Mark J. Morien
Vice President
Mr. Morien, Vice-President, joined
Voorhees Associates in 2009, following a three year
engagement with The PAR Group, where he specialized in Executive
Recruitment, Pay and Classification Studies and Strategic
Planning. Mr. Morien has 25 years of experience in local
government administration, including service with the
municipalities of Northfield, Downers Grove, Glencoe and Glenview,
Illinois. From 1991 to 2006, Mr. Morien served as Village
Manager for Northfield, Illinois, a residential suburb located
along Chicago’s north shore. Northfield is noted for its high
level of municipal service to residents, as well as to its business
community. During Mr. Morien’s tenure at Northfield, he
conducted Strategic Planning Sessions, led the creation of job
descriptions, fostered the development of a personnel manual, and
established a pay and classification system for the
organization. Prior to Northfield, Mr. Morien served as
Deputy Village Manager for four years in Downers Grove, Illinois, a
fast developing/growing community in DuPage County. As Deputy
Village Manager, he was in charge of day-to-day operations for the
organization.
Mr. Morien holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from
Northern Illinois University and a Master’s Degree in Political
Science from Marquette University. Mr. Morien earned his
undergraduate degree in Political Science from Oshkosh,
Wisconsin. In addition, he attended the Kennedy School for
Government at Harvard University and the Senior Executive Institute
at the University of Virginia. Mr. Morien has served on
various State boards and committees in Illinois, as well as on
committees for the International City/County Management Association
- including being a national conference speaker. In 2002, Mr.
Morien was recognized as IAMMA Supervisor of the Year in
Illinois. In 2004, he was named Village Manager of the Year
by Northern Illinois University. Mr. Morien took a leave of
absence from The PAR Group in mid 2007 to early 2008 to serve as
the Interim City Administrator in Burlington, Wisconsin. Located in
Racine County, Burlington is a growing full-service community of
10,000.
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