Mrs. Fairgrieve was elected to the School Board in 2017. She was re-elected in 2021 and is serving her second four-year term which expires in 2025. Mrs. Fairgrieve has Masters of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science, Accounting degrees from Arizona State University. She earned a Global Leadership Certificate from Thunderbird School of International Management.

Mrs. Fairgrieve is a working professional in the banking industry and serves on a Diversity & Inclusion Council. She is currently a mentor in the Chicago Big Brothers, Big Sisters organization, a Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois Troop Leader, and an active PTO member at two D303 schools. Mrs. Fairgrieve continues to support Junior Achievement, March of Dimes, and United Way.

Mrs. Fairgrieve and her husband, David, have two daughters currently attending D303 schools.