NLU Alumni Magazine
News and Notes Parvin Ahmadi ‘88, M.A.T. in Elementary Education, was selected as the next superintendent of the Castro Valley School Board in the San Francisco Bay Area. Andrea Bailey ‘97, M.S. in Human Resource Management and Development, was elected to the Board of County Supervisors for Prince William County in Virginia.
Sierra Chandler ‘15, M.A.T. in Special Education, was featured in the Rockford Register Star for her commitment to higher education, adding a master’s degree from National Louis University to her four degrees obtained at other higher education institutions. Charlene Cobb ’06, Ed.D in Reading and Language, shared her expertise in elementary school vocabulary as part of a feature panel at the 2015 International Literacy Association Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri. Alyson Eisch ‘07, M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, was appointed as the principal of Lakeview Elementary School in Wind Lake, Wisconsin. Rinalda L. Farrar ‘94, M.S. in Management, was newly elected to the board of directors for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Library Alliance. Megan Forsythe ‘05, M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, was hired by Rockton School District 140 as principal of Whitman Post Elementary School in Rockton, Illinois. Esperanza Gamboa ‘10, M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, was spotlighted in the Sunday Profile of the Herald-Tribune for her career development efforts in migrant farmworker communities. Megan Gould ‘09, M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, was appointed by the School District of Osceola County as the principal of Parkway Middle School in Kissimmee, Florida. Melody Hackney ’00, M.S. in Management, was appointed as interim superintendent for the Hopewell City School Board in Hopewell, Virginia. Constantino Heckermann ’03, M.S. in Managerial Leadership, was featured by CBS Chicago for his leadership excellence and integrity as a police officer in Streamwood, Illinois. Dave Howland ‘10, M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, was recognized by the Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education and received prizes to be used for innovative classroom projects and professional development. Joanne Ivory ‘11, B.S. in Management, joined the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, as the associate dean of continuing education and director of business solutions. Keron Jean-Baptiste ’05, B.S. in Management, was appointed as the associate provost of the St. Petersburg/Gibbs campus of St. Petersburg College in Florida. Terri Lozier ‘13, Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, was appointed as assistant superintendent for secondary instruction and equity at Elgin School District U46 in Elgin, Illinois.
Caleb Balderston ‘12, M.A.T. in Secondary Education, married Rachel Alison Levy at the West Mountain Inn in Arlington, Vermont.
Cindy Blair ’00, M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, was featured in a Wheaton Warrenville Education Association Educator Spotlight in Patch for her dedication to lifelong learning. Rachel Bland ‘05, M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, was named as the new principal at Stuart Paddock School in Palatine, Illinois. Diane Bourn ‘07, M.S. in School Counseling and ‘10 M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, Nancy Davis ‘10, M.S. in School Counseling, Kerry O’Brien ‘00, M.A.T. in Elementary Education, and Sarah Schwartz ‘08, M.S. in School Counseling, all participated as judges for the 2014-2015 Daily Herald Academic Team, honoring extraordinary suburban high school students in Illinois. Shannon A. Brown ’91, B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences, was elected to the March of Dimes Foundation’s national board of trustees. Angela Brown Burke ‘15, Ed.D. in Adult Education, is an elected official in Jamaica who participated with other leaders of major international cities in a Vatican workshop on climate change and modern slavery. Rosemarie Brubaker ‘15, M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, was appointed as the superintendent for Aquin Catholic Schools in Freeport, Illinois. Tye Bruno ‘05, M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, was appointed as principal of Southwest Middle School in Lakeland, Florida. Dana Jocic Burris ‘15, M.A.T. in Early Childhood Education, and Robert Burris ‘15, M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, were married in July 2010 and graduated together this year from the National College of Education. Jackelyn Cadard ‘10, M.Ed. in Special Education and ‘13 Ed.S. in Administration and Supervision, was named as the new preschool coordinator for Downers Grove Grade School District 58 in Downers Grove, Illinois. William Caron ‘11, Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, was hired as the superintendent for Lemont-Bromberek School District in Lemont, Illinois.
Michael Lupa ‘11, M.A.T. in Secondary Education, joined
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