Hon. Mariyana Spyropoulos

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District President Mariyana Spyropoulos was first elected as a Commissioner in 2010. She was elected as Chairman of Finance in January 2013 and Board President in January 2015. President Spyropoulos serves as Chairman of three committees: Judiciary; Pension, Human Resources, and Civil Service; and, Real Estate Development. She also serves as a Trustee on the Pension Board. In January 2011, the Board of Commissioners appointed her to the Public Building Commission. President Spyropoulos received her law degree from The John Marshall Law School and her MBA from Loyola University Chicago. She also completed graduate work in American government at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. With her attorney experience, she brings a unique legal and business perspective combined with environmental activism. She has spoken to many community groups on environmental and water issues. President Spyropoulos is an attorney with the Law Offices of Mariyana Spyropoulos & Associates. Prior to opening her own law office, President Spyropoulos worked as an Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney and then as a Hearing Officer for the State of Illinois. Before law school, she lived in London, England, where she worked at Nomura Research Institute. Her work focused on privatization efforts in Eastern European countries.