A Trustee serves a four year term as a member of the Village Board, which is the legislative body that develops and approves ordinances and resolutions governing the life of the community.  The Board approves revenue generating activities as well as expenditures made in support of the operations and business of the Village.  The Board provides direction to the Village Manager who oversees the activities of all Village Departments.

Trustee Gary Woll has been a resident and homeowner in Maywood for 43 years, along with his wife of 45 years, Judy.  They have three daughters who were all educated in District 89 and at Proviso East High School.

Trustee Woll earned a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana.  He also received scholarships to pursue post-graduate studies in politics and government at Southern Illinois University, Claremont California Graduate School and the American University in Washington D.C.

For many years, Trustee Woll was a respected history/government instructor at Elmwood Park High School.  Following his early “retirement” in 1993, Trustee Woll continued to assist Elmwood Park and Walther Lutheran High School as a frequent substitute teacher.  In addition, Trustee Woll has spent a portion of his “retirement” years serving as a supervisor and part-time professor for student teachers at Northeastern Illinois University.

For nearly four decades, Trustee Woll has honed his leadership skills by serving for in numerous leadership positions.  At various times he has served as President, Editor and Secretary of NoMCO, a north Maywood community organization he helped found in 1968.  Additionally, since he joined Maywood Rotary in 1991, he has twice served as its President and has been a major force in fundraising and increasing the membership of the chapter.  Moreover, during a portion of his tenure as a Village Trustee from 1977-2001, he served as mayor pro-tem and chaired several different Village committees.

Trustee Woll believes in proactive leadership.  He is often the first person to meet new residents through his “Welcome Wagon” initiative.  Citizens of Maywood often encounter him out-and-about in the community, engaged in a various activities ranging from voter registration to CB patrol to checking on streetlight outages.  Trustee Woll does his utmost to respond in a timely manner to citizens’ concerns.

Since he was first elected in 1977, Trustee Woll has regularly attended board meetings.  During the nearly 40 years he has served on the Board of Trustees, Trustee Woll has attended Village Board meetings 95% of the time.

Trustee Woll’s many years serves of service have not gone unnoticed.  In 1988, an organization called PARC, now known as ASPIRE, gave him an award acknowledging his support for the rights of the developmentally challenged.  In 1998, Trustee Woll received the “Best Friend of High School Sports” from Illinois’ statewide high school athletic directors.  The award was given in recognition of Trustee Woll’s 30+ years of active support for high school sports in Elmwood Park.  Most recently, Trustee Woll was chosen by Operation Uplift to receive the “Helping Hand Good Neighbor” Award.  On the plaque are the words, “Keep Up The Great Work,” which Trustee Woll intends to do. 

Trustee Woll remains involved in numerous local organizations, including the Maywood Rotary, NoMCO, and the Chamber of Commerce/Gold Card Committee.