ONCC Leadership

 

 

 

 

Joseph J. Annunzio

ONCC Chair

Joseph J. Annunzio, elected ONCC Chair in 2021 and Vice-Chair in 2015, previously served as ONCC Fly Quiet Committee chair as well as Technical Committee Chair. Annunzio previously served as the village attorney for Niles, a community of 30,000 residents, and has been an ONCC member since 2000.

Annunzio is a member of the lawyer’s section of the Northwest Municipal Conference. He is also a regional vice president and member of the home rule attorney’s committee for the International Municipal Lawyers Association and president of the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association.

Annunzio earned a law degree from John Marshall Law School and was deputy chief in the environmental division of the Illinois Attorney’s Office before opening his own firm, Joseph J. Annunzio & Associates, concentrating on environmental law, in 1994. The same year he was appointed adjunct professor of environmental law at John Marshall Law School.

A graduate in music education from Northeastern Illinois University, Mr. Annunzio was a band director in the 1970s and earned a master’s degree in music composition from Roosevelt University before pursuing his law career.

 

Karyn Robles

ONCC Vice-Chair and Chair, Fly Quiet Committee

Karyn Robles has served on the ONCC since 2014 and was elected as Vice-Chair in 2021, appointed as the Vice-Chair of the Fly Quiet Committee in 2015, the Chair of the By-Laws Committee in 2017 and has served on the Technical Committee since 2014.

Ms. Robles is the Director of Transportation for the Village of Schaumburg and has over 14 years of municipal transportation planning experience. In her current role, Ms. Robles is responsible for managing the Village’s transportation network including management of the Schaumburg Regional Airport and Helistop as well as oversight of the Village’s roadway planning efforts including leading investigation of new transportation improvements, technologies and funding opportunities, transit and bikeways programs.

 A member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, Ms. Robles received a Bachelor of Arts from Miami University in Public Administration and Urban and Regional Planning and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Illinois at Springfield.

 

 

Dr. Raymond Kuper

Treasurer and Chair, School Sound Insulation Committee

Dr. Raymond Kuper has served as the Chair of the School Sound Insulation Committee since 1997, where he guided the development of criteria used to select schools for the Sound Insulation Program. In addition,  Kuper served as ONCC Vice-Chair from the Commission's inception until 2015.

Dr. Kuper has worked in the field of education for over 30 years. He began his teaching career in the Chicago Public Schools where he taught for seven years. He has had additional experience in the North and Northwest Chicago suburbs where he has served as a teacher, assistant principal, principal and superintendent. Dr. Kuper retired in May 2009 as superintendent of Union Ridge School Dist. 86 in Harwood Heights, Ill. 

 

Ralph Sorce

Chair, Residential Sound Insulation Committee

Ralph Sorce has served on the Residential Sound Insulation Committee since 2001, where he has overseen the sound insulation of homes within the noise contour. Mr. Sorce is the building commissioner for the Village of Melrose Park and has worked in the field of municipal services since 1993. Mr. Sorce has played a pivotal role within this department, dealing with many aspects of Village business. Mr. Sorce received his Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Illinois University and is an active and contributing member of several professional and environmental organizations.  

 

Evan Summers

Chair, Technical Committee

Mr. Summers has been chair of the Technical Committee since 2020. He currently serves as the Village Manager of the Village of Bensenville. Mr. Summers served the City of Berwyn for nearly eight years in project management and as the Assistant City Administrator. Prior to serving in the City of Berwyn, he served the City of Valparaiso in project management and research. Mr. Summers is experienced in policy & budget analysis, compliance, public relations and economic development. Mr. Summers holds his Bachelor of Science degree in Public Management from Indiana University and his Master of Business Administration from Purdue University.

 

Brian Gaseor

Vice-Chair, Residential Sound Insulation Committee

Brian Gaseor has served on the ONCC since 2015 and was elected as Vice-Chair of the Residential Sound Insulation Committee in 2019. He also serves on the Technical Committee and the Ad Hoc Governance and Nominating Committees. Mr. Gaseor has been the Village Engineer, Director of Public Works and Building Commissioner for the Village of Norridge since 1987. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois.

 

  

Dennis Ryan

Vice-Chair, Technical Committee

Dennis K. Ryan, named Vice-Chair of the O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission’s Technical Committee in September 2011, has served as ONCC representative for the Village of River Grove since February 2009.

Mr. Ryan is a U.S. Navy disabled veteran who served as a radioman in Vietnam, the Philippines and aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Bon Home Richard. He was a Second Class Petty Officer.

Mr. Ryan holds a bachelor’s degree in real estate and finance from DePaul University, Chicago. He founded the Dennis K. Ryan Realty Companies in 1972 and is a managing broker, builder and consultant.

As an active citizen in River Grove, Mr. Ryan introduced Building Ordinance Code Administration laws in the village and headed up the BOCA inspection department for four years. He was also a part-time police sergeant and radio operator with the village’s Police Department for 15 years. Mr. Ryan is currently vice president of the River Grove Public Library District Board of Trustees.

Mr. Ryan is an advanced class amateur radio operator and has received numerous awards for his volunteer work during disasters and emergencies, including recognition by the American Radio Relay League. He also volunteered for the Village of Melrose Park Emergency Services and Public Safety Department for 20 years.

Mr. Ryan and his wife, Noreen, have lived in River Grove since 1976.

 

Dr. Jennifer Kelsall

Vice-Chair, School Sound Insulation Committee

Dr. Jennifer Kelsall serves as Superintendent for Ridgewood Community High School #234. The district contains one high school with 800 students from Norridge and Harwood Heights. Jennifer is married and resides in suburban Chicago. Jennifer earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Educational Administration from Illinois State University. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Educational Administration from Governors State University.