City of Geneva, Illinois
Lauren Newton, PHR, currently serves as the Human Resources Manager for the City of Geneva, Illinois, since September 2023. Prior to this role, Lauren worked as a Human Resources Generalist for the City of Wheaton, managing HR functions in a municipality with over 300 employees, from September 2016 to August 2023. Lauren's experience also includes working as the only Human Resources Generalist at the Daily Herald Media Group, where responsibilities were reported directly to the VP of Human Resources. Earlier roles include Operations Specialist at Kingsway Financial Services Inc. and a Human Resources Intern at Knowles Electronics, where support was provided to all levels of the HR department. Lauren began a career in the retail industry as an Assistant Store Manager at Oakley, contributing to significant sales achievements. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from DeVry University, awarded between 2011 and 2013.
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City of Geneva, Illinois
Selected as the Kane County seat in 1835, Geneva (2004 census pop. 21,901) is located in the Fox River Valley 40 miles west of Chicago. We’re known for our historic downtown business district (over 700,000 s.f.), the Geneva Commons Shopping Center on Randall Road, the Geneva Business Park (adjacent to DuPage National Airport), Kane County Cougar baseball, festivals, bike trails, and fun! Over 1000 businesses call Geneva home and enjoy our lower cost municipal electric utility. Our largest employers are Delnor-Community Hospital, Kane County, Burgess Norton, Johnson Controls, Peacock Engineering, Millard, Production Packaging, Excel North American Logistics, Houghton Mifflin, FONA, The Little Traveler, Gordon Flesch, Industrial Hard Chrome, and Continental Envelope. Geneva’s character is found in its historic architecture, adaptive re-use of historic buildings, graceful trees, and attention to landscaping. Open space and recreation abound with 700 acres of park land (48 parks), a skate park, miniature golf course, swimming pool, the 580 acre Prairie Green Preserve, 497 acres of County forest preserves, two golf courses, and miles of recreational trails along the scenic Fox River.