{"id":835,"date":"2022-06-09T17:18:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T17:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startersites.io\/elementor\/persona\/?page_id=835"},"modified":"2024-07-30T20:40:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T20:40:48","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/silviaforkane.com\/home\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"835\" class=\"elementor elementor-835\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32d86d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f32d86d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3cc2d0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3cc2d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2005\" src=\"https:\/\/silviaforkane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_7047-SS-picture-scaled-e1719942039312.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2082\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silviaforkane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_7047-SS-picture-scaled-e1719942039312.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/silviaforkane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_7047-SS-picture-scaled-e1719942039312-600x627.jpg 600w, https:\/\/silviaforkane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_7047-SS-picture-scaled-e1719942039312-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/silviaforkane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_7047-SS-picture-scaled-e1719942039312-981x1024.jpg 981w, https:\/\/silviaforkane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_7047-SS-picture-scaled-e1719942039312-768x802.jpg 768w, https:\/\/silviaforkane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_7047-SS-picture-scaled-e1719942039312-1471x1536.jpg 1471w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9db448 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9db448\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21c2d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d21c2d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In her twenties, Silvia returned to the United States, to attend college in Chicagoland. Not accustomed to the American way of life, she experienced the same culture shock and uncomfortable interactions that many immigrants undergo when first coming to the United States. Silvia began her professional career working as interpreter and legal assistant for a Chicago law firm on a team confronting local corruption in Mexico on behalf of people who had lost investments in Cancun. Working for a team of attorneys licensed in the US and in Mexico, and dealing directly with various officials in Mexico City and Quintana Roo, Silvia witnessed first hand the powerlessness of those trying to challenge the establishment, and she can directly relate to those who immigrate in the hopes of finding greater justice and opportunity.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Upon marrying and moving to Elgin, where her husband had lived for 15 years, Silvia Schrage took a position as the first manager of Cross Cultural Communications at Sherman Hospital. She chaired a committee that developed hospital-wide policies and procedures ensuring patients speaking any language could properly communicate with their doctors, nurses, and therapists. She worked on advocating for patient safety for all patients, to ensure that non-English speaking patients received the proper care they needed, and in a way that respected their autonomy.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>In 2010, Silvia began teaching English as a second language at Elgin Community College, where she continues teaching to this day, in addition to continuing her own interpreting and translation business on the side. During the Covid lockdown, she decided to work remotely so she could care for a home-bound relative. This experience epitomized for her the importance of human connection especially in the twilight years. Silvia Schrage was recently appointed to the Elgin Township Community Mental Health Board.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>A founding member of the Chicago Catholic Choir, Silvia believes in the healing power of music. She and her husband, Mark, enjoy attending the Elgin Symphony and other local events, enjoying the cultural opportunities that Elgin offers. When they are not working in their enormous garden, they can also be found on our beautiful bike paths along the Fox river. With Mark having grown up on an Illinois farm, the couple are passionate about locally grown and sourced food.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Silvia received her Bachelor of Music degree in Ethnic Music Theory from Wheaton College, and a Masters Degree in Hispanic Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she completed all coursework toward a doctorate in Hispanic Linguistics. She is also certified as English to Spanish translator by the American Translators Association.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2bc86 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df2bc86\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2dd6ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2dd6ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/silviaforkane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lance-FB-Banner-Presentation-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2367\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silviaforkane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lance-FB-Banner-Presentation-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/silviaforkane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lance-FB-Banner-Presentation-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/silviaforkane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lance-FB-Banner-Presentation-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/silviaforkane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lance-FB-Banner-Presentation-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/silviaforkane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lance-FB-Banner-Presentation.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m running for Kane County Board District 20 to address overtaxation and ineffective governance. My background includes combating corruption, working as an interpreter and legal assistant, developing patient care policies at Sherman Hospital, and teaching ESL at Elgin Community College. As a non-partisan Board Member, I will spend wisely on beneficial projects, ensure the Board listens to voters, oppose tyranny and corruption, and promote practical incentives over heavy-handed penalties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2082,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-835","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About Me - Silvia Schrage for Kane County Board<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About Me - Silvia Schrage for Kane County Board\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I\u2019m running for Kane County Board District 20 to address overtaxation and ineffective governance. 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