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Dennis W. Cook

Dennis W. Cook, president and founder of Strive Strategies, currently serves as the President of the Consolidated District 230 Board of Education, which is the 7th largest high school district in Illinois. As President of the District 230 Board, he oversees a budget of over $140 million and more than 1,000 employees. During his time in office, Dennis has been instrumental in leading the Board from a $3 million deficit to a $4 million surplus in less than 3 years, while improving the quality of education.

Aside from Mr. Cook's work on the Board of Education, he has also served as campaign manager and consulted on several political and legislative campaigns on both the state-wide and local level. Mr. Cook is the former manager of Government Affairs for Illinois American Water, the state's largest private water utility company.

Dennis has been heavily involved in organizing new county chapters of Republicans in Illinois. He is currently the State Chairman of the Federation of Illinois Young Republicans. Dennis also served as the Midwest Regional Director for the National Federation of Young Republicans before recently being elected as the group's National Auditor.

Dennis is a graduate of The Ohio State University.
dennis@strivestrategies.com