Staff

Center@IMSA

Kristin Ciesemier
Vice President for External Educational Programs

Bob Houston
Director of Operations for External Educational Programs

Jeanie Mowrer
Administrative Assistant

21st Century Information Fluency (21 CIF)

Carl Heine
Director for 21 CIF

Dennis O’Connor
21CIF Professional Development Specialist

Excellence 2000+

Susan Bisinger
Program Director

Mary Lou Lipscomb
Science Curriculum and Professional Development Specialist

Ray Dagenais
Mathematics and Science Curriculum & Professional Development Specialist

Jean Gotkowski
Science Curriculum and Professional Development Specialist

Cindy McGrail
Secretary

IMSA Great Minds Program

Leon Lederman
Resident Scholar – Nobel Laureate in Physics

Illinois Virtual High School

Gerald "Pete" Knopf
Director of Illinois Virtual High School

Matt Wicks
Associate Director for Operations for IVHS

Sarah Antrim-Cambium
Coordinator of IVHS School Programs (Cook County)

Jim Kinsella
Coordinator of IVHS Instructors

Maria Gottschalk
Program Management Specialist

Brad Woodruff
Coordinator of IVHS School Programs (Region 3)

Andrea Rutherford
Accounting IVHS Program

Mindy Smith
Secretary

Kids Institute

Michelle Kolar
Program Coordinator

Sarah "Kit" Pfeifer
Specialist in Kids Institute

Tracy Miller
Program Assistant

Problem-Based Learning

Debra Gerdes
Professional Development Leader for Problem-Based Learning

Mike Lejcar
Professional Development Specialist for Problem-Based Learning

Jane Seidel
Professional Development Specialist for Problem-Based Learning

Kristina Norton
Secretary