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Lynn Reha
Director
309/454-4944 x 203
309/454-7493 (fax)
e-mail address @ilstu.edu: lcreha |
Position Responsibilities
- Fiscal oversight
- Initiation and enactment of project plans
- Supervision of ICSPS staff
- Development and delivery of professional development
- Research, preparation and editing of content for publications
- Oversight of technical assistance activities
Recent Employment
- Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support, Illinois State University, 2001-current
- Illinois Valley Community College, 1989-2001
Education
- Master of Education, National-Louis University
- Bachelor of Arts, English Education, Towson State University
Technical Assistance Experience
- Evaluation
Illinois Even Start Sites
Illinois Early School Leavers Project
Women in Skilled Trades Program
- Project Management
NTO Look/New Look
Illinois State Team for STEM Equity Pipeline Project, an NSF project
Illinois State Team Leader of Midwest Girls Collaborative Project, an NSF project
- Research
Civil Rights Self-Assessment: A Tool for the Illinois Community Colleges
Civil Rights Self-Assessment: A Tool for the Illinois Educational Community
NTO Look Self-Study
Supporting Special Populations for Success Brochures
Improving Performance on Perkins IV Nontraditional Core Indicators
Related Training
- Framework for Understanding Poverty Trainer
- Bridges Out of Poverty Trainer
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Aimee LaFollette Julian
Associate Director of Professional Development
309/454-4944 x 208
309/454-7493 (fax)
e-mail address @ilstu.edu: alafoll |
Position Responsibilities
- Collaborate to provide professional development activities and assistance
- Implement professional development
- Develop material related to current educational issues affecting the success of special populations learners
- Assist in the management of the Center projects, material development, and website
Recent Employment
- Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support, Illinois State University, 2005-current
- Education, Administration and Foundations, Illinois State University, Instructor, 2004-current
- Illinois Community College Board, Associate Director of Career & Technical Education Support & Evaluation, 2002-2005
Education
- ABD, Education Policy Studies, History Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Master of Arts, Historical Policy Analysis, University of Illinois, Springfield
- Bachelor of Science, History Education, Political Science, Illinois Teaching Certificate for secondary and middle school, Eureka College, Eureka
Technical Assistance Experience
- Research
History of American Education
History of Career and Technical Education
Policy Analysis of Carl D. Perkins Legislation
Paraprofessional's in Career and Technical Educaiton
Teacher Certification
- Evaluation
Analysis of the CTE Teacher Practicum
Analysis of the Carl D. Perkins Legislation
Analysis of the Women in Skilled Trades Program
Analysis of Tech Prep Programs and Consortia
Analysis on Civil Rights as Insured by Educational Institutions
- Grant Writing and Grant Team Management
Performance Enhancement Grant
Career & Technical Education Strand Grants
Tech Prep Support Grant
Tech Prep State Grant
Perkins Basic State Grant
Leadership Projects Grants
Workforce Education Professional Development Grant
- Self-Assessment-Based Project Management
Postsecondary Student Organizations Grant and Assessment
New Look Project
Civil Rights Self- Assessment
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Lisa Matejka
Associate Director of Product Development
309/454-4944 x 207
309/454-7493 (fax)
e-mail address @ilstu.edu: lmatejka |
Position Responsibilities
- Oversees technical coordination
- Creates templates for document and presentation preparation
- Collaborates to provide professional development activities and assistance
- Implements professional development
- Develops material related to current educational issues affecting the success of special populations learners
- Assists in the management of the Center’s projects
- Develops designs and concepts for new web products
- Provides leadership in computer programming related to Center projects, material development, and website
- Supplies research and technical assistance as requested
Recent Employment
- Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support, Illinois
State University, 2005-current
- Balancing Precision, Inc., Bloomington,
IL, Operations Manager 2005
- Illinois State University, Mathematics Department, 2003-2005
- National Science Foundation GK-12 Grant Fellow
- Trigonometry Professor
- Olympia School District, Stanford, IL, Mathematics Instructor 2000-2002
Education
- Master of Science, Curriculum and Instruction, Illinois State University, Normal, IL (in progress)
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Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Illinois 6-12 Teaching Certificate, Eureka College, Eureka,
Illinois
Technical Assistance Experience
- Project Management
Civil Rights Self-Assessment: A tool for the Illinois Education Community
Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support Website
IL CTE Networking Directory
New Look Online Self-Study Tool
New Look Project Website
- Research
Resource Development for Special Populations and CTE Instructors and Administrators
Implementation of Hands-On Activities in Secondary and Post-Secondary Classrooms
- Evaluation
Pontiac/New Hope Even Start Family Literacy Program
Urbana Even Start Family Literacy Program
New Look Self-Assessment Tool Development
NTO Look Overall Effectiveness
OVAE Data Quality Institute Participant
Related Training
- Operations Management for HVAC Engineering Firm
- Secondary Education Certification with K-16 Classroom Experience
- Stem Equity Pipeline 5-Step Training & Train-the-Trainer Sessions
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Connie Borowski
Projects Coordinator
309/454-4944 x 201
309/454-7493 (fax)
e-mail address @ilstu.edu: cjborow |
Position Responsibilities
- Coordinates logistics of professional development activities
Coordinates registration for events
Responsible for financial arrangements for professional development activites
Processes daily, weekly, monthly and annual fiscal interactions
Facilitates payment of subcontract invoices
Initiates and facilitates payment of two-party agreements
Projects payroll expenses
Manages Illinois CTE Networking Directory resource
Provides general Office Management
Manages ListServ
Assists in the Center’s projects, material development, and website
Represents the Center in various capacities as it serves professionals across the state
Acts as Historian and Records Manager for the Center
Recent Employment
- Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support, Illinois State University, 1999-current
- Illinois Professional Development Partnership Center, Illinois State University,
1998-1999
- Osco Drug, 1987-1998
Technical Assistance Experience
- Project Management
IL CTE Networking Directory
NTO/New Look Administration
- Grant Involvement
Fiscal responsibilities for all grants associated with ICSPS
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Emilie Shoop
Associate Director of Technology
309/454-4944 x 204
309/454-7493 (fax)
e-mail address @ilstu.edu: ejshoop |
Position Responsibilities
- Creates, maintains, and upgrades electronic products, including website
- Explores, recommends, maintains, and provides training for office electronic hardware and software
- Sets office electronic use policies
- Prepares technology-based proposals
- Serves on ISU's College of Education Tech Team
Recent Employment
- Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support, Illinois
State University, 2009-current
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of IL, Technical Program Manager (Network Engineering), 2002-2008
- AT&T, Central IL, Data Network Consultant, 2000-2002
- State Farm Insurance, Bloomington, IL, Network Design Analyst, 1998-2000
Education
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Computer End-User Technology, University of WI - Whitewater
Related Training
- Intensive Web Design Workshop
Technical Assistance Experience
- Project Management
Online IL CTE Networking Directory
Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support Web Presense
Online Event Registration
- Grant Involvement
Implementation of the Blue Waters Project Leadership-class Scientific and Engineering Computing Breaking through the Limits, sponsored by the National Science Foundation
Implementation of TeraGrid, sponsored by the National Science Foundation
Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support 705 East Lincoln Street Suite 313 Normal, IL 61761
This website was developed with grants from the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois State Board of Education and funded 100% through Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. Grantees are encouraged to express their judgments in professional and technical matters. However, points of view or opinions do not necessarily represent official Illinois Community College Board or Illinois State Board of Education position or policy.
