SANITARY DISTRICT OF DECATUR - Key Persons


Christina White

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Specialist

Dan Smallwood - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Ed Flynn

Job Titles:
  • Attorney

Hailey Beals

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Office Coordinator

Holly Gulick

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Coordinator

Kelly Carstens

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Supervisor

Kent D. Newton - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • Executive Director
Mr. Newton was promoted to the Executive Director position in 2016, prior to this instatement he was the Director of Finance since 2009. His positions prior to the District included Superintendent of Business Operations for the Park District of Oak Park, 2000 to 2009; Superintendent of Finance for the Morton Grove Park District, 1998 to 2000; and Finance Coordinator for the Park Ridge Recreation and Park District, 1995 to 1998. He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Purdue University, and obtained his certified public finance officer designation from the Government Finance Office Association in 2014. He also received a certificate for municipal engineering fundamentals for non-engineers from the University of Wisconsin in 2015.

Kurt Younghouse

Job Titles:
  • Trustee / Asst. Clerk

Megan Baskerville - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer

Phillip Cochran - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Rob Jacobsen

Job Titles:
  • Clerk