Anthony J. Ruzicka, Jr. has been with the firm of Ruzicka & Associates, Ltd. since 1979. He is an owner of the firm and is currently Vice President. He has broad experience in the management of audit and accounting service engagements. Arthur Young & Company previously employed him as an audit manager. His clients included non-profit and governmental institutions or contracts, companies in the securities industries, and diverse manufacturing concerns. Mr. Ruzicka graduated from Yale University with a B.A. degree in Economics and completed his graduate work at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business where he earned a M.B.A. majoring in Accounting. Scholastic accomplishments and honors include Yale University gift scholarships, the John L. Carey accounting scholarship sponsored by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Institute of Professional Accounting scholarships at the University of Chicago, award for excellence in scholarship and leadership during the course studies in business administration and accounting sponsored by the Financial Executives Institute, and membership in the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society.

     From April 2001 through May 2005, Mr. Ruzicka served on the Village Board of Glencoe as President. Major accomplishments during his presidency included 1) transformation of the former Village incinerator site into two car dealerships. The parcel of land was turned from the Village’s largest potential liability to its most economically productive parcel; 2) Beautification of the downtown streetscape, and 3) the Village obtaining a “AAA” bond rating for the first time in its long history. As President, he served on the Executive Committee of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County. He served as an elected Village Trustee from 1993 to April 2000. As trustee he chaired the Finance Committee, of the Glencoe Golf Club Advisory Committee, the Environmental Management Task Force, the Downtown Commercial Development Task Force, and the Human Relations Task Force. Major accomplishments included implementation of cultural diversity training of all public safety personnel and development of Village human rights ordinances protecting all people regardless of race, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, etc. living in, working in, doing business in, visiting, and traveling in Glencoe. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Suburban Chicago from 1993 to 1999. He was chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee and Chairman of the Zone IV Budget and Allocations Committee, as well as a member of the Executive Committee. As a member of the Executive Committee, he was part of the effort that successfully merged the United Way of Chicago and the Crusade of Mercy. He also served as a member of the United Way System Administrative Services Work Group, which was charged with identifying areas for efficiency and cost saving within the United Way system. He served on the Board of Directors of the United Way of Glencoe as President, Campaign Chairman, and as a member of the Budget and Allocation Committee. Mr. Ruzicka was nominated for 1989 President of the Year of the United Way of Suburban Chicago affiliated United Way agencies. Until January 1999 he served on the Board of Directors of the United Way/Crusade of Mercy as a member of the finance committee, audit committee, strategic planning committee, compensation and personnel sub-committee, and giving environment committee. In 1991, Mr. Ruzicka was honored as a recipient of the John Gibson Memorial award for his service to the Special Olympic program. Mr. Ruzicka’s professional memberships and affiliations include the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Illinois CPA Society, and the North Shore Chapter of the Illinois CPA Society. He served on the Illinois CPA Society’s Committee on Auditing Procedures and on a subcommittee for developing auditing and reporting standards governing the audits of United Way agencies’ program statistics. He also served on the Illinois CPA Society’s Non-Profit organization committee. He has served as treasurer of the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library, as a member of the Glencoe Human Relations Committee, and as Vice President of Finance for Special Children’s Charities.