Jennifer Custer
Member
District 1B
Jennifer Custer is a wife, mother of three and a lifelong educator. She started her career working as a paraprofessional at Westfield Middle School in Bloomingdale, Illinois. She quickly moved on to lead her own classroom, teaching seventh grade language arts at Peacock Middle School from 2012-2019 in Itasca, Illinois.
Custer received her master’s degree in Educational Administration from Northern Illinois University in 2019. She later went on to serve as both a Dean of Students and Assistant Principal at Indian Trail Junior High in Addison, Illinois, from 2019-2023.
Custer has held a variety of leadership roles within a school district, including serving as a team leader, contributing to school-wide and district-wide committees, and leading as a union president who negotiated a historic contract for Itasca. Her extensive experience spans multiple facets of district leadership. Her passion for public education runs deep and has been a part of her life since she was a young girl.
Custer enjoys reading, crafting and sewing, and spending time with her family. She is very excited to serve as the elected member from District 1B on °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ’s historic hybrid Board!