Leaders and positions

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Principals, Elementary 

Folasade Adekunle, EdD | Harriet E Sayre Elementary Language Academy

Lauren Albani, EdD | LaSalle II Magnet Elementary School

Akima Anderson, EdD | UChicago Charter Middle School

Eli Argamaso | St. Robert Bellarmine Elementary School

Harrison Baker, EdD | Murray Language Academy

Elva Bahena | Talcott Fine Arts & Museum Academy

Yadira Bernadac | Pilsen Community Academy

Kristin Blathras, EdD | Hamilton Elementary School

Margaret Byrne, EdD | Northwest Middle School

Teresa Chavez | Pablo Casals Elementary School

Jimmy Clarke EdD | Central Middle School, District 146 (Tinley Park, IL)

Carrie Ann Cole, EdD | Minnie Miñosa Academy

Ariel Correa-Ortiz, EdD | Acero Marquez Elementary School

Romian Crockett, EdD | Chalmers School of Excellence

Turan Crockett, EdD | Smith Elementary School

Patricia Davlantes | Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy

Eric Fay, EdD | Lincoln Elementary School

Steve Fisher, EdD | Johnson School of Excellence

Anne Gillespie, EdD | Shorewood Hills Elementary School (Madison, WI)

Gayle Harris-Neely | Ray Elementary School

Janelle Hatch-Miller, EdD | Learn 8 Middle School

Ashley Hegwood, EdD | Ashburn Community Elementary School

Matthew Heller, EdD | Franklin Elementary School Manitowoc Public School District, (WI)

Amber Henderson, EdD | Marya Yates Elementary School (District 159)

Cherie Horner, EdD | Central Elementary School (Grand Rapids, MI)

Robyn Huemmer, EdD | Jane Stenson Elementary School (Skokie, IL)

Araceli Ibarra | John A. Walsh Elementary School

William Kaplan | Northwood Middle School, SD 112

Derrick Kimbrough, EdD | Jahn School of Fine Arts

Zachary Korth | Morton School of Excellence

Lindsi Lara Pérez, EdD | Rufus M. Hitch Elementary School

Seth Lavin, EdD | Lorenz Brentano Math & Science Academy Elementary School

Jimmy Lugo, EdD | Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School

Katherine Magnuson, EdD | Skinner North Classical School

Michael Marzano, EdD | Wayne Elementary School, Radnor School District (Pennsylvania)

Aisha McCarthy | John Harvard Elementary School of Excellence

Maria McManus, EdD | STEM Magnet Academy

Jacqueline Medina, PhD | Talman Elementary School

John Murphy | Pilgrim Lutheran School

Kathryn (Kate) Nestler, EdD | Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy

Verona Portis, EdD | Sullivan Specialty Elementary School

Heather Pusatcioglu, EdD | Brian Piccolo Elementary Specialty School

Krista Flores Rajanen, EdD  | Jackson Elementary School, Elmhurst District 205

Paul Riskus, EdD | Walt Disney Magnet Elementary School

Regina Roberts, EdD | William T Sherman Elementary School

Betsy Santana, EdD | John Young Elementary School (Orlando, FL)

Venus Shannon | Zion Central Middle School (Zion, IL)

Tara Shelton | South Loop Elementary School

Rebeca Shick, EdD | John B Murphy Elementary School

Michael Stosek, EdD | Ruby Thomas Elementary School (Las Vegas, NV)

Jesse Tang | Jacob Schmidt Elementary School (Denver, CO)

Karen Valentine (Schmidt), EdD | Edison Regional Gifted Center

Yesenia Vazquez | Madison Elementary School (Lombard, IL)

Sherri Walker | Harold Washington Elementary School

 

Principals, High Schools  

Patricia Brekke, EdD | Back of the Yards IB High School

Amanda Brode-Rico, EdD | Elmwood Park High School (District 41)

Samuel Davis, EdD | George Washington High School

Ryan Glowacz | Taft High School

Tiffany Gore | Hirsch High School (Interim)

Tyrese Graham, EdD | Uplift Community High School

Gregory Hanson | Old Orchard Junior High School (Skokie, IL)

Leonard Harris, EdD | Nancy B Jefferson Alternative High School

Paul Karafiol, EdD | Lake View High School

Brian Kelly, EdD | Martin Luther King, Jr. College Prep High School

Rebecca Kijek | Peace and Education Coalition Alternative School (Interim)

