NEWS & NOTES
Lt. Col. Joseph Raczkowski ‘95 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is the new principal of De La Salle Institute, a private Catholic high school in Chicago. Barbara Wheeler ‘95 , M.Ed. in Language and Literacy and ‘07 C.A.S. in Administration and Supervision, has joined the board of directors for Refuge for Women, a national faith-based nonprofit organization providing long-term care for women who have escaped human trafficking or sexual exploitation. John Netherly ‘96 , M.S. in Management, was profiled in the Forest Park Review for his work with Bedrock Movement, a social services organization that exists to help the homeless in Forest Park, Ill. Lisa Bulzoni ‘97 , B.A. in Elementary Education and ‘05 M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, is the new program director of Reading Power, an early literacy program serving elementary school students in North Chicago and Zion, Ill. Michael Powers ‘97 , M.S. in Management, received a 2017 Robert L Bailey Teaching Award from Franklin University, a private, nonprofit university in Columbus, Ohio. Jamie Serino ‘97 , M.S. in Management, is the new executive director of Take Stock in Children of Manatee County, a nonprofit providing college scholarships and youth mentoring in Florida. Judith A. Minor ‘98 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is the new associate director for performance and accountability and director of student excellence for the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity in the Americas operational region. Steve Olson ‘98 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is the new superintendent of Crystal Lake High School District 155, which serves areas of McHenry County, Ill. Carletta Noland ‘99 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision and ‘16 Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, is the new executive director of elementary teaching and learning by the Clarke County School District based in Athens, Ga. 2000s Aileen Halvorsen ’00 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is a new second-grade teacher at Morgan Park Academy, a private pre-K through 12th grade school on the southside of Chicago. Florence Walker Harris ‘00 , M.S. in Human Services Administration, is the choreographer for the production of Porchlight Revisits Woman of the Year at the Porchlight Music Theatre in Chicago. Maria McClellan ‘00 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences and ‘07 M.A.T. in Elementary Education, is the new campus manager for the Fort Atkinson, Wis., campus of Madison Area Technical College. Kay Silva ‘00 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, received the Illinois Art Education Association Secondary Art Educator of the Year award for 2017 from the Illinois Art Education Association. Charlotte Strain ‘00 , B.S. in Management, is the new managing director of property services at Madison Marquette Real Estate Services, a real estate company in Washington, D.C. Katie Bradarich ‘01 , M.A.T. in Elementary Education, is the new principal of Lanier Middle School in Houston, Texas. Tanyanikia Younger-Gilbert ‘01 , B.A. Applied Behavioral Sciences and ‘05 M.A. in Psychology, was inducted into the 2017-2018 VIP
Woman of the Year Circle by the National Association of Professional Women, a business network of professional women in the U.S. Veriner James ‘03 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences, is fundraising for a new private all-girls school on Chicago’s Southwest Side. Nicole Skaluba ‘03 , M.S. in Human Resources Management and Development, sat as a panel expert on student loan assistance programs at the Employee Benefit News Benefits Expo in Boca Raton, Fla. Mary Sotiroff ‘03 , M.A.T. in Secondary Education, is the new interim director of Geneva Christian School in Geneva, Ill. Bernadine Thomas ‘04 , M.Ad.Ed., received a 2017-2018 Teaching/ Advising Award from the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla. Raymond Woodie ‘04 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is the new linebackers coach at Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla. Sonja Keane ‘05 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction and ‘13 Ed.S. in Administration and Supervision, is the new principal of St. Thomas Moore School in Elgin, Ill. George Arscott ‘06 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, is the new assistant principal at Liberty High in Kissimmee, Fla.
Brian G. Bardy ‘06 , M.A.T. in Secondary Education, is the lead instructor for an adult education class offered through Lyons Township High School for Illinois’ bicentennial, focusing on the state’s history and archaeology. Miguel Crespo ‘06 , B.S. in Management Information Systems, is a new vice president with Booz Allen Hamilton and will serve as a cyber- defense lead for the company’s healthcare and life sciences sectors. Ronnique Major-Hundley ‘06 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, joined the University of Florida Sarasota-Manatee as an outreach liaison to the Sarasota County and Manatee County communities. Erick Pruitt ‘06 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision and ‘14 Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, is the new chief school officer for over 30 underperforming schools in the Houston Independent School District in Texas. Michael Connolly ‘08 , Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, is the new superintendent of Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 in Wheeling, Ill. Derrek Drenckpohl ‘08 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, received an Outstanding New Undergraduate Advisor Award from Illinois State University, in Normal, Ill. Sylvia Sims Bolton ‘98 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences, is the new 1st Ward alderman for Waukegan, Ill.
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National Louis University VIEW | Spring 2018
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