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 7th 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 Chicago Board of Education’s historic hybrid Board!