Daniel Kramer, EdD | Theodore Roosevelt High School

Kyla Mathews, EdD | EPIC Academy

Grace Moody, EdD | Alcott College Prep High School

Heidy Moran, EdD | Carl Schurz High School

Homero Peñuelas, EdD | Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan

Brad L. Rossi, EdD | Wells Community High School

Eric Steinmiller, EdD | Lincoln Park High School

Patricia Rodriguez Stuber, EdD | North Side College Prep High School

George Szkapiak | John F. Kennedy High School

Rashad Talley | Wendell Phillips Academy High School (Interim)

Gary Tesinsky | Mather High School

Elizabeth Walker | Emmett J. Conrad Global H-Tech Collegiate Academy (Dallas,Texas)

 

Assistant Principals, Elementary Schools 

Andromeda Bellamy | Bronzeville Classical School

Danielle Berry, EdD | Murray Language Academy

Rachael Carnacchio, EdD | Bell Elementary School

Jessica Chen, EdD | Deneen Elementary School

Lori Coomes-Barry | DeForest Area Middle School (DeForest, WI)

William D. Daniels, EdD | Creekland Middle School, Gwinnett Country Public Schools (GA)

Charlie DeLeonardis | Lincoln Elementary, Maywood, Broadview School District 89

Daniella Emami | Peck Elementary School

Mario Ford | Parker Junior High (District 161)

Vanessa Frye | Steger Intermediate Center, Steger School District 194

Ana Garcia Baker | Rodolfo Lozano Bilingual & International Center

Katherine Henry | Solomon Elementary School

Juan Hidalgo | Francisco Madero Middle School

Maura Kelly | Ogden International (East Campus)

Stephanie Lerner-Cohen | Dr. Fisher Early Learning Center

Jessica Lopez | Stony Creek Elementary School (Alsip, IL) District 26

Sherisse Angela Lucas, EdD | Mahalia Jackson Elementary School

Patrycja Mach Medrano, EdD | Hitch Elementary School

LaToya McBride | Walt Disney Magnet Elementary School

Kayla McCabe | Burr Elementary School

Elaine McFarlane, EdD | Catalpa Early Childhood Center

Claudia Munoz | Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary School

Shannon Puckett, EdD | Canty Elementary School

Terrie Rayburn | Pablo Casals Elementary School

Sarah Roche | Oscar Mayer Magnet School

Lorena Rojas | Chopin Elementary School

Melisa Rutkelis | Prescott Elementary School

Tannita Smith | Learn 8 Middle School

Winnie Stevenson | Reilly Elementary School

Claudinette (Didi) Swartz, EdD | Galileo Math & Science Scholastic Academy ES

Whitney Taylor | It Takes a Village Family Schools

Brittany Tidwell- Bailey | Wendell Smith Elementary School

Jennifer Sheridan, EdD | Blaine Elementary School

Chicago Yahya | Morton School of Excellence

Ali Zimmerman, EdD | Oliver W. Holmes Middle School, Wheeling, CCSD 21

Mitchell Zoelzer | Haugan Elementary School

 

Assistant Principals, High Schools 

Diamond Bogard | Westinghouse College Prep

Marquis Butler | George Washington High School

Daniel Buys, EdD | Global Studies Division Chair, Lyons Township High School, District 204

Breana Calloway | North Chicago High School, School District 187

Violeta Cerna-Prado | Whitney Young High School

Alexis Covarrubias | Taft High School

Ayesha Crockett | Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy

Madisson Dickson, EdD | George Westinghouse College Prep

Casey Fuess, EdD | Virtual Academy High School

Verneisha Gair | Jones College Prep

Sarah Garr | Head of High Schools, Ogden International

Michael Gross | Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy

Joshua Humphrey | Thornton Fractional North High School, District 215

Larry Irvin, EdD | Vista Peak Preparatory, Aurora Public Schools (Denver CO)

David Jarmillo | Greater Lawndale High School

Nakeisha Knight, EdD | Thornwood High School, District 205

Jesús Tony Laurel, EdD | Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School

Dewitt Love | North Grand High School

Nicole Luke, EdD | Lindblom Math and Science Academy

Funmilola MaCaulay | Horizon Science Academy High School (Belmont Campus)

