Pamela J. Fenner (Carol Stream)
     President
     Class of 1999

Pamela Fenner brings impressive combined elective and life experience to her position as President of the Illinois Lincoln Series.   Her commitment to public service is based on her years as a parent, small businesswoman, elected village trustee, GOP activist and community leader.   

Born and raised on the Northwest side of Chicago, Fenner moved to DuPage County in 1977, where she and Wayne, her husband of 30 years, chose to live and raise their two children.   Pam discovered her entrepreneurial spirit at an early age.  While attending Taft High School she received top awards for her participation with DECA.  At age 20, Pam lost her father, as a result she found it necessary to forgo attending college at that time, but within two years she has founded her first successful small business, which focused on the care of senior citizens. 

Fenner, 54, is President of Fenner and Associates Computer Technologies and President of Computer Services and Networking Inc. home-based computer and technology service businesses. She attended Roosevelt University, is certified as a word processing specialist from the College of DuPage and has her Network Engineer and A+ Computer certifications.  As an information and technology expert she is frequently called upon by civic and professional organizations to lecture on Internet safety and identity fraud. 

In addition, she has pursued community and public service, enriching the lives of those whom she has served, which is reflected in her long time membership and leadership role with the Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce, as a Rotarian with the Carol Stream Rotary Club, and her decade long involvement with the popular Carol Stream 4^th of July Parade.   Pam is also a member of the Bloomingdale, West Chicago and Winfield Chambers.  As a volunteer for Junior Achievement, Pam shares her experiences and acumen by mentoring elementary school students.  As a founding member of 100+ Women Who Care, Pam works with an organization where she can give in a small way, yet have a large impact in the lives of those in need. 

In 1993 she sought and won a position as Trustee on the Carol Stream Village Board, she was the top vote getter in her April, 2005 re-election.   As a member of the Village Board, Pam has brought her ability to listen and build consensus to a wide variety of committees including; the DuPage Mayors and Managers Legislative Committee, as a Vice-Chairman and Ethics Committee Chair for the DuPage Housing Authority.  She oversaw the hearings on a proposed Carol Stream waste transfer station in 2004, spending over 57 hours, listening to testimony and reviewing the concerns of the community.  Led by her thoughtful deliberation, the Board denied the proposal.   

Fenner’s political involvement and ties to the Republican Party include hundreds of volunteer hours on behalf of numerous county candidates, as a Wayne Township (#17) precinct committeeman and in her role as Secretary of the Wayne-Winfield Republican Women’s Club.   She was selected as a Fellow in the 1999 class of the Illinois Lincoln Excellence in Public Service Series, a program dedicated to training and mentoring women in political and public service.  She serves on the Board of the Lincoln Series as President and webmaster.  In 2002 she managed John Millner’s successful primary and general campaigns for the State House in District #55.

Pam and Wayne live in Carol Stream with Pam’s mother, Mary Slown Tomaska, 86.  Their daughter, Mary, 28,  lives in Bartlett, IL with her husband, Adam Oswald.  Their son Kurt, 23, lives in Bement, IL with his wife, Brittany.  The Fenners are members of the Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church in Carol Stream.