Lacey Satterfield ‘14 , B.S. in Health Care Leadership, was promoted to director of dental practice coaching at Dental Partners, LLC., a network of dental offices with locations across the Southern United States. Alison Hawley ‘15 , Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, was selected as the new director of curriculum and instruction for River Forest Public School District 90 in River Forest, Illinois. Patrick Iovinelli ‘15 , M.S. in Written Communication, wrote a young adult novel for his thesis project called “Waiting for the Sun” that is scheduled to be published this fall. Rachel Jantke ‘15 , Ph.D. in Community Psychology, was named as the program director of HIV/AIDS surveillance for the Chicago Department of Public Health. Caly Meyers ‘15 , Ph.D. in Community Psychology, joined the board of directors for Literacy DuPage, a nonprofit that provides customized, learner-centered English language instruction to over 30 communities in DuPage County, Illinois.
hired as the next president of Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee. Clare T. Walker ‘09 , M.S. in Written Communication, published her thesis project as a mystery novel, “The Keys of Death.” 2010s Tony Bowers ‘10 , M.A.T. in Elementary Education, published “On The Nine,” a collection of short stories describing life for African American men living in Chicago’s South Side. Michelle Cooney ‘10 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, was appointed as the new principal of Lincoln Elementary School in Evanston, Illinois. Sarah Marion ‘10 , M.A.T. in Elementary Education, is now the executive director of the Manteno Chamber of Commerce and event planner for the Village of Manteno, in Illinois. Dorota Rakowiecki ‘11 , B.S. in Health Care Leadership, was featured in Becker’s Hospital Review for her work as the assistant director of program management for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. Tracy M. Stevenson-Olson ‘11 , Ed.S. in Administration and Supervision and ‘16 Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, was hired as the director of teaching and learning for Wilmot Union High School in Wilmot, Wisconsin. Carol Keene Baker ‘12 , Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, is the new superintendent for Lyons-Brookfield Elementary School District 103 in Lyons, Illinois. Andrew Bean ‘12 , M.A.T. in Elementary Education, was awarded the Maitland P. Simmons Memorial Award for New Teachers from the National Science Teachers Association. Rodney Figueroa ‘12 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision and ‘16 Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, was named superintendent of the Pittsville School District in Pittsville, Wisconsin. Judy Mitchell ‘12 , Ed.D. in Community College Leadership, was named interim president of Joliet Junior College. Lori Wilcox ‘12 , Ed.D. in Educational leadership, was named as superintendent of Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102, based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Yolonda Williams ‘12 , Ph.D. in Community Psychology, was recently named as the manager of data analysis and communications for the Chicago office of the Greater Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Jennifer Harris ‘13 , Ph.D. in Community Psychology, was recently named as a vice president at the international fundraising and nonprofit management firm Graham-Pelton Consulting. Robert Sky Allen ‘14 , Ph.D. in Community Psychology, recently had his doctoral dissertation published as three separate articles in peer-reviewed journals. Chrysoula Sarantopoulos ‘14 , B.S. in Health Care Leadership and currently working towards a Master’s in Health Services Administration, was added to the International Nurses Association’s list of Worldwide Leaders in Healthcare.
Tiffany Aurand ‘10, M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
Lissette Rivera ‘15 , B.A. in Criminal Justice, recently received a special task force assignment with the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department. Amber Williams ‘15 , Ph.D. in Community Psychology, was recently named director of evaluation and research at Beech Acres Parenting Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Aurand was one of five elementary school teachers to receive a 2016 Golden Apple Award from the Golden Apple Foundation of Rockford, Illinois.
In Memoriam
Valerie Cothern ‘81 , M.S. in Management and Development of Human Resources Laura Konkel ‘88 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences and ‘93 M.A.T. in Elementary Education Leroy Thomas Van Dyne ‘90 , B.A. in Management Signe Noth ‘95 , C.A.S. in Administration and Supervision Natalie Kaye Manbeck ‘96 , Ed.D. in Instructional Leadership
Susan M. Dayton ‘99 , M.S. in Counseling Janice K. Schulien ‘03 , M.S. in Counseling
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