Our Incredible Staff
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LD Specialists
Co-Teaching
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Hyde Park Day School’s strength is directly related to the best-in-field quality of our faculty.
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Pamela Adelman
Ph.D. Reading and Language Development, Northwestern University
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M.A. Learning Disabilities, Northwestern University
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B.S. History/Secondary Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Ashley Bean
M. Ed. in Elementary Education, Texas State University
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M.S. in Exercise Science, Georgia State University
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B.S. in Management, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Meagan Boyle
Ed.D. Reading and Language, National Louis University
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M.Ed. Special Education, Vanderbilt University
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B.S.S.P. Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern
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Janine Brown
B.A. Human Social Services and Behavioral Studies, National Louis University
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Madeline Burke
B.S. Elementary Education, Butler University
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Deirdre Byrne
M.A. Reading, Concordia University
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B.A. in English/Education, University of Iowa
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Monique Capouch
LBS1 Special Education Endorsement, Lewis University
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B.A. Elementary Education, Trinity Christian College
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Wendy Carter
M.A. Curriculum and Instruction, Concordia University
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B.S. Education, Northern Illinois University
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Marisa Churchill
M.A. Language, Literacy, Society and Culture, University of California, Berkeley
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B.S. Secondary English Education, Indiana University
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Patricia Clancy
M.A. Reading Specialist, Concordia University – River Forest
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B.M. Music Education; Music Therapy, Wartburg College
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Kelli Corkle
M.A. Learning Disabilities, Northwestern University
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B.A. History, Northwestern University
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Casey Crnich
Ed.D. Educational Leadership, National Louis University
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M.A. Education, DePaul University
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B.S. Special Education, Northern Illinois University
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Carolyn Dean
B.S. Occupational Therapy, St. Louis University
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Lenore Deutsch
M.S.W. Social Work, Loyola University
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B.S. Speech Pathology, Illinois State University
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Kathy Eslinger
M.A. Education, Literacy Specialist, DePaul University
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B.S. Elementary Education, Spanish, Marquette University
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Lisa Evans
M.Ed. Reading Specialist, National Louis University
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B.S. Special Education, Northern Illinois University
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Cameron Fishback
M.Ed., University of Florida
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B.S. Psychology, University of Florida
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Sarah Fisher
M.A. in Teaching, National Lewis University
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B.A. Mathematics, Washington University in Saint Louis
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Jamie Friedman
M.S. Occupational Therapy, University of New Hampshire
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B.S. Occupational Therapy, University of New Hampshire
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Jessica Goldman
M.A. Secondary Education, University of Michigan
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B.A. Classics, Grinnell College
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Jennifer Gooze Kaufman
M.A. Differentiated Instruction, Concordia University Chicago
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B.S. Elementary Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Germaine Gordon
M.A. Dance Movement Therapy and Counseling, Columbia College Chicago
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B.A. Arts and Humanities, University of Louisiana – Lafayette
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Kristin Graham
M.A. Reading, St. Xavier University
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B.A. Early Childhood Education, Illinois State University
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Jade Henchel
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, Olivet Nazarene University
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LBS1 Certificate, St. Francis University
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B.S. in Elementary Education, Trinity Christian College
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Lynn Hiatt
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Jennifer Hodges
Certified Personal Trainer, National Academy of Sports Medicine
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M.S. Physical Education, Florida State University
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B.S. Physical Education, Ball State University
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Laura Holton
M.Ed. Reading and Learning Disabilities, DePaul University
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B. A. Communicative Disorders, University of New Mexico
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Sarah Imboden
Ed.S. Educational Leadership, M.Ed. Technology in Education, National Louis University, Chicago
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B.S. Elementary Education and Learning Disabilities, Southeast Missouri State
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Sarah Jarnagin
M.A. Teaching, Relay Graduate School of Education
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B.S. Public Relations, Mississippi College
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Megan Jennings
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Therese Jilek
M.E. Educational Computing, Cardinal Stritch University
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B.S. Elementary Education, University of Illinois, Champaign
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Tricia Kanellopoulos
M.A. Special Education, National-Louis University
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B.A. Psychology, Loyola University
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Jennifer Kobey
Education Endorsement in LBS1, University of St. Francis
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B.A. Elementary Education, Indiana University
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Gloria Konrad
M.A.T. Elementary Education, National-Louis University
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B.S. Communication Studies, Northwestern University
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Zehava Krauss
M.S. Speech & Language Pathology, Brooklyn College
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B.A. Speech & Language Pathology, Brooklyn College
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Kathryn Lamermayer
MSW, LSCSW University of Illinois, Chicago
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BS Child Development and Family Studies, Northern Illinois University
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Rebecca Lance
M.S. Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago
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M.A. Teacher Leadership, Roosevelt University
