Village Council
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Mayor Nathaniel George Booker Email: nbooker@maywood-il.gov |
The Honorable Nathaniel George Booker was sworn in as Village President(Mayor)for the Village of Maywood on May 18, 2021. Prior to being elected as Village President, Mayor Booker served as Village Trustee from 2019 until 2021. As an elected official, he is a council member with the National League of Cities (NLC) Board of Directors. With a focus on the Chicagoland area, Mayor Booker is a council member with the Metropolitan Mayor’s Caucus (MMC) for the Aging Friendly Communities as well Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committees. He serves on West Central Municipal Conference- Illinois Legislative Committee and the Illinois Municipal League- Revenue & Taxation Policy Committee and Public Works & Transportation Policy Committee.
Nathaniel George Booker currently serves as Founder & Chief Engagement Officer of Astute Culture, an Organizational & Leadership Development Enterprise. He has served in Executive Hotel Operations and Human Resources for Marriott International and InterContinental Hotel Group(IHG). After serving in the hospitality industry for 15 years he rose to Area Director in Organizational Development & Performance Improvement for IHG overseeing the brands InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, and EVEN Hotels corporate properties. Career ambitions have had him serve in Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Washington DC, Dallas, and New York. Booker’s education includes American Hotel & Lodging Education Institute(AHLEI) (Certified Hospitality Trainer), Franklin Covey (Ultimate Competitive Advantage Certified Facilitator), Historically Black Colleges and Universities(HBCU), Tennessee State University(Psychology), Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (Illinois Economic Development Certified) and much more.
As a local community advocate, Mayor Booker is a founding member of School District 89 Education Foundation Board and currently serves as Executive Director, he serves with Proviso Township Democratic Organization as former Chairman for Young Democrats of Proviso, Cook County Democratic Party as former Executive Board Member for Cook County Young Democrats. He also serves as Community Advisory Review Council, Institute of Transitional Medicine (ITM) {consultation to University of Chicago, Rush, Advocate Healthcare, Loyola University, Northshore, and Illinois Institute of Technology}, and much more.
Booker has consulted in the capacity as Business Advisor for Cook County Black Chamber of Commerce, Proviso Township Democratic Organization’s Office Manager during the 2018 JB Pritzker for Governor campaign, and Proviso Township as Director for Census 2020 Awareness & Education.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES:![]() |
Trustee Isiah Brandon Email: ibrandon@maywood-il.gov Committees: Chair, Infrastructure & Sustainability Co-Chair, Community Policing & Public Safety |
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Trustee Miguel Jones Email: mjones@maywood-il.gov Committees: Chair, Fiscal Accountability & Government Transparency Co-Chair, Ordinance & Policy |
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Trustee Melvin Lightford Sr. Email: mlightford@maywood-il.gov Committees: Chair, Engagement & Communications Co-Chair, Planning & Development |
Trustee Aaron Peppers Email: apeppers@maywood-il.gov Committees: Chair, Community Policing & Public Safety Co-Chair, Infrastructure & Sustainability |
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Trustee Rahmaan "Ray" Williams Email: rwilliams@maywood-il.gpv Committees: Chair, Ordinance & Policy Co-Chair, Engagement & Communications |
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Trustee Antonio Sanchez Email: asanchez@maywood-il.gov Committees: Chair, Planning & Development Co-Chair, Fiscal Accountability & Government Transparency |
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Acting Village Clerk Tori Love Garron Email: tgarron@maywood-il.gov |