Melanie and Kent are co-Chairs of the Adhoc Bylaws committee for the Lake Forest Caucus. Melanie is along time resident of Lake Forest and has served the community in many ways, most recently as an Alderman. Prior to that she has also served as an office of the Lake Forest Open Lands Association including a stint as Chairperson. She has been a member of the Board and past President of the Lake Forest District 67 School Board as well as a Director of the Gorton Community Center. Melanie has been active in many other civic and charitable organizations in Lake Forest and Lake County. She is a graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston and Loyola University Law school and continues to practice law in Lake Forest.

Kent is also a long time resident of Lake Forest. Kent has been very active with the city having served as a 1st Ward Alderman, a member of the Zoning Commission, a member if the District 67 School Board and as part of the Executive Committee of the Lake Forest Caucus. Kent attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and John Marshall University law school. He is a practicing attorney in Chicago.