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.
Dr. Jennifer Kelsall
Interim ONCC Vice-Chair, 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.
Ernst Kosower
ONCC Treasurer and Chair, Ad Hoc Daytime Noise Subcommittee
Ernst R. Kosower is a community advocate on aviation noise issues, serving as Treasurer and the representative from Park Ridge, IL on the O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission (ONCC). He also chairs that city’s O’Hare Airport Commission (OAC). He has been involved in aviation in some fashion for most of his life, either as a journalist covering aviation issues, the military and airport committees, as a student pilot, or, as a passenger flying daily for his work in financial services accumulating over 3 million miles on a commercial carrier. In his current role, Mr. Kosower sits on multiple ONCC committees, including the Chair of the Subcommittee on Daytime Noise issues, charged with the responsibility of helping determine daytime operations at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Mr. Kosower began his financial services career in 1984 at Merrill Lynch, achieving a Regional Director position for the firm’s Consulting Services unit and later the former Merrill Lynch Asset Management before moving on to other investment management firms, including Delaware Capital, Laurel Capital, Phoenix Investments and Snow Capital. He received his B.A. from Ashland University and lives with his wife Debbie on a two-mile final to runway 22R at ORD.
Evan Summers
Chair, Fly Quiet Committee
Mr. Summers has served as 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.
Mike Latoria
Chair, Technical Committee
Mike has been actively involved with the ONCC since 2009 while serving 17 1/2 years as a Trustee for the Village of Itasca and currently as the Building Supervisor in the Building Department. Mike’s experience offers insight from both sides of the public/private discussion to deliver on residents' needs and wants. Combining over 35 years of owning and operating a design-build/ contracting /construction management business while serving the public as an elected official. Mike has an AAS in Construction Technology and a BS in Construction Management from Southern Illinois University, in addition to other certifications directly associated with the construction real estate industry. He has a successful, proven track record of working collaboratively with multiple levels of government, departments, commissions, and residents throughout the Chicagoland area.
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.
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.
Dr. Raymond Kuper
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 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.