NEWS & NOTES
1980s George Bridges ‘82 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences, joins the board of directors for Northern States Financial Corporation, the holding company of NorStates Bank in northeastern Illinois. John Zizzo ‘88 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences, was named as a property and association manager for KOVA Property Management, a commercial real estate firm in Naples, Florida. Amber Bechard ‘89 , M.Ed. in Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders, was announced as a visiting assistant professor in the School of Education at the University of Redlands in Redlands, California. 1990s Alan Berkowsky ‘93 , B.A. in Management and ‘97 M.S. in Management, was featured at Firehouse.com describing the need for fire and police departments to coordinate their efforts when responding to active-shooter events. Nathaniel Echols ‘93 , B.A. in Management and ‘95 M.S. in Management, was named 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year in Accounting & Finance by Worldwide Branding, a professional branding company. Kim Gillespie ‘93 , B.A. in Management, joined Vatterott College as the campus director for the college’s location in Fairview Heights, Illinois. Cece Coffey ‘94 , M.Ed. in Early Childhood Leadership and Advocacy, was honored as the South Cook Elementary Principal of the Year by the Illinois Principals Association. Lanis Petrick ‘94 , M.Ed. in Science Education, retired from her career as an education specialist with the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois. Lori Broncato ‘95 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction and ‘04 C.A.S. in Administration and Supervision, was announced as the new principal of Everest Academy, a Catholic elementary school located in Lemont, Illinois. Jim Honn ‘95 , B.A. in Management, was appointed as chief operating officer of American CareSource Holdings, a health care network with locations in a number of Southern states. Don Slawinski ‘95 , B.S. in Management, ‘02 M.Ad.Ed and ‘04 M.S. in Managerial Leadership, was featured in Crain’s for his unique work as an in-house instructor at Camcraft, a small manufacturing company in Hanover Park, Illinois. Jean B. Bingham ‘96 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences and ‘04 M.A.T. in Elementary Education, was just appointed to a leadership role in the organization tasked with the religious instruction of young children for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Kelly Dvoracek ‘96 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, was named as the new principal at Fredrick Nerge Elementary School in Roselle, Illinois. Debra Novy ‘96 , M.A.T. in Elementary Education, was announced
as the incoming principal of Marian Central Catholic High School in Woodstock, Illinois. Daryl Deino ‘97 , M.A.T. in Elementary Education, was featured in the Huffington Post recounting homophobia and discrimination he encountered as a teacher in the 1990s and 2000s. Laurie Kimbrel ‘97 , C.A.S. in Administration and Supervision, was announced as the new head of school for Brookhaven Innovation Academy, a charter school near Atlanta, Georgia. Dona Svehla ‘97 , B.A. in Social and Behavioral Sciences, was named vice president of fraud/Bank Secrecy Act and member resolution at GTE Financial, a credit union with locations throughout West Central Florida.
Jacklynn Lesniak ‘96, M.S. in Management and Development of Human Resources
Pat Ciara ‘98 , B.S. in Management, was featured in the Windy City Times for her experience as a member of the LGBT community working in the Chicago Fire Department. Frank Trost ‘98 , B.S. in Management, was profiled in CBS Chicago for his work as a police lieutenant with the City of Elgin Police Department in Illinois. Tracey Burkheimer ‘99 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, retired from her position as a sixth-grade teacher at Janesville School District in Janesville, Wisconsin. Christina Campbell ‘99 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, retired from her position as an elementary school teacher at Janesville School District in Janesville, Wisconsin. Theresa Dixon ‘99 , M.S. in Human Services Administration, was named as the director of the TRiO Talent Search program at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, Illinois. 2000s Melody Hackney ‘00 , M.S. in Management, was announced as the new superintendent for Hopewell City Public Schools in Hopewell, Virginia. Shawna Cooper-Gibson ‘01 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is the new dean of students for the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. Nakia Nicholson ‘01 , B.S. in Management, was named as the principal of The Children’s Guild District of Columbia Public Charter School in Washington, DC. Lesniak was honored as one of the Women Hospital and Health Systems Leaders to Know in 2015 by Becker’s Hospital Review.
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