Jeff Pesek

Chicagoland native Jeff Pesek serves as president of the board of J.S. Morton High School District 201. An alumnus of J.S. Morton High, Jeff Pesek has a deep-seated passion for improving the educational standards of the Cicero, Illinois, school district and for working with community members to achieve his vision. In his private life, Mr. Pesek donates his time and resources to local charities, including regional chapters of the American Red Cross and the United Way.

Since assuming leadership of J.S. Morton High School District 201, Jeff Pesek has worked diligently and, as a result, achieved important gains for the district. Among his accomplishments, he restructured district office functions and staff to better support the district’s core educational mission, and he championed the recently formed Learning Support System, which placed a few experienced specialists and administrators in charge of creating the curriculum for the district. Mr. Pesek also balanced the district budget, a task previously thought to be impossible. He accomplished this by working closely with administrators to review past procedures and by implementing technological improvements and other efficiencies.