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B.S. Elementary Education, Indiana University
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Dana Long
B.S. Elementary Education, Illinois State University
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Molly Mac
M.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions
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B.A. Linguistics, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
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Maureen McCarthy
M.S. Human Services Administration, Spertus Institute
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B.S. Music Therapy, Illinois State University
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John McGuinness
M.A.T. Secondary Education, Northeastern Illinois University
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B.A. English, Loyola University Chicago
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Bridget McKenna
M.S. School Psychology, University of Nebraska at Omaha
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B.A. Psychology, University of Notre Dame
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Isabel Meshulam
B.S. Learning Behavior Specialist, Bradley University
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Karen Meyer
M.A.T., National Lewis University
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B.A. Communication, Illinois State University
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Tara Montgomery
M.A. Learning Disabilities, Northwestern University
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B.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University
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Jerimiah Murray
M.Ed. in Special Education, University of Illinois at Chicago
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B.S. in Education, Eastern Illinois University
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Shawnee Newsome
M.A. Educational Leadership, National Louis University
M.A. Elementary Education, Concordia University
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Advanced Certificate, Child Development, Chicago City Colleges
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B.S. History, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Katie Ojala
Master of Education, DePaul University
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B.A. Journalism, Indiana University
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Maria Pappas
M.S. Occupational Therapy, Rush University
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B.A. Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Heather Parker
M.S. Education, DePaul University
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B.S. Journalism, University of Colorado – Boulder
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Bobbie Pasquesi
M.A. Elementary Education, National-Louis University
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B.S. Psychology, Loyola University of Chicago
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Jessica Phelan
M.Ed. in Urban Education, National Louis University
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B.A. in Elementary and Special Education, Elon University
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Catherine Phelps
M.A. in Art Therapy, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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B.A. in Fine Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Audrey Resnick
M.S. Communicative Disorders, California State University, Northridge
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B.A. Speech & Performing Arts, Northeastern Illinois University
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Jenice C. Reyes
M.A. Speech-Language Pathology, Saint Louis University
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M.A. Learning Disabilities, Saint Xavier University
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B.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders and minor in Psychology, Saint Louis University
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Chris Rinchich
B.S. Art, Illinois State University
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Nefatiti Rochester
B.A. Elementary Education, Temple University
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Becca Rosenbaum
M.Ed. Special Education, University of Illinois
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B.S. Psychology, University of Illinois
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Joanna Ruzich
M.H.S. Communication Disorders, Governors State University
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B.H.S. Communication Disorders, Governors State University
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B.A. Public Relations and Advertising, DePaul University
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Sarah Scheurich
M.A. Educational Leadership, Concordia University Chicago
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M.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders , Illinois State University
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B.S. Speech Language Pathology, Illinois State University
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Ralph Schwartz
M.S.W., Hunter College
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B.A. Elementary Special Education, Brooklyn College
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Rob Scott
M.S.W. School and Clinical, Aurora University
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B.A. Business Management, Hope College
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Lisa Skiba
M.A.T. Type 03 Certification, Special Education Endorsement (LBS1), National-Louis University
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M.B.A. General Management, University of Michigan
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M.S.W. Community Organization, University of Michigan
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B.A. International Economic Development, University of Michigan
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Rachel Slutsky-Kaplowitz
M.S.W. Interpersonal Practice with Children and Families, University of Michigan
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B.A. Psychology and Education, Barnard College, Columbia University
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Alex Sniegowski
M.S. in Occupational Therapy, Governors State University
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B.A. in Psychology, Carthage College
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John Stieper
Ed.S., Education Specialist, Eastern Illinois University
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MLIS in Master of Library and Information Science, DePaul University
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M.A. Asian Art, Lake Forest College
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B.S. Technology Integration, University of Oxford
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Stephanie Stojanovski
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Isabel Turner
M.Ed. Elementary Education, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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B.S. Elementary Education Foundations, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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Jennifer Viebach
B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies, Governors State University
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Kathleen Walls
M.S. Special Education, Dominican University
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Iara Ward
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Aimee Weiss
M. Ed. Special Education, National Louis University
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B.S. Elementary Education, Bradley University
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Hayley Younkin-Wilson
Doctorate of Occupational Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions
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B.S. from Wheaton College
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Matt Zakosek
M.Ed. Early Childhood Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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M.A.T. Elementary Education, National-Louis University
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B.A., Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago