director of Information Technology (312) 751-5811 Keith.Smith@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Joseph Sobanski, Chief Engineer (312) 751-7905 Joseph.Sobanski@mwrdgc.dst.il.us
Jacqueline Torres, Director of Finance/Clerk (312) 751-6500 Jacqueline.Torres@mwrdgc.dst.il.us