Charles Malek, EdD | Phoenix Military Academy

Michael Meadows | Lindblom Math and Science Academy

Sean McGuire | Intrinsic Schools, Downtown Campus

Greta Mitchell, PhD | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School

Alba Morales, EdD | Thomas Kelly College Preparatory High School

David Narain | Oak Park and River Forest High School

Jimini Ofori-Amoah | South Shore International

Samuel Rasch | Von Steuben High School

Rashida Restaino, EdD | Ralph Ellison High School

Jason Roberts, EdD | Lake View High School

Matthew Rosenberg | Uplift Community High School

Vanessa Ruiz | Curie Metropolitan High School

Coryn Schmit Thompson | Intrinsic High School, Belmont Campus

Katie Shanovich, EdD | Curie Metropolitan High School

Adam Stucky | Alcott College Prep High School

Roneaka Thomas | Lake View High School

Thomas Unger | Kelvyn Park High School

Israel Urbina, EdD | Benito Juarez Community Academy

Joshua Vanderjagt, EdD | Dunbar Vocational Career Academy

Mark Wesolowski | Dunbar Vocational Career Academy

 

Instructional Support 

Yolanda Hanna | SPED Support, Hansberry College Prep

Meghan Kirt Brewer, EdD | Teacher Leader, Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy

Amy Kotz, EdD | English Learner Program Teacher, Lindblom Math and Science Academy

Ryan Peet, EdD | Teacher Leader, Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy

 

Residents: Composed of Aspiring and Sitting School Leaders 

 

Chicago Leadership Collaborative – Pathway 2

Lyshonn Carr | STEM Coach, Shoop Academy

Joseph Dixon | Department Chair, Orr Academy High School

Angelica Moreno | Bilingual Coordinator, Marquette Elementary School

Jesse Palencia | Counselor Chair, Benito Juarez Community Academy

Lorena Rojas | Assistant Principal, Chopin Elementary School

Cynthia Sanchez | Bilingual Coordinator/ELPT, North Grand High School

Ayrell Williams | Academic Interventionist, Wescott Elementary School

 

Chicago Leadership Collaborative – Pathway 3

Damaris Cami | Resident Principal, Stephen Decatur Classical Elementary School

Courtney Jordan | Resident Principal, King College Prep

Jake Spangler | Resident Principal, Bowen High School

Xavier Tirado | Resident Principal, Juarez High School

 

UIC – Alternative Residency

Tiffany Gore | Interim Principal, Hirsch High School

William Kaplan | Principal, Northwood Middle School, SD 112

Subuhee Laiq | Teacher Leader, Proviso West High School

Tannita Smith | Assistant Principal, Learn 8 Middle School

Daisy Stewart | Curriculum & Instruction Coach, Wendell Green Elementary School

Whitney Taylor | Assistant Principal, It Takes a Village Family Schools

 

School System Leaders 

Michael Abello, EdD | Head of Education, Day 1 Academies

Shanele Andrews, EdD | Area Superintendent, Waukegan Public Schools

Marlene Aponte, EdD | VP of School Culture at Partnership for Los Angeles Schools

Nicholas Aquino, EdD | Director of Student Voice and Engagement, CPS Office of Teaching & Learning

Monique Auxila, EdD | Director of Special Education, District 187, (North Chicago)

Tai Basurto, EdD | Director of School Leader Development, CPS Department of Principal Quality

Stacy Beardsley, EdD | Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction, Evanston/Skokie District 65, (Evanston, IL)

Olimpia Bahena, EdD | Deputy Chief, CPS Office of Language and Cultural Education

Ebony Blair-Jones | Special Education Coordinator, Meridian Charter Schools

Rodney Bly, EdD | Director of Development & Partnerships, The Academy Group

Lori Bobak, EdD | Academic Director, Cap Cana Heritage School (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic)

Keisha Campbell, EdD | Superintendent, Elmhurst Community Unit District 205

Carise Comstock, EdD | Superintendent, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Bethlehem, PA)

Bridget de la Peña, EdD | Academic Leadership Coach, Archdiocese of Chicago

Dwayne Evans, EdD | Superintendent, Hoover Schrum SD #157

Stephen Flisk, EdD | Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Schools, OSSEO Area Schools (Maple Grove, MN)

Jennifer Foss, EdD | Director of Student Support, Singapore American School (Singapore)

Michael Ari Frede, EdD | CIWP Specialist, CPS Office of Network Support

Kevin Gallick, EdD | Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, Rich Township, District 227

Minerva Garcia-Sanchez EdD | Superintendent DeKalb School District 428

Diego Giraldo, PhD | Superintendent, Mannheim District 83

Michael John Kosko, EdD | Personalized Learning Coordinator, Hawthorne Scholastic

