FFT Fellows | ARLI Fellows | Coach Grant Winners | Small Grant Winners | Study Group Grant Winners | Teachers of the Year
Congratulations to the following teachers for earning CFE Grants and Fellowships.
2017 Fund for Teachers Fellows
grants of up to $5,000 for individuals or $10,000 for teams
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Susan Apey, Abraham Lincoln ES Hallie Askuvich, Sauganash ES Tun Bhothinard, James G. Blaine Arts ES Niamh Burke, Sidney Sawyer ES Christopher Cashman, Betty Shabazz Intl Charter School – Sizemore Elementary Jaclyn Cassello, Prosser Career Academy High School Paula Dell, Robert Lindblom Math and Science Academy HS Nicholas Dykert, James Monroe Language ES Hyam Elsaharty, Stephen T. Mather HS Elena Esman, Lake View HS Claire Gralen, Minnie Mars Jamieson ES Alexandra Johansen, Dr. Jorge Prieto Math and Science ES Timothy Kiser, Theodore Roosevelt HS Laura Lipnick, Bernhard Moos ES
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Vincent McCollum, Theodore Roosevelt HS Anne Morrison, Frederick Funston ES Maureen Murray, Albany Park Multicultural ES Lindsey Olson, Frank W. Gunsaulus Magnet ES Emily Parkinson, Chicago International Charter School – Bucktown ES Bryan Peters, Stephen T. Mather HS Shannon Sankstone, Joyce Kilmer ES Meghan Smith, AUSL – O'Keeffe School of Excellence Marion Victorson, Franklin Magnet Fine Arts ES
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2016-17 Action Research Leadership Institute Fellowship Winners
$1,250 grants, with the potential for a $200 Character Education Bonus
Listed alphabetical by last name
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Susan Bohman, Talcott Fine Arts ES Erin Bosman, Norwood Park Language ES Niamh Burke, Sawyer ES Laura Gluckman, Sawyer ES Kat Henry, Pulaski International ES Michael Kosko, Al Raby, HS
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Chelita O'Neal, Mt. Vernon ES Monica Romano, Otis Language ES
SENIOR FELLOWS: Leah Guenther, Dewey School of Excellence Hannah Nolan-Spohn, Pulaski International |
2017 Study Group Coach Grant Winners
$1,000 grants, some with a $100 Character Education Bonus
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Jessica Ayala, Hanson Park ES Ray Kinzie, Hitch ES Lisa Love, Hawthorne Magnet ES |
Karen Malhiot, Coonley ES Anna McGowan, Sauganash ES Nancy Osorio-Nyholm, Hanson Park ES Tarsia Rhyne, South Shore Fine Arts ES Lora Solana, Dore ES Gina Spears, Boone ES John Sullivan, Nettelhorst Arts ES Claire Trainer, Sauganash ES Sara Urben, Namaste Charter ES Elizabeth Valente, Otis Language ES Arturs Weible, Chopin ES |
2016 Small Grant Winners
$500 grants, some with a $100 Character Education Bonus
Listed alphabetical by last name
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Angelica Aguilar, Lloyd ES Elizabeth Alba, Inter-American Magnet ES Sarah Albers, Chavez ES Beverly Allebach, Chopin ES Alyssa Allen, Cardenas ES Precious Allen, Legacy Charter ES Angelica Alvarado, Murray Language ES Stacy Ambler, Chavez Upper Cathleen Andes, New Field ES Susan Apey, Lincoln ES Katherine Arbuckle, Mitchell ES Lisa Arroyo, Nixon ES Christine Asvos, Lara ES Derek Ault, Legacy Charter ES Gina Badalamenti, McClellan ES Mandi Balazi, Plamondon ES Rosemary Barilla, Jamieson ES Tiffany Barnes, Newberry Math & Science ES Brandon Barr, Twain ES Joni Beam, Lovett ES Kris Beck, Stone ES John Beck, Pablo Casals School of Excellence Denise Benbrook, Cardenas ES Tyinnia Bennett, Pirie