JANE STENSON SCHOOL - Key Persons


Abigail Carpenter

Job Titles:
  • RISE

Alyssa Vitulli

Job Titles:
  • 3rd Grade

Amy Anderson

Job Titles:
  • MTSS Specialist

Anu Sarangan

Job Titles:
  • 2nd Grade

Bahra Temaneyous

Job Titles:
  • 2nd Grade

Beena Rahman

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Cecile Roberts

Job Titles:
  • Lunchroom and Playground Supervisor

Chris Neal

Job Titles:
  • Music

Christina Heath

Job Titles:
  • Elementary Orchestra

Craig Hobson

Job Titles:
  • Social Worker

Danbie Han

Job Titles:
  • 3rd Grade

Daniela Lucero

Job Titles:
  • 4th Grade

Dr. James Garwood

Job Titles:
  • Superintendent

Dr. Katrina Bell-Jordan - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice - President
  • Vice President of the Board

Dr. Noelle Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Dr. Noelle Sullivan has been a resident of District 68 since 2012. She received a BA in anthropology and history, an MA in African and African American Studies, and and MA and Ph.D. in anthropology. She has one child attending Old Orchard Junior High starting in Fall 2023, one attending NTDSE's Molloy Education Center, and one child attending Niles North High School. Dr. Sullivan is faculty at Northwestern University in the Program in Global Health Studies.

Edgar Estela

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Ellen Gruenberg

Job Titles:
  • Advanced Learning Program

Eval Youkhana

Job Titles:
  • Custodian

Hannah Berkowitz

Job Titles:
  • 3rd Grade

Jacquie Foley

Job Titles:
  • Literacy Specialist

James Hamilton

Job Titles:
  • 5th Grade

Jeanine Brownell

Job Titles:
  • Math Specialist

Jeffrey Kaplan

Job Titles:
  • Coach
  • Instructional Coach

Jen Brown

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Jenny Jeon

Job Titles:
  • Language Pathologist
  • Speech / Language Pathologist

Jocelyn McDonough

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Joseph McGuire

Job Titles:
  • Special Education

Judy Solway

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Julie Anderson

Job Titles:
  • 5th Grade

Kara Tapscott

Job Titles:
  • Special Education

Katherine Russ

Job Titles:
  • 2nd Grade

Kathryn Merikoski

Job Titles:
  • 4th Grade

Katie Mortell

Job Titles:
  • 1st Grade

Lara Barros

Job Titles:
  • Occupational Therapist

Lisa Goyco

Job Titles:
  • 5th Grade

Lynn Rubin

Job Titles:
  • 1st Grade

Marc Jenkins

Job Titles:
  • Physical Education

Maria Higgs

Job Titles:
  • ESL / Bilingual Spanish Teacher

Mario Villegas

Job Titles:
  • Custodian

Mark Toliusis

Job Titles:
  • Elementary Band

Megan Marino

Job Titles:
  • 1st Grade

Meredith Zimmermann

Job Titles:
  • School Psychologist

Michael Rosenbaum

Job Titles:
  • Special Education

Molly Layman

Job Titles:
  • LMC Director

Molly Rose Kilgore

Job Titles:
  • 4th Grade

Mr. Jeff Sterbenc

Job Titles:
  • Secretary
  • Secretary of the Board
Jeffrey Sterbenc has resided in District 68 since 2012. He and his wife have three children who attended elementary and junior high school in District 68 who now attend Niles North High School. Mr. Sterbenc is a supervising attorney at the Cook County Office of the Public Guardian, and he is also the Public Guardian's Director of Community Outreach for their Juvenile Division.

Mr. Jinu Joseph

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Jinu Joseph has lived in Skokie since 1988. He is an alumni of Highland, Old Orchard, and Niles North. He received his bachelor's degree in core mathematics from Purdue University, masters degree from DePaul University, and an Ed.S. degree from National Louis University. Mr. Joseph is currently an assistant prinicpal at Conant High School in District 211. Previously he worked as an assistant principal at Westmont High School and spent eight years as a high school math teacher in CPS prior to Westmont. Mr. Joseph has one daughter who attends Highland Elementary School.

Mr. Joseph Ruffner - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • President of the Board

Ms. Anne Warshaw

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Annie Warshaw resides in D68 (Devonshire) with her husband and is a proud Dolphin parent. She currently has one student at Devonshire and two more who will join the community in a few years. Annie currently works for Leadership for Educational Equity and serves as their Director, National Candidate Recruitment and Development. She is a serial entrepreneur with a track record of helping build mission driven companies. Due to her work in her businesses and education she is an expert in mindfulness for children and has done extensive work to shift the landscape of SEL support. She is also a former Gender Studies Professor at Roosevelt University. Prior to founding her companies she taught second grade and high school on the southside of Chicago. When she is not working, she volunteers her time with a number of social justice and political organizations in the Chicagoland area.

Ms. Emily Lonigro

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Board Member Bios
Emily Lonigro resides in District 68, where she lives with her wife and three children, two of whom are in the District's schools. She has been a social justice-focused entrepreneur since 2004. Emily is the President of LimeRed, a Certified B Corporation, WBE and LGBT social impact branding agency, and Co-founder of Even Made, teaching home construction skills "to everyone else". Previously, was an entrepreneurial mentor at 2112 and 1871 for many years and has taught in the Media department at Columbia College.

Patricia Vale

Job Titles:
  • 5th Grade

Ramziya Sulaiman

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Rebecca Silverman

Job Titles:
  • 2nd Grade

Renee Phillippose

Job Titles:
  • Kindergarten

Rich Potempa Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Head Custodian

Robyn Huemmer

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Sabiha Bari

Job Titles:
  • LMC Assistant

Shawn Smith

Job Titles:
  • Support Specialist

Sydney Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Syeda Azra

Job Titles:
  • Lunchroom and Playground Supervisor

Sylwia Laniewski

Job Titles:
  • Kindergarten

Tania Radillo

Job Titles:
  • Health Clerk

Uzma Amreen

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Victoria Stearns

Job Titles:
  • Art Teacher