Presenters

Ayesha Akhtar

VP Health Equity, Education & Advocacy

Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago

aakhtar@epilepsychicago.org

Lynda Andre

Retired Superintendent

IPA Consultant

lca1952@hotmail.com

Aida Awad

Educational Consultant

To the Cloud Edu

aawad@tothecloudedu.com

Heather Baker

Principal

Dorothy Simon Elementary School

Laura Beltchenko

Educational Consultant

North Cook Intermediate Service Center and ISBE

lbeltchenko@gmail.com

Jill Brown

ELA Content Area Specialist

Illinois State Board of Education

Judy Brunner

Chief Education Officer, Instructional Solutions

Group Clinical Faculty, Missouri State University

judy@isolutionsgroup.org

PJ Caposey

Superintendent of Schools

Meridian CUSD 223

pcaposey@gmail.com

Michele Carmichael

Principal Consultant

Illinois State Board of Education

mcarmich@isbe.net

Dalton Dieckow

PharD/MBA Candidate

SIUE School of Pharmacy

dalton.dieckow@gmail.com

Tim Dohrer

Director, Masters of Science in Education Program

Northwestern University

tdohrer@gmail.com

Mick Duffy

President/CEO

New Legacy Foundation

mick@mynewlegacy.org

Kay Dugan

Retired Assistant Superintendent

Bensenville District 2

kaydugan879@gmail.com

Chad Dumas

Educational Consultant

Next Learning Solutions

chad@nextlearningsolutions.com

Kait Feriante

Founder and CEO

Redwood Literacy

kait@redwoodliteracy.com

Gina Fulton

IPA Consultant

Illinois Principals Association

hopper.gina@gmail.com

Adam Geisen

Digital Platforms Director

Illinois Principals Association

adam.geisen@ilprincipals.org

Thomas Golebiewski

Instructor/Social Worker

Northwestern University

tomgolebiewski@outlook.com

Danielle Gordon

Prevention Specialist

Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center

dgordon@zcenter.org

Wendy Ivy

Associate Executive Director

Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center

wivy@zcenter.org

Sherri Jones

Equity Organizer

Illinois Education Association

sherri.jones@ieanea.org

Jessica Kerr

SIUE School of Pharmacy

jekerr@siue.edu

Dennis Lewis

President

Edu-Safe LLC

dennis@edu-safe.org

Terry Lilley

Assistant Professor

University of Wisconsin

tlilley@uwlax.edu

Michael Lubelfeld

Superintendent

North Shore SD 112

mlubelfeld@nssd112.org

Andrew Marotta

Director of Communications & Academic Services

Port Jervis Schools

andrewmarottallc@gmail.com

Denise McCaffrey

Executive Director

Prevent Child Abuse Illinois

dmccaffrey@pcaillinois.org

Bridget Meis

Early Childhood Resource Specialist

STAR NET

bm-meis@wiu.edu

Martha Morris

Director of Counselor Community Engagement

College Board

mmorris@collegeboard.org

Arlin Peebles

ELN Director

Illinois Principals Association

arlin@ilprincipals.org

Martha Peebles

Retired JALC Medical Assistant Instructor

John A. Logan College

marthakpeebles@yahoo.com

Angela Reeter

Area 5 Lead Area Homeless Liaison

Regional Office of Education #3

areeter@roe3.org

Brian Schwartz

Deputy Director and General Counsel

Illinois Principals Association

brian@ilprincipals.org

Carolyn Strong

Educational Consultant

Strong Conversations

StrongConversations@gmail.com

Karen Wagnon

Founder and President

Teaching Our Youth, LLC

karen@teachingouryouth.com

Anne Weerda

Founder, President and Curriculum Specialist

Kids at the Core

anne.weerda@kidsatthecore.com

Taylar Wenzel

Consultant

Center for the Collaborative Classroom

twenzel@collaborativeclassroom.org

Mike Wielgus

Director of Technology Services

Triad CUSD #2

mike.wielgus@tcusd2.org

Markenya Williams

Education Consultant

The Panacea Consulting Firm LLC

markenyawilliams@gmail.com

Susan Workman

Educational Consultant

The Teacher Guru

susanworkman27@gmail.com

Diana Zaleski

Education Policy and Agency Relations Director

Illinois Education Association

diana.zaleski@ieanea.org