Arts ES Anne Berenguer, Pickard ES Yael Berenson White, Pershing East ES Kara Berger, Courtenay ES Tun Bhothinard, Blaine Arts ES Rebecca Bistrow, Oriole Park ES Dorottya Bolla, Lozano Language ES Caroline Both, AUSL – Natl. Teachers Academy ES Blair Brodie, Brentano Math & Science ES Cathleen Buckley, Prieto Math & Science ES Julianne Burke, Hampton Arts ES Keli Campbell, McAuliffe ES Elaine Campbell, Gray ES Elsie Cardenas, Belmont-Cragin ECC Casey Carlock, Lyon ES Michael Carreira, Christopher Charter House ES Sheila Cashman, Kilmer ES Siobhan Cassidy, Mitchell ES Keniesha Charleston, Murray Language ES Olga Chavez, McAuliffe ES Sophia Chung, STEM Academy ES Gina Cipriani, Smyth ES Melissa Cisneros, Gary ES Angela Coleman, Carver Arts ES Caitlin Conley, AUSL – Morton ES Alicia Corona, Burbank ES Christina Crawford, Hitch ES Jennifer Creswell, Jahn Language Magnet ES Annette Davidson-Yokozawa, Beard ES Amy Del Gatto, Gillespie ES Bridget Deleshe, Murphy Arts ES Sarah Dickens, Legacy Charter ES Sarah Didricksen, Rudolph Learning Center ES Troy Diedrich, Stevenson MS Sandra Dilla-Hammer, Stock ES Mary Dolan, Oriole Park ES Cynthia Domine, Hitch ES Joanna Doyle, Edison Regional Gifted ES Jacqueline Doyle, Plamondon ES Deni Drinkwater, Edison Regional Gifted ES Katherine Dube, Disney II High School (7-12) Heather Duncan, South Shore Fine Arts ES Sherri Elligan, Joplin ES Mary Espinosa, Prieto Math & Science ES Maria Estrada, Prieto Math & Science ES David Evans, Yates ES Christine Flynn, Linne ES Jody Foss, Hayt ES Kathleen Friedl, Bright ES Alicia Fuller, Carnegie ES Tayler Fulmer, Prieto Math & Science ES Natalie Gaddini, Disney II Magnet Arts ES Maryjane Gamez, Belmont-Cragin ECC Brenda Garcia, Reilly ES Ami Genao, Whitney ES Jessica General, AUSL – Chalmers ES Christine Gialamas, Hammond ES Colleen Girard, Disney II Magnet Arts ES Maia Golley, Namaste Charter ES Marciel Gonzalez, Hurley ES Cynthia Goodman, Nicholson Technology Academy ES Debbie Graves, Oriole Park ES Cassie Green, CICS – Irving Park ES Tisha Grudzien, Gallistel Language ES Leah Guenther, AUSL – Dewey ES Jose L Gutierrez, Hurley ES Nancy Guzman-Torres, Volta ES Amanda Haas, UNO Santiago ES Reshma Hai, Jahn Language Magnet ES Ronald Hale, Hayt ES James Hanley, Stevenson ES Stephanie Hanson, AUSL – Morton ES Jennifer Harte, Armour ES Paula Hawkins, Murphy Arts ES Barbara Hegarty, North River ES Kat Henry, Pulaski International ES Melissa High, Coonley ES Anh Hoang, Murray Language ES Jodi Hoard, West Ridge ES Eileen Holzhauer, Murray Language ES Tenesia House, Fiske Language ES Rosenda Huezo, Nixon ES Paula Irvin, Jenner Arts ES Jennie Jackson, Courtenay ES Phoebe Jerousek, McPherson ES Elizabeth Johnson, Farnsworth ES Carla Jones, Cook ES Bethany Jorgensen, Chavez ES Cheryl Kachka, Mozart ES Annex Eva Kainer, Saucedo Academy ES Barbara Karrel, Hibbard ES Joshua Kaufman, Cameron ES Jessica Kendall, Greene ES Naba Khan, Great Lakes Charter Tiffany Kibble, Stevenson MS Megan Kinsella, Jamieson ES Ray Kinzie, Hitch ES Nancy Kirby, Otis Language ES Jennifer Klonsky, Telpochcalli Language ES Beth Kruger, UNO Santiago ES Michelle Krumholz, Boone ES Dominique Laurent, Tanner ES Antoinette Laws, Murray Language ES Sharon Lawson, Smith ES Katie Lechowski, Sheridan Math & Science ES Alisa Lee, Murphy Arts ES Yan Hong Lei, Haines ES Joshua Lerner, Chavez ES Sora Lim, Hibbard ES Doris Lozano, Otis Language ES Velia Lozano, Edwards ES Karen Lynch, Hale ES Jennifer Madden, Columbia Explorers ES Karen Malhiot, Coonley ES |
Kendra Mallory, AUSL – Morton ES Nick Manesis, Disney II Magnet Arts ES Cheryl Marshall, Metcalfe Math & Science ES William Marshall, Mt. Vernon ES D Kerry Martin, Courtenay ES Daniella Martinez, Ruggles ES Rommy Mata, AUSL – Sherman ES Georgia Mathis, Wildwood ES Eileen Mattson, Walsh ES Darcy Maxim-Otterbacher, Jenner Arts ES Gordon McCall, Swift Specialty ES Ashley McCall, Chavez ES Andrea McCauley, Parker ES Mallory McCool, CICS – West Belden ES Anna McGowan, Sauganash ES Sarah McGrath, Christopher ES Kimberly McHugh, Falconer ES Margaret McNamara, Christopher ES Fahimeh Mehrabkhani, Haines ES Alex Mendez, Inter-American Magnet ES Anna Miczek, Schubert ES Andrea Moffat, Salazar Bilingual ES Matthew Moline, Edwards ES Kathryn Moncton, Lincoln ES Alice Morado, Hibbard ES Vickesha More, American Quality Lucy Murguia, Edwards ES Maureen Murray, Albany Park Multicultural ES Lorelei Nadel, Murray Language ES Jill Nahrstedt, Mitchell ES Rachel Natan, UNO Santiago ES Nely Navas de Rentas, Falconer ES Robert Neuman, Ortiz de Dominguez ES Karen Ng, Edison Regional Gifted ES Jennifer Nguyen, Jahn Language Magnet ES Anne Nolan, Lyon ES Hannah Nolan-Spohn, Pulaski International ES Angela Norcik, Kilmer ES Dana Oesterlin, Telpochcalli Language ES Lauren O'Gara, Prieto Math & Science ES Holly Ortiz, Bridge ES Jena Parsons, North River ES Miriam Perez, Talman ES Amy Peterson, Disney II Magnet Arts ES Drago Petrusic, Prieto Math & Science ES Monica Pietruszka, Columbus ES Jason Pitak, Belmont-Cragin ES Kendrick Pitak, Belmont-Cragin ECC Lorraine Platek, Little Village ES Kristen Polotsky, Barry ES Lauren Ponce, Scammon ES Melissa Potts, Saucedo Academy ES Mary Prendergast, Ashburn ES Monica Prinz, Murray Language ES Dakota Prosch, Suder Montessori ES Zarina Qadir, Kilmer ES Halle Quezada, Suder Montessori ES Griselda Ramirez, Mitchell ES R. Steven Renfro, Burley ES Michelle Reynolds, Oriole Park ES Maureen Richardson, Stock ES Christopher Riggs, Dore ES Gina Rizzo, Mozart ES Ross Roadruck, Northwest MS Christina Rockrohr, Falconer ES Jeanette Rocuant, Gray ES Karen Rogers, Joplin ES Alyssa Rohlfs, Fulton ES Monica Rojas, Bright ES Monica Romano, Otis Language ES Elaina Rosa, Edwards ES Kathryn Rucker, Audubon ES Melisa Rutkelis, Twain ES Randall Saks, Gary ES Stacy Sanchez, Murphy Arts ES Gina Sanchez, Namaste Charter ES Marilyn Sandler, Courtenay ES Shannon Sankstone, Kilmer ES Carolyn Sauer, Burbank ES Samantha Schouweiler, Bateman ES Laura Schuler, Mitchell ES Sally Schwab, Lowell ES Catherine Schwerha, Hale ES Anthony Scriven, Hitch ES Nancy Sepulveda, Gary ES Louisa Shannon, Dore ES Jodi Shapiro, Edison Park ES Lisa Siciliano, AUSL – Natl. Teachers Academy ES Bruce Sierra, Cardenas ES Kyri Sierra, Sabin Magnet Dual Lang ES Kara Silverglat, AUSL – Natl. Teachers Academy ES Daneal Silvers, Edison Regional Gifted ES Shevinna Sims, Owen Scholastic ES Evdokia Skiadopoulos, Salazar Bilingual ES Einnaf Smith, Disney Magnet ES Meghan Smith, AUSL – O'Keeffe ES Amanda Sneed-Glassco, Ray Language ES Gustavo Soto, Boone ES Daniela Soto, Gary ES Gina Spears, Boone ES Carrie Stern, Edison Park ES Sara Strasser, Chavez ES Jennifer Stratmann, AUSL – Morton ES Samantha Talbot, Edison Park ES Ricky Tang, Haines ES Eu Tang, Volta ES Catherine Tanner, Wildwood ES Kathryn Ternes, AUSL – Lewis ES Shelley Terzian, Peirce ES Tanisha Thomas, Kershaw Magnet ES Carol Thomas, Marsh ES Mindy Thomas, Polaris