My Biography

1955 - born to John and Regina Zbesko in Newark, NJ.
Father emigrated to the US in 1948 from Czechoslovakia. Mother
emigrated from Poland in 1946.

1973 - Salutatorian, Chatham (NJ) High School

1978 - B.S. Business Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity

1983 - M.A. Economics, University of Chicago

1985 - married Pamela Duhl, LCSW

1986 - moved to 1120 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL

1987 - Emily Zbesko born

1990 - Jacob Zbesko born

1993 - 2004 AYSO soccer coach and board member

1993 - Co-founded The Family School at Old St. Patrick's Church, Chicago, for religious education of Jewish/Catholic interfaith families.

1994 - received Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation

1994 - Sophia Zbesko born

2000 - 2002 President, Democratic Party of Evanston

2005 - present Trustee, North Shore Mosquito Abatement District,
recommended for appointment by Cook Co. Commissioner Larry Suffredin

2007 - 2008 Leadership Evanston, Class of '08

2008 - candidate for 7th Ward Alderman