City of Geneva, Illinois
Rita L. Kruse, CPA, currently serves as the Finance Director for the City of Geneva, Illinois, a position held since September 2015, previously holding the title of Finance Manager. Rita has a robust background in public sector finance, having worked as the Director of Finance for the Batavia Park District from January 2013 to September 2015, and as Assistant Finance Director and Assistant to the Finance Director for the Village of Addison between June 2007 and December 2012. Prior experience includes serving as Finance Manager for the Village of Downers Grove from June 2003 to June 2007, and positions in accounting at Nykiel, Carlin & Co. and Sikich. Rita began their career in business valuation and litigation support at Klayman and Korman, which later merged with Deloitte and Touche. Rita holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Northern Illinois University.
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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.