Maureen A. Josh, DeKalb County Circuit Clerk - Biography  

Office of the Circuit Clerk                                                                      Russ & Maureen Josh
DeKalb County Courthouse                                                                   28280 Lukens Road
133 West State Street                                                                          Sycamore, IL  60178
Sycamore, IL  60178                                                                            (815) 895-2050
(815) 895-7138                                                                                  

EDUCATION: 
University of Wisconsin at Platteville - B.S. in Education

EXPERIENCE:
Presently: DeKalb County Circuit Clerk - elected 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008.                       
Formerly:  DeKalb County State’s Attorney’s Office and Creston School District 

FAMILY:  Married to Russ Josh.  Four Children, Ten Grandchildren.
 

CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS: 

• President - Northeast Illinois Circuit Clerk’s Association - 1989 to Present

• Co-Chairperson of Circuit Clerk Technology Committee (CISTAC)

• DeKalb County Bar Association

• Illinois Association of Circuit Court Clerks, Member of Executive Board & Legislative Committee

• Crime Victim and Witness Notification Advisory Committee -
  Appointed by Attorney General Jim Ryan & Attorney General Lisa Madigan
  -  Co-Chair for VINE Implementation

• Supreme Court Appointment to Training of New Circuit Clerks

• Circuit Clerk Mentor Program

• National Federation of Republican Women

• Republican Women Roundtable

• DeKalb County Republican Party

• DeKalb County Republican Women

• Republican Women’s Network

• National Association for Court Management

• St. Mary’s Church, Sycamore

• Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation

• TAILS Board Of Directors

PAST MEMBERSHIPS: 

• Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority 2000-2006
  -  Chairman of the Technology Committee
  -  Chairman of the Domestic Violence Funding Committee

• Illinois Association of County Officials- President 2000, Board Member 1992-2002

• Chairman for the Heartland Child Support Conference for the Midwest States

• Chairman of the Board, DeKalb County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate):  1997-1999

• Chairman of DeKalb County Courthouse Centennial Committee

• DeKalb County Drug Court Feasibility Committee

• CASA Board Member:  1994-1999

• Served on Attorney General Jim Ryan’s Committee on Child Support

• Attorney General Jim Ryan’s Blue Ribbon Panel for Violent Crime Victims

• Illinois State Bar Association Long Range Planning

• Safe Passage, DeKalb County

• DeKalb County Chairman for Loleta Didrickson Campaign

• Steering Committee Member for Supreme Court Judge John Nickels

• Campaign Committee Coordinator for Judge Kurt Klein

• Campaign Committee for Judge Robbin Stuckert

• Jail Population Committee

• CHPNI (Comprehensive Health Planner of Illinois)

• Kishwaukee Hospital Health System Council

• Sycamore Sports Booster

• Sycamore Soccer Club

• President of North School PTO

VOLUNTEER WORK AND AWARDS: 

• Circuit Clerk of the Year – 1999, 2002 & 2004

• Friend of Education Award from Sycamore School District

• 1999, 2002 & 2004 Nominee for County Official of the Year of Circuit Clerks

• Volunteer for American Cancer Society

• Volunteer for American Heart Association

• Volunteer for NIRIS - Reading and Working with the Blind

• Volunteer for Volunteer Action Center (VAC) - Meals on Wheels

• Girl Scout Leader and Sponsor for Sycamore Girl Scout Troup

• Panelist for the Kishwaukee College Women in Government

• Guest Speaker for Northern Illinois University Political Science and Government Classes

• Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

• Co-Chair of Republican Lincoln Day Dinner

• Relay for Life Speaker & Sponsor

• Reader and guest speaker at area schools

• Altrusa Spelling Bee Judge