Derrick Mancini is a 26-year resident of the village and a 10-year owner of a local retail business. Derrick chose Riverside to raise his family and open a business because of its unique historical, physical environment, and strong sense of community. As well as being a retired scientist, Derrick has a degree in history and extensive experience managing multimillion-dollar projects during his career at a government laboratory. He served for a decade on the Riverside TV Commission, watching and attending many board meetings. Derrick looks forward to the opportunity of serving the village as a trustee. In that role he wants to help steward the future growth and maintenance of the village, represent and assist village residents, maintain and improve communication and transparency of village government, and foster the environment and community values that first attracted him to Riverside.