Sheldon Watts is Bolingbrook's Male Citizen of the Year

BOLINGBROOK – The Citizen of the Year Award recognizes the wide range of talent, commitment and contribution made by people in the community.

The 2014 Male Citizen of the Year Award goes to Sheldon Watts. He and his wife, Cherron, have lived in Bolingbrook for six years. They are expecting twins this fall – a boy and a girl. They attend Victory Cathedral Worship Center in Bolingbrook, where Watts is a member of the Champions Men’s Ministry. He jumped into civic involvement with both feet in the short time he has been a part of Bolingbrook.

Watts was appointed to serve an expired term as DuPage Township trustee in 2012 and then officially elected in 2013 for a four-year term. In 2012, he was awarded the Township “Friend of the Youth Award” by the Association of Illinois Township Committee on Youth.

His career is with a global Fortune 500 telecommunications solutions provider. He has been employed with the company for the past 16 years and is currently the company’s Americas Region, lead customer compliance manager.

Watts earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1998 and a master’s degree in business administration in 2001, both from Roosevelt University. He is currently a doctoral candidate at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, where he is studying organizational leadership.