Kari K. Steele

CTL-E-4930 · Person · politician · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

President, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Kari K. Steele' (2024-09-12).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: President, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Civic lenses: 01 Government & Politics. Programs: Kari K. Steele (2024-09-12). Identity verification: "In January 2019, she became the first African American woman in the more than 130-year history of the MWRD to be elected by the Board of Commissioners to serve as President." — MWRD official biography. Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Kari K. Steele — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Kari K. Steele" (2024-09-12). Role at time: President, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

Sources

Identity evidence: "In January 2019, she became the first African American woman in the more than 130-year history of the MWRD to be elected by the Board of Commissioners to serve as President." — MWRD official biography
City Club of Chicago program: Kari K. Steele (2024-09-12) — http://cityclub-chicago.org/video/3639/kari-k-steele (primary source)

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