One of Alignment’s key initiatives is to develop and mentor future teachers from high school to university degree completion. Working alongside the school districts U-46, 300 and 301, Alignment’s Teacher Pipeline Team helps identify students pursuing a teaching profession supporting those students with mentoring, postsecondary visits, and education specific summer internships.
Teacher Pipeline Team
Jonathan Anderson
Coordinator of Career and College Readiness
Community Unit School District 300
Melissa Baker
Educator’s Rising Teacher
Community Unit School District 300
Monica Boehle
Associate Director of Curriculum
St. Charles Community Unit School District 303
Stephen Buchs
College Pathways Director
Central Unit School District 301
Grace Casasola
Education Placement Service Coordinator
Elgin Community College
Jenny De Pinto
Early Childhood CTE Teacher
Larkin High School
Mary Earick
Dean
College of Education
Northern Illinois University
Kim Green
Director of Student Success
College of Education
Northern Illinois University
Elizabeth Hererra
Manager of Student Recruitment and Outreach
Elgin Community College
Niki Jensen
Coordinator of CTE Postsecondary Success Department
School District U-46
Myka Kennedy
Director of Educational Pathways
School District U-46
Emalie Matuszewski
Early Childhood CTE Teacher
Community Unit School District 300
Alex Owens
Assistant Director of Student Success
Northern Illinois University
Amber Peters
Executive Director
Enriching Partnerships for Early Learning
P. Asha Raval
Education Instructional Coordinator
Elgin Community College
Joseph Sieczkowski
Director of CTE, Pathways, and College and Career Programs
Community Unit School District 300
Todd Stirn
Work-Based Learning Specialist
Northern Kane County Region 110
Kristin Stombres
Associate Professor of Education
Judson University
Terry Stroh
Director
Northern Kane County Region 110
Gretchen Taylor
Student Readiness Coordinator
Elgin Community College
ACE is a member of the Alignment USA communities of collaboration and collective impact.
