Staff Directory

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Dirksen Elementary
Kristin A. Thomas
Paraprofessional
Dirksen Elementary
Patricia Alanis
Secretary
847-357-5635
Dirksen Elementary
Lee Anna Darji
1st Grade Teacher
847-357-5633
Dirksen Elementary
Maria Ayala
Dean of Students
847-357-5454
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Dirksen Elementary
Carol Baxter
Secretary
847-357-5634
Multiple Buildings
Hobbs Behrouzi
Executive Director of Innovative Learning
847-357-2102
Multiple Buildings
Andrew Bending
Physical Education Teacher
847-357-5598
Multiple Buildings
Annie Beucher
Assistant Principal
Dirksen Elementary
Jordan Black
5th Grade Teacher
(847) 357-5608
Multiple Buildings
Brandon Blakely
Physical Education Teacher
847-357-5900
Dirksen Elementary
Christina Blasi-Parson
English Learner Resource Teacher
847-357-5590
Dirksen Elementary
Stephanie Bock
Special Services Teacher
847-357-5638
Dirksen Elementary
Molly Bragg
Social Worker
(847) 357-5624
Dirksen Elementary
Brittany Brock
Kindergarten Teacher
847-357-5641
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Dirksen Elementary
Jennifer Ceranec
5th Grade Teacher
847-357-6737
Dirksen Elementary
Ruben Cervantes
Custodian
Dirksen Elementary
Melissa Chaffee
Special Services Teacher
(847) 357-5626
Dirksen Elementary
Angela Crase
5th Grade Teacher
847-357-5595
Dirksen Elementary
Nikole Custer
5th Grade Teacher
(847) 357-2050
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Dirksen Elementary
Bijal Dalal
Paraprofessional
Dirksen Elementary
Mary Davis
Paraprofessional
Dirksen Elementary
Kathleen DeCarlo
Paraprofessional
847-357-5600
Dirksen Elementary
Rebecca Demos
Art Teacher
847-357-5627
Dirksen Elementary
Vikki Donohue
Crisis Intervention Assistant
Dirksen Elementary
Claudia Duda
3-4 IC Teacher
(847) 357-5609
Dirksen Elementary
Alesia Dzelikatnaya
English Learner Resource Teacher
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Dirksen Elementary
Loretta Engle
Paraprofessional
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Dirksen Elementary
Elizabeth Farr
Social Worker/Guidance
847-230-1735
Dirksen Elementary
Patricia Faso
English Learner Resource Teacher
847-357-5616
Multiple Buildings
Gianna Ferro
Speech Pathologist
Dirksen Elementary
Tara Fogarty
Speech Pathologist
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Dirksen Elementary
Sarah Garibaldi
4th Grade Teacher
(847)357-5623
Dirksen Elementary
Jennifer Glibkowski
Social Worker
(847) 357-5612
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Dirksen Elementary
Cori Hoekstra
SST
(847) 357-1908
Multiple Buildings
Laura Howarth
Physical Therapist
847-357-2022
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Dirksen Elementary
Christine Jackson
2nd Grade Teacher
847-357-5640
Dirksen Elementary
Ben Johnson
Learning Resource Teacher
847-357-5605
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Dirksen Elementary
Jasna Kapic
Custodian
Dirksen Elementary
Sanah Karim
5th Grade Teacher
847-357-5592
Dirksen Elementary
Brian Kaszewicz
Principal
847-357-6200
Multiple Buildings
Reina Kaufmann
Dual Language Instructional Coach
847-357-2023
Dirksen Elementary
Malgorzata Kedzior
Paraprofessional
Dirksen Elementary
Dunya Kerkuk
Paraprofessional
Dirksen Elementary
Kelsey Klukas
5th Grade Teacher
Dirksen Elementary
Sofia Koleva
Paraprofessional
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Dirksen Elementary
Katelynn LaCursia
6th Grade Teacher
847-357-5625
Dirksen Elementary
Nicole Lafalce
ESL Teacher
(847) 357-5643
Dirksen Elementary
Denise Luckett
Paraprofessional
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Dirksen Elementary
Leticia Martinez
Custodian
Dirksen Elementary
Laura Martino
6th Grade Teacher
(847) 357-5632
Multiple Buildings
Terri McHugh
Executive Director of Community Relations
847-357-5028
Dirksen Elementary
Carolyn Meehan
3rd Grade Teacher
847-357-5619
Dirksen Elementary
Leticia Mendez
Paraprofessional
Multiple Buildings
Christopher Mershon
Itinerant PE Teacher
847-357-5362
Multiple Buildings
Ani Morales
Occupational Therapist
847-357-2126
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Dirksen Elementary
Meg O'Connor
Paraprofessional
Dirksen Elementary
Laura O'Dette
Paraprofessional
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Dirksen Elementary
Deborah Packard
Paraprofessional
Dirksen Elementary
Eric Palanck
5th Grade Teacher
(847) 357-5642
Dirksen Elementary
Shazia Pathan
Paraprofessional
Dirksen Elementary
Stephanie Pauwels
3rd Grade Teacher
Dirksen Elementary
Kelly Petterson
4th Grade Teacher
847-357-5610
Dirksen Elementary
Ashley Piccinini
2nd Grade Teacher
Dirksen Elementary
Janet Pisterzi
Kindergarten Teacher
847-357-5604
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Dirksen Elementary
Christine Reed
Nurse
847-357-5628
Dirksen Elementary
Brittany Reilly
Self-Contained Teacher
847-357-6167
Dirksen Elementary
Daniel Ricci
Music Teacher
847-357-5593
Dirksen Elementary
Cara Rodda
Kindergarten Teacher
847-357-5617
Multiple Buildings
Ashley Rodriguez
Itinerant Music Teacher
847-357-2141
Dirksen Elementary
Allison Romei
6th Grade Teacher
847-357-5613
Multiple Buildings
Christine Ross
Orchestra
847-357-2183
Dirksen Elementary
Alexandra Rourke
Interventionist
(847) 357-5644
Dirksen Elementary
Karen Rutter
4th Grade Teacher
847-357-2104
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Dirksen Elementary
Jennifer Sallis
6th Grade Teacher
847-357-5629
Dirksen Elementary
Katie Schmidt
1st Grade Teacher
847-357-5620
Dirksen Elementary
Nanette Semler
Paraprofessional
Dirksen Elementary
Pratima Singh
Paraprofessional
Dirksen Elementary
Jaclyn Smedinghoff
Paraprofessional
Multiple Buildings
Kelly Stanich
Band Teacher
847-357-2108
Dirksen Elementary
Sharon Stenger
Literacy Coach
847-357-5594
Dirksen Elementary
Ashley Stensloff
1st Grade Teacher
(847)357-5611
Dirksen Elementary
Lindsay Szczupaj
Gifted Education Resource Teacher
847-357-5621
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Dirksen Elementary
Domenica Troiola
Self-Contained Teacher
(847)357-5618
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Dirksen Elementary
Ashley Vargas
Special Service Teacher
847-357-5609
Multiple Buildings
Allison Vura
Itinerant Art and Library
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Dirksen Elementary
Whitney Walker
K-2 IC Teacher
(847) 357-2155
Multiple Buildings
Natalia Waz
Multilingual Instructional Coach
847-357-2125
Dirksen Elementary
Bridget Wijas
2nd Grade Teacher
847-357-5606
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