Our Faculty and Staff

I’ve been a member of the NPES community for about 20 years. Both of my sons are graduates. I have been lucky to work in a variety of roles for the school. I enjoy working with the students and the close relationships I’ve developed with our terrific faculty and staff.

McHenry College and Northeastern Illinois University – B.A. Music Education

I appreciate our school’s commitment to co-curricular courses in developing the hearts, minds, and bodies of our children, and NPES’ active journey of growth in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Illinois State University – B.A. English Education
DePaul University – M.A./M.Ed. Language, Literacy, and Specialized Instruction (Reading Specialist)

Two things I appreciate most about NPES are the community and the creative environment.

North Park University – B.A. Psychology (in progress)

University of Wisconsin – B.S. English Literature Minor Writing
Boston University – M.A. Teaching

Teaching students to learn new things and use those skills to help others motivates me as an educator.

Miami University (OH) – B.S. Health Studies, Minor Family Relationships
DePaul University – M.Ed. Early Childhood Education

I appreciate the flexibility NPES allows teachers in meeting each child where they are by helping them achieve through building relationships, creating personalized curriculum, and learning through play and creation.

Knox College – B.A. Spanish and Sociology
University of Minnesota – M.A. Second Languages and Cultures Education
Concordia University – M.S. Education (School Leadership)

I love opening the world to students, especially hearing students speak Spanish, noticing language and culture, and making connections to their own language and cultures.

National Louis University – B.A. Early Childhood Education and Psychology & Human Development

Two things I appreciate most about NPES is the supportive parent community, and being a part of a talented teaching community that embraces the uniqueness of each child and who also fosters children’s social-emotional growth as well as their academic achievements.

St. Louis University – B.S. Social Work
University of Texas at Arlington – M.S. Social Work

It makes me happy every day to witness laughter, smiles, growth, excitement for teaching and learning, and self-advocacy. I appreciate being a part of an educational community that values every member for their individual and collective impact on the world.

Illinois State University - B.S. in Recreation and Park Administration
Loyola University-Chicago - M.S.W. School Specialization

Macalester College – B.A. Geography

I love reading books to the kids, especially when I can give each character a unique voice.

Missouri State University – B.F.A. Acting

I love teaching science because it is so hands-on and engaging. It brings me joy to watch the kids explore their world with so much curiosity and wonder.

Nanjing Normal University - B.A. Photojournalism
School of the Art Institute of Chicago  - B.F.A. Arts Administration and Photography
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - M.A. Art Education