Yvonne Spencer serves as Water and Sewer Commissioner on the Du Quoin City Council.

During the day, Yvonne works as Director of Deferred Gifts and Planned Giving for the Southern Illinois University Foundation. In her capacity as Director, she is responsible for developing and promoting bequests, charitable trusts and real estate gifts for the benefit of all areas of the university. Yvonne also serves as a member of the Chancellor's Advisory Review Board.

A 1976 graduate of Du Quoin High School, Yvonne received her Bachelor of Sciences degree, with Honors, in biological sciences in 1980 from SIU. After teaching Biology at Du Quoin High School for nine years, Yvonne attended Southern Illinois University School of Law and received her Juris Doctor degree Summa cum Laude in 1996. She practiced law for three years with Feirich/Mager/Green/Ryan in Carbondale, IL where her practice focused on health care law, estate planning and business law. Yvonne is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Missouri.

Yvonne is a member of the First United Methodist Church where she serves as Chair of the Church Council and as a member of Strands of Hope. She is also a member of the Du Quoin Rotary Club, the St. Louis Planned Giving Council, and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Yvonne and her husband, Craig, reside on Main Street.

You may contact Yvonne by calling the city administrator's office at 618-542-3841 or by email at yvonnespencer@duquoin.org.