Throughout the Democratic and Republican conventions, we’ll be providing short profiles of local delegates.

Here is another “Delegate Spotlight.”

Name: Ed Geppert

Age: 60

Hometown: Belleville

Political experience: President of the Illinois Federation of Teachers since 2007; taught social science at Cahokia High School; former member, Illinois State Board of Education.

Road to convention: The state teachers union’s early support for Barack Obama — dating back to his time as a state senator — helped get Geppert a seat on the Democratic Party’s platform committee, which sets the party’s national agenda.

Highlights so far: Joining three Democratic women governors — Janet Napolitano of Arizona, Ruth Ann Minner of Delaware, Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas — at an event honoring them. The morning Illinois caucus meetings led by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.

Looking forward to: Obama’s acceptance speech Thursday. “Hardest ticket in the world to get hold of, and going to be quite a time.”