LaTarsha Green, EdD | Deputy Superintendent, Evanston/Skokie District 65 (Evanston, IL)

Patricia Gonzalez, EdD | Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Glendale Heights District 15

Margo Giannoulis, EdD | Executive Director of Curriculum, Resurrection College Prep HS

Liz Goss | Executive Director, Legacy Charter

Michelle Harrell | Network Operations Manager, CPS Network 15

Michael Heidkamp | Director of Leadership Development and Support, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School

Guillermo Heredia, EdD | Human Resources Director, Cartwright School District 82 (Phoenix, AZ)

Angela Higginbotham | Manager, Early Childhood Specialized Services, CPS Office for Students with Disabilities

Chala Holland, EdD | Superintendent, Township High School, District 113

Megan Hougard | Chief, CPS Office of College and Career Success

Nicole Howard, EdD | Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, High Schools, Indian Prairie School District 204, Aurora

Vincent Iturralde, EdD | School Chief Operating Officer, North Chicago, District 187

Andalib Khelghati, EdD | Superintendent, Oswego District 308

Michael Lach, EdD | Superintendent, Hinsdale Township High School, SD 86

Theresa Lee | Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning, Evanston/Skokie District 65

Laura LeMone, EdD | Network Chief of Schools, CPS Network 14

Laquita Louie, EdD | Manager, CPS Department of Distributive Leadership

Gwyneth Kram-Marr, EdD | Chief of Employee Experience, Tempe Elementary School District

Ernesto Matias, EdD | Director of Academic Innovation and Continuous Improvement, Colegio Cambridge de Monterrey (Monterrey, Mexico)

Quiana McNeal | Director of Curriculum and Equitable Practices, Township HSD 214

Jacqueline Menoni, EdD | Area Superintendent, Waukegan Public Schools

Patrick McGill, EdD | Executive Director for Teaching & Learning, Curriculum Pathways (Glenbard D87)

Susan Mekarski, EdD | District and School Effectiveness Specialist, Oregon Department of Education

Amber Morgan, EdD | Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Data, Rich Township Schools, District 227

Warren Morgan, EdD | Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Corey Morrison, EdD | Director of Mathematics, CPS Department of Teaching and Learning

Jason Nault, EdD | Deputy Superintendent, Johnsberg Community SD 12

Ethan Netterstrom, EdD | Network Chief of Schools, CPS Network 6

Christopher Pawelczyk, EdD | Executive Director of Leadership Support and Strategic Planning, Zion-Benton Township High School District 126

Terrycita Perry, EdD | Network Chief of Schools, CPS Network 13

Anthony Rodriguez, EdD | Deputy Chief of Schools, CPS Network 16

Ernesto Saldivar | Director of Multilingual Learning, Main Township, District 207

Trisha Shrode, EdD | Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Woodland School District 50

Victor Simon III, EdD | Superintendent, Gower School District 62 (Willowbrook, IL)

Augusta Smith | District Manager of Performance Policy, CPS Office of School Quality Measurement

Marcey Sorensen, EdD | Superintendent, LaJoya ISD (South Texas)

Jacob Stefan, EdD | Manager of Professional Learning, CPS Office of Teaching & Learning

Brigitte Swenson | Deputy Chief of Schools, CPS Options Network

Joanne Tanner, EdD | Chief Executive Officer, Meridian Charter Schools

Allison Tingwall, EdD | Executive Director, CPS Department of Principal Quality

Stephen Todd, EdD | Vice President of Perspectives Network Operations & Strategy

Angel Turner, EdD | Superintendent of Schools, Evanston/Skokie-District 65

Cynthia Watson, EdD | Director of School Improvement, Champaign Community Unit School District 4, (Champaign, IL)

LaVerne E. C. Wright, EdD | School Improvement Specialist, TST Manager of Programming and Coaching, ISBE

Laura Zaniolo, EdD | Instructional Support Leader (ISL), CPS Network 6

 

Higher Education Administrators, Nonprofits, and Other Education Professionals

Nia Abdullah, EdD | CEO, Principal Impact Consulting Group

Keith Adams, EdD | Senior Manager of Partner Success, Right at School

Lionel Allen, EdD | Clinical Assistant Professor and Leadership Coach, EdD in Urban Education Leadership Program

Patrick Baccellieri, EdD | District Support Consultant (Austin, TX)

