Board of Directors

Rich became a board member in January, 2018 and served as Treasurer in 2019 and 2020. Before joining the Historical Society, Rich chaired a local historic preservation group. He currently serves on the Historic Home Program Committee and formerly served on the Events Committee. Rich has served as an elected Downers Grove Village Commissioner since May 2019. Prior to that he served on the Plan Commission for two years and Zoning Board of Appeals for two years before that. Rich has extensive experience as a Sales Vice President in the enterprise application software business on a national and global level. His travels took him to all 50 states and 24 countries. Rich grew up in Downers Grove, moved away three times and move back three times. He married his high school sweetheart from Downers Grove South, Kathleen Callahan Kulovany. They have been married since 1972 and raised their three children in Downers. Rich is proud that their children and a number of their ten grandchildren have or are currently attending O’Neill Middle School and Downers Grove South. He enjoys telling stories of how Downers Grove used to be in the “old days.”