Charter ES Erin Timur, AUSL – Chicago Academy ES Rachel Tingley, Edison Park ES Angelica Tobias, Camras ES Sarah Todd, Lyon ES Christina Torres, Lara ES Melissa Turner, Cameron ES Sara Urben, Namaste Charter ES Charles Vacanti, Disney Magnet ES Kate Van Ryzin-Schick, Talcott Fine Arts ES Karen Van Zytveld, Galileo Math & Science Magnet ES Jane Marie Vanecko, Sauganash ES Silvia Vargas, Linne ES Jennie Vazquez, Prieto Math & Science ES Marion Victorson, Franklin Magnet Arts ES Mary Villa, Lloyd ES Laura Walsh, Christopher ES Carole Weaver, Claremont Academy ES Kandace Weber, McCormick Language ES Stefani Weiss, Ravenswood Arts ES Megan Wentz, Jordan ES Mary Beth Werner, Telpochcalli Language ES Karina Wietholter, Newberry Math & Science ES Mary Williams, Stone ES Elizabeth Williams, Franklin Magnet Arts ES Nora Wiltse, Coonley ES Nikki Woloshyn, Zapata ES Erin Young, Burbank ES Tracy Zak, Peck Language ES
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2017 Study Group Team Member Winners
$300 grants
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Juana Abarca, Portage Park ES Veronica Acuna, Namaste Charter ES Noreen Aderman, Healy ES Sarah Allen, KIPP Ascend Charter ES Lisa Arroyo, Nixon ES Dianna Balcken, Armstrong, G. ES Bethany Baltutat, Hawthorne Magnet ES Courtney Banks, Leland ES Paula Barajas, Lozano Language ES Brandon Barr, Twain ES Tracy Barrientos, Prieto Math & Science ES Joyce Beach, AUSL – Tarkington ES Amanda Becker, Poe ES Caitlin Bencel, Peirce ES Mary Biesty, Sauganash ES Jeanine Bischoff, Hanson Park ES Jason Blake, Hawthorne Magnet ES Kathleen Bourret, Lee ES Jacqueline Boyer, Moos ES Kimberly Branch, Burke ES Katelyn Burke, AUSL – Dulles ES Niamh Burke, Sawyer ES Julie Burke, Cleveland ES Joseph Calabrese, Hitch ES Ivan Calderon, Hanson Park ES Andrea Calhoun, Prieto Math & Science ES Molly Callaghan, Gary ES Damaris Cami, Talcott Fine Arts ES Dena Campbell, Lindblom Math & Science HS (7-12) Melissa Carey, Dore ES Aurora Carranza-Ramos, Talcott Fine Arts ES Elizabeth Carrick, Bateman ES Letha Carter-Clark, Carnegie ES Debbie Chan, Haines ES Jennifer Coe, AUSL – Dulles ES Marilyn Cortes, Hanson Park ES Monica Cottrell, Montessori School of Englewood Teresa Court, Sauganash ES Emily Cozzie, Nightingale ES Rob Cron, Montessori School of Englewood Janet Cullina, Gallistel Language ES Amanda DeDecker, Cameron ES Sara DeVito, Sauganash ES Melissa Dippel, Mitchell ES Cynthia Dominguez, Christopher ES Francesca Drnek, Hanson Park ES Lisa Drucker, Orozco Gifted ELL Arts ES Anne Dunipace, Cleveland ES Elizabeth Espoz, Chase ES Marlin Estrada, Edwards ES Erick Evans, Mitchell ES Elizabeth Evans, Montessori School of Englewood Rose Fabian-Guzman, Hanson Park ES Heidi Farrand, Hernandez MS Donna Flanagan, Avalon Park Arts ES Tara Flett, Chase ES Verna Flores, Prussing ES Erin Flynn, AUSL – Natl. Teachers Academy ES Jenny Ford, Chase ES Gabriela Fuller, AUSL – Marquette ES Amanda Gallegos, Hanson Park ES Mia Gamble, Gillespie ES Laura Gangichiodo, Ravenswood Arts ES Anna Garcia, Hawthorne Magnet ES Virginia Garcia-Flores, Corkery ES Rebecca Gertz, Bateman ES Amy Gies, Chase ES Daniel Golden, Mitchell ES Miriam Gonzalez, Reilly ES Laurie Green, Bridge ES Mandy Guzman, Dever ES Karen Hall, Talcott Fine Arts ES Paula Hawkins, Murphy Arts ES Melissa High, Coonley ES Erik Hull, Swift Specialty ES Christine Hurley, Gresham ES Meghan Huschen, Dever ES Joshua Kelley, Randolph ES Matthew Kelsey, Montessori School of Englewood Jamie Knight, Montessori School of Englewood Karen Knorr, Sauganash ES Christina Korbakis, Talcott Fine Arts ES Gerard Kovach, McCutcheon ES Branch Laura Kristek, Kilmer ES Alisa Lee, Murphy Arts ES Alexa Lennard, Nettelhorst Arts ES Ellen Lezotte, Coonley ES Demmaree Li, Oriole Park ES
