Candidates for District 28 School Board

DeShawn Arms

DeShawn Arms and her family have been Northbrook residents for 10 years.  The Arms family has 2 children, one currently attending Northbrook Junior High School and one who graduated out of District 28 to attend Glenbrook North High School. She has worked at Abbott for 20 years, and currently serves as a Director, Business Human Resources in their Diagnostics Division. DeShawn holds a B.S. Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and an MBA from The University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

DeShawn is excited to continue to serve on the District 28 School Board, where she is in the last year of her first term. She has enjoyed the work of the Board, and is very honored to have served during a time when very important decisions were made. During her tenure, the Board hired a new superintendent to lead the District, engaged in negotiations and ratified a bargaining agreement with union representatives for certified staff, and supported the work of our educators that led to two National Blue Ribbon Awards.  DeShawn’s professional background in Human Resources has been an asset to the work of the Board, especially in thinking about the impact of policies and decisions on all stakeholders, and the balance and compromise that is sometimes required. She believes that the current Board and its relationships with the administration and stakeholders has been successful, and she would be honored to continue her work on the Board.  

DeShawn will continue to approach the role in a variety of ways - as a liaison for parents, an advocate for students and teachers and a financial steward of the community’s funds and trust. The most important thing of course, is the education and care of our children. She believes that we can get the best possible educational outcomes for our children, while also building caring, empathetic, well-rounded individuals; this is what sets District 28 apart.  

Beth Bazer

Beth Bazer, Ed.D. has spent two decades focused on improving educational programs, systems, and outcomes for students, teachers and parents in the Chicagoland area. Dr. Bazer has been a member of the District 28 School Board since her appointment in February, 2022. Beth is excited to run for a full term in Northbrook’s next local election and is honored to have been recommended to serve on the school board by the Northbrook Caucus. Beth and her husband, Adam, have lived in Northbrook since 2020 with their two children, who attend Northbrook Junior High. Beth grew up in Northbrook in District 27, graduating from Glenbrook North too many years ago for her own comfort.

Dr. Bazer is an education nonprofit leader at OneGoal, dedicated to supporting the growth and development of secondary school and district leaders in creating and improving equitable structures that help students be successful after high school. Her role at OneGoal follows a position as executive director at Schools That Can Chicago, a nation-wide education nonprofit with offices in Chicago and around the country. Prior to her work in the nonprofit world, she spent fifteen years with Chicago Public Schools, serving as an elementary school principal and assistant principal, and as a middle school teacher on Chicago’s West Side.

Beth holds a B.S. in speech and hearing sciences from Indiana University, an M.Ed. in education from Northwestern University, and an Ed.D. in education leadership from University of Illinois Chicago.

Eve Bloomgarden

Dr. Eve Bloomgarden, MD is a board-certified endocrinologist specializing in thyroid disorders and thyroid cancer. She earned her medical degree from New York University and completed her residency and fellowship training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. With over 12 years of experience, she has held academic appointments as a clinician educator and served in directorship roles, focusing on thyroid care and endocrine education and innovation.

An active voice against the tide of misinformation and disinformation in healthcare, Dr. Bloomgarden leverages social media and other platforms to educate and advocate for evidence-based practices. Her insights have been featured in prestigious publications, including an article on social media misinformation in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Dr. Bloomgarden currently serves as the Chief Development Officer of Women in Medicine®, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to closing the gender gap in healthcare. She is also the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of IMPACT, a grassroots advocacy organization formed at the start of the pandemic to support healthcare workers and fight disinformation. Through her work with these organizations, she advocates for patients, women in medicine, and healthcare professionals, empowering them to address misinformation and advance healthcare equity.

A sought-after speaker, Dr. Bloomgarden frequently discusses clinical endocrine topics, health misinformation, gender bias in medicine, and physician burnout.