Barbara Seiden

• Board of Education for Illinois' 5th largest school district, 2 terms
• Elected Board Secretary after 2 years and Vice President after 4 years
• Led efforts to establish volunteer tutoring program to aid District in better serving higher-needs students

• Managed Link2Feed conversion for pantry
• Created and distributed agendas, minutes and other meeting materials, enhancing organizational transparency.
• Established documentation management system and produced multiple policies and procedures to reduce risk.
• Managed storage and use of refrigerated and non-perishable foods to minimize waste and ensure adequate inventories supporting the pantry's distribution efforts
• Procured multiple equipment grants

• Plainfield Area Interfaith Food Pantry - ad hoc volunteer (1x/week, 10 years)
• Plainfield Area Interfaith Food Pantry - authored Food Pantry Proven Practices white paper based on regional pantry study
• 2025 School District 202 CAPE Lifetime Contributor Award recognizing volunteer contributions
• Volunteer tutor - raised test scores for multiple students in reading and math
• Substitute Teacher Plainfield Schools - donated majority of earnings back to schools (5 yrs)
• Plainfield North Parent, Student, Teacher Organization President (2 yrs), Treasurer (2 yrs), Volunteer of the Year
• Freedom Elementary Parent Teacher Organization President (2 yrs), Treasurer (4 yrs)
• Conservation Plainfield Treasurer (4 yrs), founded Plainfield Clean-up Week
• Stay-at-home mother throughout

• Managed team of Project Managers and Technology SME's. Provided oversight and consultancy to flagship projects.
• Climate Champion responsible for engaging local resources in HSBC's sustainability activities and vision
• Consistently rated "high performer"
• Project Management Institute certified Project Management Professional

Investigated dozens of complaints against officers, officer-involved shootings and deaths in custody for Chicago Police Department

• Prepared proposals and managed projects, finances, resources, and client relationships in financial services consulting.
• Developed innovative solutions and process improvements.
• Managed global market offerings in Mergers & Acquisitions and Enterprise Architectures at Accenture.