NEWS & NOTES
1970s Sharon Burstein ‘74 , B.A. in Education, was one of 15 speakers to present at the Vietnam Leadership Summit 2018 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 1980s Terry Sofianos ‘88 , B.A. in Learning Disabilities, is the new assistant superintendent for special education at Avoca School District 37 in Wilmette, Ill. 1990s Hugh Elwood ‘92 , B.A. in Management and ‘96 M.S. in Human Resources Management and Development, is the new senior contracts administrator with Connexions Loyalty, a travel rewards and member loyalty management and fulfillment company located in Glen Allen, Va. Jill Gildea ‘92 , M.Ed. in Language and Literacy and ‘05 Ed.S. in Administration and Supervision, is the new superintendent of the Park City School District in Park City, Utah. Sally Parker-Johnson ‘92 , M.A.T. in Elementary Education, retired from a 30-year teaching career. Jane Brewer Barbian ‘93 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, was elected to the Racine Unified School Board in Racine, Wis. Danny Beck 93’ , A.A.S. in Culinary Arts, is the owner of Beck’s, a new bar in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. Nancy Nee ‘93 , B.A. in Liberal Arts Studies, is the new vice president of eCommerce strategic initiatives
is the new interim Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools. Deanne DiDomenico ‘99 , B.A. in Early Childhood Education and ‘13 M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, was featured in the Daily Herald for her career at Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54’s Early Learning Center in Schaumburg, Ill.
Charles Sperling ‘99 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences and ‘00 M.S. in Managerial Leadership, was appointed to the Georgia State Commission on Family Violence. 2000s Shin Thompson 01’ , A.A.S. in Culinary Arts, was featured in a review of his restaurant chain Furious Spoon, which has nine locations open or in development throughout Chicago. Jerry Alessia ‘02 , M.S. in Human Resources Management and Development, is the new senior vice president of tire merchandising with Monro, Inc., an automotive and tire repair and services company. Frank J. Kitzerow Jr. ‘02 , B.S. in Management, is the new police chief for the School District of Palm Beach County, Fla. Otis C Taylor ‘02 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision and ‘09 Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, was promoted to executive director of special education serving Betty Shabazz International Charter School, Horizon Science Academy Belmont and Horizon Science Academy McKinley in Chicago. McRae Mangum ‘04 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, is the new principal at Lyman Hall Jenni Shook-Harris ‘97 , B.S. in Management, joined the board of directors of the Waubonsee Community College Foundation, the nonprofit fundraising organization of Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, Ill. photo via linkedin.com/in/jennifershook
at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Valorie Tatum ‘94 , B.A. in Elementary
Education, was featured for her dedication to her neighborhood by the Resident Association of Greater Englewood in Chicago. Scott Dahlberg ‘95 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is the new director of social studies at Niles North High School in Skokie, Ill. Richard E. Taylor, Jr., ‘97 , B.S. in Management, was nominated for U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Texas by President Donald J. Trump. Keith P. Posley ‘98 , C.A.S. in Administration and Supervision and ‘12 Ed.D. in Education Leadership,
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