Beth Blaetz
Administration, Director of Teaching & Learning
B.A., Blackburn College
Cert., Northwestern University
M.Ed., National-Louis University

Deborah Chen
Administration, Director of Finance & Operations
B.A., Mount Holyoke College
M.A., Webster University

Randy Cichon
Administration, Director of Facilities

Laurie DeSimone
Administration, Director of Development & Constituent Relations
B.A., San Diego State University

Gayle Grunberg
Administration, Assistant Director of Finance & Operations
B.S., University of Illinois
M.B.A., DePaul University

Donna Halverson
Administration, Assistant to the Head of School

Phil Igyarto
Administration, Director of IT Support Services
B.S., Northeastern Illinois University

Leslie Kovich
Administration, Director of Admission
B.A., Westminster College
Cert., Medaille College
M.Ed., Northern Illinois University

Estelle Nicholson
Administration, Assistant to the Director of Teaching & Learning
Administration, Hot Lunch Coordinator
B.S., Northwestern University

Phyllis Perry
Administration, Receptionist

Sharon Rockhill
Administration, Director of Information & Communication
B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
M.B.A., Pepperdine University

Thomas Voeller
Administration, Extended Day Coordinator & Physical Education Teacher
B.S., George Mason University
M.A., George Mason University

Vinnie Vrotny
Administration, Director of Academic Technology
B.S., Northwestern University

Mary Barrios
Faculty, Lower School Music
B.S., Ball State University
Cert., Northwestern University
M.A., Illinois School of Professional Psychology

Amanda Blum
Faculty, Middle School Assistant
A.A., Harper College
B.A., Northeastern Illinois University

Angelina Carr
Faculty, Librarian
B.A., University of Illinois, Urbana
B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Bibi Chiu
Faculty, Middle School Chinese Teacher
Adler School of Professional Psychology
Taipei National University
Fu Jen Catholic University

Nancy Cohn
Faculty, Kindergarten
B.A., University of Florida
Cert., Northwestern University

Trisha Cohn
Faculty, 2nd Grade
B.S., Western Illinois University
Cert., Northwestern University

Andrea Dotoli
Faculty, Middle School Drama
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Deedy Esslinger
Faculty, Library Assistant
B.S., University of Iowa

Jen Fabsik
Faculty, Middle School Language Arts & Social Studies
B.S., Northwestern University
M.Ed., Northwestern University

Heather Fitte
Faculty, Pre-Kindergarten Assistant
B.S., Miami University of Ohio

Arturo Garcia
Faculty, Technology Teacher
B.A., Pomona College

Cathy Gruzinsky
Faculty, 3rd Grade
B.S., Illinois State University

Hether Hoffmann
Faculty, Lower & Middle School Art (Grades 4-8)
B.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
M.F.A., University of Kansas

Laurie Houldsworth
Faculty, Preschool Assistant

Angela Howe
Faculty, Middle School Math
B.S., Western Michigan University
M.A., University of Northern Iowa

Brenda Jurewicz
Faculty, 4th Grade
B.S., Northland College
M.A.T., National-Louis University

Mark Jurewicz
Faculty, Lower School Science
B.S., Northland College
M.A.T., National-Louis University

Jill Kessler
Faculty, Pre-kindergarten Assistant

Tim Krentz
Faculty, Physical Education
B.A., Elmhurst College

Lisa Kropp
Faculty, Middle School French
B.A., Indiana University
M.A., Northern Illinois University

Cindy Larsen
Faculty, 1st Grade
B.A., National Louis University (2004)
Cert., Northwestern University (2009)

Bernice Lau-Paredes
Faculty, 2nd Grade
B.S., DePaul University
M.Ed., National Louis University

Dean Leff
Faculty, Band Director
B.S., University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
M.M., Universityof Wisconsin, Madison
M.S., University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

Rebecca Leff
Faculty, 4th Grade
B.M., Eastman School of Music
M.Ed., DePaul University
M.M., Northwestern University

Laura Nadeau
Faculty, 5th Grade
B.A., Bates College
M.A.T., National-Louis University

Jacquelyn Negus
Faculty, Middle School Music
B.S., Ball State University
M.A., University of Miami

Jeff Oremland
Faculty, Preschool
B.M., University of Michigan
M.Ed., University of New Orleans

Alison Ortony
Faculty, Middle School Math
B.S., University of Illinois
Cert., Northwestern University
M.A.T., Western Governors University

Sheryl Peterson
Faculty, Lower School Art Teacher
B.F.A., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign (1984)
Cert., North Park University (2009)
M.A.T., North Park University (2012)

Cindy Riess
Faculty, Pre-Kindergarten
Northwestern University (2009)
B.S., Bucknell University
M.S., National-Louis University

Jeff Ryder
Faculty, Physical Education
Faculty, Athletic Director
B.A., San Diego State University

Kristin Samojedny
Faculty, Kindergarten
B.A., Eastern Illinois University
M.A., Roosevelt University

Heidi Senetra
Faculty, 5th Grade
B.S., Wright State University

Andrew Shilhanek
Faculty, Middle School Language Arts & Social Studies
Northwestern University '09
B.A., William Penn College

Eric Simon
Faculty, 1st Grade
B.S., Northwestern University
M.S.Ed., Northwestern University

Tanya Soares
Faculty, Preschool Assistant

Nathan Stoffregen
Faculty, Middle School Science
B.S., Augustana College
Cert., Northwestern University

Yvonne Trankle
Faculty, 3rd Grade
B.S., Northern Illinois University
M.S., Northern Illinois University

Ekaterina Vinogradova
Faculty, Lower School French
Stendhal University, France
Illinois State Teacher Certification (K-12)
M.A., Moscow State University