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Mr. Ammar Rizki

Board of Education Vice Preisdent

Ammar Rizki joined the school board in April 2019. He and his wife Sonia have lived in Northbrook since 2014. Their son and daughter currently attend Wescott.

Ammar received a B.Sc. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a MBA with a specialization in Accounting and Finance from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. He currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Cook County Government, where he is responsible for a $5.9 billion annual budget and has over 19 years of national and international professional experience in finance and investment management.

Ammar has volunteered on the Wescott P.T.O’s Lower Board, served as a room parent and chair’s the camping committee for Cub Scouts Troop 182. He has also volunteered for Working in the Schools, a not-for-profit organization that mentors kids in the Chicago Public Schools.

Ammar has completed all required training and will be up for reelection in April 2023, when his current term expires.