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Celeste Locke, Prieto Math & Science ES Denise Lopez-Gill, Ward, L ES Jenny Ma, Haines ES Merideth Mack, South Shore Fine Arts ES Latiya Magee, Burke ES Rebecca Mancione, Nettelhorst Arts ES Sharon Mangum, Montessori School of Englewood Cynthia Martin, Lowell ES Heather McCoy, Nettelhorst Arts ES Sarah McFee, Hawthorne Magnet ES Evelyn McGhee, Corkery ES Paris McIntosh, South Shore Fine Arts ES Carly McKeague, Bateman ES Fahimeh Mehrabkhani, Haines ES Miao Mei, Haines ES Julie Meyers, Dore ES Juan Meza, Hanson Park ES Kelly Miller, South Shore Fine Arts ES Monica Miller-LoCoco, Dore ES Nancy Montoya, Chavez ES Shara Morgan, Coonley ES Marissa Moritz, Peirce ES Shannon Murphy, Dore ES Karen Ng, Edison Regional Gifted ES Susan Nichols-Petska, AUSL – Dulles ES Annina Novak-Hernandez, Hanson Park ES Kristen O'Meara, Montessori School of Englewood Irma Orozco, Morrill Math & Science ES Lorraine Ortiz, Edison Park ES Suzanne O'Shea, Beasley Math & Science Magnet ES Jena Parsons, North River ES Miriam Perez, Talman ES Caitlin Petrosky, Hitch ES Bernardo Piccolo, Bass ES Claudia Polovina, Clay ES Alethea Poole, Leland ES Nicole Prescott, Talcott Fine Arts ES Kristen Price, Coonley ES Monica Prinz, Murray Language ES Griselda Ramirez, Mitchell ES Michelle Ramos, Montessori School of Englewood Christine Reed, Ravenswood Arts ES June Robles, Clay ES Carmela Rodriguez, Dore ES Mildred Roman, Hanson Park ES Natashia Rosado, Pulaski International ES Linsey Rose, STEM Academy ES Monika Roszkowski, Cameron ES Kathryn Rucker, Audubon ES Eric Runyan, Chavez ES Ashley Rupp, Blaine Arts ES Natalie Sabbath, South Shore Fine Arts ES Katrina Sabino, Mireles Language ES Randall Saks, Gary ES Miguel Santana, Chase ES Andrea Sartain, Solomon ES Nancy Sepulveda, Gary ES Gilad Shanan, Montessori School of Englewood Jodi Shapiro, Edison Park ES Emily Shultz, Hamilton Arts ES Shevinna Sims, Owen Scholastic ES Einnaf Smith-Austin, Disney Magnet ES Linda Sumita, Haines ES Pamela Swope, Talcott Fine Arts ES Michael Tader, Sauganash ES Eu Tang, Volta ES LaTia Taylor, Hendricks ES Sharonda Thomas, Parker ES Sarah Thomas, Namaste Charter ES Erin Timur, AUSL – Chicago Academy ES Eiby Torres-Sawczenko, Portage Park ES Melissa Turner, Cameron ES Jane Vanecko, Sauganash ES Maranielly Vazquez, Chase ES Samantha Villa, Dore ES Michelle Wade, AUSL – Harvard ES Stefani Weiss, Ravenswood Arts ES Daniel White, Hitch ES Brittany Williams, Brentano Math & Science ES Michael Wilson, Reavis ES LaShawn Winfield, South Shore Fine Arts ES Laura Wipf, New Field ES Ji Ho Yang, South Shore Fine Arts ES Andrea Zayas, Lowell ES Isis Zuaznabar, Hanson Park ES Elizabeth Zyer, Mitchell ES Branch |
CFE Teachers of the Year
2017*: Kat Henry, Pulaski International School of Chicago
2015: Mona Iehl, Polaris Charter Academy
2014: Elizabeth Valente, Otis Elementary School
2013: Bob Hauser, Legacy Charter School
2012: Cara Bucciarelli, LaSalle II Elementary School
2011: Nicole Zumpano, May Community Academy Elementary School
2010: Monica Sims, AUSL-Harvard Elementary School
*Selection process changes resulted in no award during the 2016 calendar year
