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 | 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
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, 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 | Columbus 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)
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 | 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, Meridian Charter Schools
Jason Roberts, EdD | Lake View High School
Matthew Rosenberg | Uplift Community High School
Vanessa Ruiz | Curie Metropolitan High School
Coryn Schmit | Intrinsic High School, Belmont Campus
Katie Shanovich, EdD | Curie Metropolitan High School
Roneaka Thomas | Lake View High School
Thomas Unger | Kelvyn Park High School
Israel Urbina, EdD | Benito Juarez Community Academy
Joshua Vanderjagt | Hyde Park Academy High School
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)
Estuardo Mazin | Network Chief of Schools, CPS Network 2
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 | Managing Principal & Senior Director, Perspectives/IIT Math & Science Academy
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)
Wayne Williams | District Director, Related Service Providers, CPS Office of Students with Disabilities
LaVerne E. C. Wright, EdD | School Improvement Specialist, 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
Makita Kheperu, EdD | Charter Education Consultant, CT3
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
Gail King, EdD | Principal, Reavis Math & Science Specialty Elementary School (former)
Dan Lucas | Principal, Everett McKinley Dirksen Elementary School (former)
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)