Rebecca Bancroft, EdD | 9th Grade Success Coach, Nonprofits Stand for Children, Center for HS Success

Beth Bazer, EdD | Senior Director, Program Design + Strategy, One Goal

Michael Beyer, EdD | Business Management and Education Consultant, Ernst & Young

Clay Braggs | Senior Advisor, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University

Mitchell Brookins | Ed Consultant, Director of Content, Leading Educators

Angela Buckels | Non-Profits Field Service Specialist, Illinois Principals Association

Peggie Burnett-Wise, EdD | Clinical Assistant Professor, Roosevelt University

Maria Campos, EdD | Leadership Coach, EdD in Urban Education Leadership Program

Stacie Chana, EdD | Consultant, TechED Maven Consulting

Sherly Chavarria, EdD | Senior Program Officer, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

Kimberly Collier | Digital Horizons Publishing Co.

Kellie Corley, EdD | Chief Operating Officer, Single Story, Inc.

Sabrena Davis | Senior Consultant, DSD Consultants

Julia Emig | Executive Director, McLean County Museum of History

Frank Gettridge, EdD | President and CEO, National Education Support Fund (Washington, DC)

Josephine Gomez, EdD | Director, High School Relations and Transfers, Technical College Department of Community Education (Milwaukee, WI)

LaTonya Hester | Mathematics Instructor, Malcolm X College

Janice Jackson, EdD | Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching & CEO Hope Chicago

Jasmine Juárez, EdD | Leadership Coach, Fulcrum Educational Solutions

Jennifer Kirmes, EdD | Director of Policy, Advance Illinois

Peggy Ann Korellis, EdD | Vice Chancellor, High School Strategy (Chicago City Colleges)

Vicki Lee, EdD | Chief Academic Officer, Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago

Barbara Levin San-Roman, EdD | Founder & CEO, Be Bold Group

Juan Lira | Technical Assistance Coordinator, Midwest PBIS Network

Jullanar Maalik-Naselli, EdD | Founder & CEO, Good People Alliance, LLC.  Trauma Informed Educational Leadership Consultant

Stephen McClain, EdD | Leadership Coach, EdD in Urban Education Leadership Program

Cortez McCoy, EdD | Senior Manager of Educational Sales, T-Mobile Central Region

Tina Menendez, EdD | Director, Bezos Learning Center, National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institute (Washington DC)

Melissa Mister | Chief Program Officer, After School Matters

Nathan Pietrini, EdD | Executive Director, High Jump

Rita Raichoudhuri, EdD | Chief Program Officer, One Million Degrees

Adam Ramirez | Teaching Assistant, UIC Mathematics Department

Andrew Rhodes, EdD | Executive Director, Teachers Supporting Teachers

Amy Rome | Leadership and Personal Transformational Coach, Arrow Row Consulting

Dixie Rouleau | Program Associate, UIC Learning Sciences Research Institute

Karen Shifflett | Manager of Program Evaluation, Changing Worlds

Joe Shoffner, EdD | Clinical Assistant Professor and Leadership Coach, EdD in Urban Education Leadership Program

Julie O. Singler, EdD | Early Childhood Education Consultant Support

Mary Jo Tavormina | Project Director, Suburban Cook Math Initiative (SCMI), UIC Learning Sciences Research Institute

Amy Vondra, EdD | Private Consulting

LaMonica Williams | Higher Ed Clinical Assistant Professor, ELPS, Purdue University

 

Retirees 

Mary Beth Cunat, EdD | Model Classroom, Freeport School District

Makita Kheperu, EdD | Charter Education Consultant for CT3

Gail King, EdD | Principal, Reavis Math & Science Specialty Elementary School (former)

Dan Lucas | Principal, Everett McKinley Dirksen Elementary School (former)

Estuardo Mazin | Network Chief of Schools, CPS Network 2

Roger Ted Johnson | Principal, Volta Elementary (former)

Nancy Paulette EdD | Principal, Calmeca Academy (former)

Alice Phillips EdD | Chicago Teaching Fellows, The New Teacher Project

Donna Serio EdD | Assistant Principal, Percy Julian High School (former)

Sharon L. Sprague, EdD | Education Consultant, Adjunct Professor, Northeastern Illinois University

Raynell Walls EdD | Principal, Drummond Elementary School (former)

Christine Zelenka, EdD | Principal, John B Murphy Elementary School (former)