Alderman Daniel Barreiro was a City Hall staffer for 35 years, beginning in 1986 as an intern, transitioning in 1988 to Administrative Assistant in the Mayor's Office, and retiring in 2021 as Chief Community Services Officer, a position he held for 15 years. Throughout the decades, Barreiro held such other roles as Assistant Director of Personnel, Assistant Finance Director, and Assistant Chief of Staff.
Barreiro was the vice president of the East Aurora Board of Education, first elected in 2003-2007 and then re-elected in 2017. His current term expires in 2025, however, he resigned from the school board to assume the duties of Ward 1 alderman.
Barreiro has held many community leadership positions over the years, including on the boards of the Aurora East Educational Foundation, the East Aurora Alumni Association, El Centro Pan Americano, the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley, the Fox Valley Girl Scouts Council, the Fox Valley Park District, the Fox Valley Symphony, the Fox Valley United Way, the Salvation Army, and Sci Tech.
He currently serves with the Knights of Columbus, the Three Fires Council of the Scouting America, and Project Safe Aurora.
After graduating from East Aurora High School, Barreiro earned his Bachelor of Political Science with an emphasis in local government and a Master's in Public Administration with an emphasis in Urban Management from Northern Illinois University.
Barreiro currently serves as the Vice Chairperson of the Rules, Administration, and Procedures (RAP) Committee and a member of the Finance Committee.