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Institute for Mentored Leadership Fellow by the President’s Round Table, a network of African-American community college leaders. Tom Reidy ‘02 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, was appointed as president/principal of Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Brad Carter ‘03 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision and ’16 Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, is the new principal at Westgate Elementary School in Arlington Heights, Ill. Andre Cowling ‘03 , M.A.T. in Elementary Education and ‘07 M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, is the new chief of schools for Baltimore City Public Schools. Laura Rupert ‘03 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is the new principal at Frisco Elementary School in Frisco, Colo. Ella Allen ‘04 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences, received a Servant’s Heart Award from the Georgia Children’s Cabinet, the child welfare advisory body for the state of Georgia. Jennifer De Jong ‘04 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, is the new principal of Jones-Farrar Magnet School in Freeport, Ill. Javette Simmons ‘04 , MBA, is now the senior human resources business partner at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Raymond Woodie ‘04 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, joined the football coaching staff at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore., as the special teams coordinator. Josh Hjorth ‘05 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, is the new varsity football coach at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Ill. Elisa Maldonado ‘05 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, ‘11 C.A.S. in Curriculum and Instruction, and ‘12 M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is the new principal of Myers-Wilkins Elementary in Duluth, Minn. Nich Radcliffe ‘05 , B.A. in Theatre Arts, directed performances of “Bleacher Bums,” a play depicting a collection of devoted Chicago Cubs fans. Gary Scott ‘05 , B.S. in Management, is the new public works director for the city of Ottawa, Ill. Dana Simmons ‘05 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction and ‘16 Ed.S. in Administration and Supervision, is the new principal of Adams Elementary School in Janesville, Wis. Christopher Basten ‘06 , M.A.T. in Elementary Education, is the new principal of Aspen Elementary School in Aspen, Colo. Cynthia Jordan-Ford ‘06 , B.S. in Management, is now the vice president and general manager of the U.S. and Latin America branches of Cogeco Peer 1, an enterprise information technology company. Erick Pruitt ‘06 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision and ‘14 Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, is the new chief school officer for the southern region of the Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in Texas. Jeffrey Sevener ‘06 , M.A.T. in Secondary Education, was a featured artist at the Morpho Gallery in Chicago last winter. Jared Smith ‘06 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, is the new principal of Muscatine High School in Muscatine, Iowa. Elena Tomeo-Cassella ‘06 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, is
the new executive director of the Foundation for Dreams, a nonprofit camping program in Bradenton, Fla., for children and teens with special needs and terminal illnesses. Craig Winkelman ‘06 , Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, is the new assistant superintendent of secondary schools and student services at Barrington School District 220 in Barrington, Ill. Christine Zelaya ‘06 , C.A.S. in Administration and Supervision and ‘16 Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, was announced as the new principal of Holmes Elementary School in Oak Park, Ill. Stella Miranda ‘07 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is the new associate principal of Rufus King International High School in Milwaukee, Wis. Steven J. Thompson ‘07 , M.S. in Management, was promoted to deputy chief of police for the Prince William County Police Department in northern Virginia. Scot Gillespie ‘08 , B.S. in Management Information Systems, is now the vice president and chief technology officer for The Washington Post.
Liz Dozier ‘08, M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision
Connie Russell Gorum ‘08 , B.S. in Management, recently had her small business selected for a U.S. Trade Mission to Azerbaijan and announced a new partnership with the Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce in Laurel, Md. Scott Grens ‘08 , M.A.T. in Secondary Education and ‘12 M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, is the new principal of Rutledge Hall Elementary School in Lincolnwood, Ill. Daniel Hammer ‘08 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, was appointed to the board of directors for CNY Arts, Inc., an organization that provides grants to artists and cultural organizations across six counties in central New York. James Held ‘08 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences, retired from his role as police chief after 31 years with the police department in Lake Forest, Ill. Yaa Appiah ‘09 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, is the new principal at Weber Elementary School in Iowa City, Iowa. Alicia Kroher ‘09 , Ed.S. in Administration and Supervision, is the new assistant principal at Opp Middle School in Opp, Ala. Tony Miksa ‘09 , Ed.D. in Community College Leadership, is the new president of Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tenn. Dozier provided her expertise in a CNN interview about the complicated problems surrounding violence in Chicago.
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