This mask comes with an opportunity for two children over the age of 8 years old to be "Page-for-A-Day" at the Illinois House of Representatives in Springfield, Illinois.

Darlene Senger is the Republican Representative for Illinois' 96th district since January 2009, which includes Naperville, IL. As a former Naperville City Councilman, Darlene brings a host of professional experience and expertise to the General Assembly. Rep. Senger is a champion and Board Member of the DuPage Children’s Museum and has been instrumental in securing major state funding to further its Early Learning mission. She also serves on the Board of Directors. Some of her other accomplishments include the successful completion of two key economic development plans in Naperville, one along the Ogden Avenue corridor and the other along the vital I-88 corridor.

Mask designed by Joanna Bourque

“Raised in a home school setting, my love to create and learn was nurtured at a very young age.  After graduating from North Central College with a degree in Art Education, I was interested in teaching in an environment similar to what I experienced as a child. The DuPage Children’s Museum was a perfect fit! I began working as one of the museum’s educators. Traveling throughout the Chicago suburbs, I was one of the museum’s Lab R.A.T.S. (Radical Approach To the Subject), taking a radical approach to the subject with each class I taught.

“After three years of growing and learning with my DCM family, I took a job teaching in a classroom of my own.  I’ve been teaching art at Spring Brook Elementary for the past thirteen years, integrating math and science every step of the way. DCM inspires learning and has inspired my mask. XYZ, or examine your zipper is about looking within to discover our amazing potential to learn. Unzip and open your mind.”