Biography
In 2005 Anita Forte Scott was elected to the Schaumburg Township District Library Board where she has served as Vice President, Secretary as well as her current post of President.
Professionally, Anita is the owner, administrator of Bright Stars Academy, an early childhood education facility. She studied Early Childhood Education at Elgin Community College and Elementary Education from Northern Illinois University. She has earned the prestigious National Administrator Credential, Illinois Director Credential and is also a recent graduate of the Illinois Lincoln Excellence in Public Service Series.
In addition, Forte-Scott is also a member of the Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates Rotary Club, Founder and President of the Poplar Creek Watershed Planning Coalition, member of the Hoffman Estates Environmental Commission and sponsor and team leader for Read Across America.
She was honored in 2002 as the Illinois Environmental Educator of the Year and has received the Prairie State Service Learning Leadership Award of Excellence. She also serves as Vice President of PSO/Illinois Child Care Association where she has been a member for 15 years.
Anita has been married to her high school sweetheart, Jeff, for 19 years and they have two sons, Jeffrey (18) and Taylor (17).
