Here are some of the individuals we have spoken with about the STEM School Evanston Vision!
Dr. Michael Allen – Principal at D65 Oakton Elementary
Rob Bady – Preservation Commission Officer
Dr. Pete Bavis – ETHS Assist Superintendent Curriculum & Instruction
Dr. Stacy Beardsley – D65 Assist Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction
Peter Braithwaite – 2nd Ward Alderman
Anne Levy Brown – Former Senior Mgr at Illinois Network of Charter Schools
Brian Brown – Former Family Focus Pres, Wintrust VP
Kevin Brown – Former Evanston’s Community Services Manager
Shayla Butler – Administrator of Northwestern Partner Relations
Kirby Callam – Director of EvanSTEM for D65
Dr. Marcus Campbell – ETHS Assistant Superintendent/Principal
Candance Chow – Former D65 Board member
Pastor Kenneth Cherry Sr. – Pastor at Christ Temple Missionary Baptist
Daisy Copeland – Director of Development at Mudlark Theater
Dave Davis – Executive Director of Northwestern Partner Relations
George Dotson – Chessman Club President, 5th Ward resident
William Eason – Director at Art of Evolution
Bill Farmer – Member of Illinois State Charter Schools Commission
Dean David Figlio – Dean of SESP at Northwestern
Katherine Finnegan – Vice President at Finnegan Family Foundation
Joe Flanagan – Chairman & CEO of Acquirent
Cicely Fleming – 9th Ward Alderwoman and OPAL Board member
Rep. Robyn Gabel – Illinois State Representative
Meleika Gardner – Reporter at Evanston Live TV
Dr. Paul Goren – Former D65 School District Superintendent
Dr. LaTarsha Green – D65 Executive Director of Black Student Success
Seth Green – Former Executive Director for Y.O.U.
Dr. Ava Greenwell – Professor at School of Journalism at Northwestern
Dale Greenwell – Paul W. Cain Foundation
Jane Grover – Former 7th Ward Alderman
Emily Gutherie – Former 3rd Ward Alderman
Steve Haggerty – Mayor of Evanston
Adrian Harries – Principal at D65 Nichols Middle School
Joey Hailpern – D65 School Board Member
Lawrence Hemingway – Director at City of Evanston Parks & Recreation
Sergio Hernandez – D65 School Board Member
Dr. Debra Hill – Managing Director BWP & Associates, Ltd
Delores Holmes – Former 5th Ward Alderman, Community activist
Rhonda Hopps – Chief Growth Officer of Perspectives Charter Network
Patrick Hughes – Head of Corporate Development at Byline Bank
Allison Jack – Director at Illinois Network of Charter Schools
Bennett Johnson – Civil rights activist, Book Publishing Executive
Rose Johnson – Chair of FCOP Committee
Shanita Johnson – Exec Director of Illinois State Charter Schools Commission
Monique Jones – President & CEO of Evanston Community Foundation
Dr. Suni Kartha – D65 School Board President
Nina Kavin – Founder of Dear Evanston
Eamon Kelly – Former Chief of Staff for Illinois State Board of Education
Bruce King – 5th Ward resident, Foster alum
Martha King – D65 Parent, C4BE member
Karen Kring – Media Strategist at The Kring Group
Meg Krulee – President of D65 Teachers Union
Rebecca Langan – D65 Parent, Messaging Chair for C4BE
Jude Laude – ETHS Board member
Dr. Carol Lee – Professor at SESP at Northwestern
Chuck Lewis – Chairman of the Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation
Dr. Gilo Kwesi Logan – Professor and Consultant
Margarita Matlis – Member of Organization Latina de Evanston, Latino activist
Sheila Merry – Executive Director of Evanston Cradle to Career
Kay Muller – Community activist including Ted Fund
Dr. Hardy Murphy – Former D65 School District Superintendent
Rev. Dr. Michael Nabors – President of NAACP and 2nd Baptist Church Pastor
Dr. Debrah Osher – Asst. Principal at Oakton Elementary
Dr. Lorraine Ozar – Professor at Loyola University Chicago
Monique Parsons – President of YMCA, ETHS School Board
Dr. Nichole Pinkard – Director of OCEP at Northwestern
Dr. Jamilla Pitts D65 Social Studies Facilitator
Hecky Powell – Former President D65 School Board, Community activist
Maureen Powers – Executive Director at Mudlark Theater
Dr. Amy Pratt – Ass Dean for OCEP at Northwestern
Robert Reece – Owner of Reece Insurance and Financial Services
Devon Reid – Evanston City Clerk
Dr. Brian Reiser – Professor at SESP at Northwestern
Dr. Keith Robinson – ETHS Associate Principal of Educational Services
Morris (Dino) Robinson – Executive Director of Shorefront Legacy Center
Mary Rosinski – Real Estate Agent, Evanston community activist
Alderman Robin Rue-Simmons – 5th Ward Alderwoman
Oliver Ruff – Vice President of OPAL
Joi-Anissa Russell – Director of Strategic Partnerships at James B. Moran Center
Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan – Current D65 School Board member
Jan Schakowsky – U.S. Representative
Marybeth Schroeder – Vice President at Evanston Community Foundation
Terri Shepard – Chairwoman of NAACP, Former D65 School Board member
Diana Shulla-Cose – President & Founder of Perspectives Charter Network
Sarita Smith – Associate Branch Executive Director at YMCA
Wiliam (Bill) Stafford – Former Fin Director for Evanston and ETHS CFO
Carla Stone – D65 Teacher at Nichols Middle School
Tamara Stewart-Hadaway – Founder & Principal of Family Focus school (Kingsway Prep)
Lori Success – Former D65 Educators’ Council Executive Board Member
Jerome Summers – Former D65 School Board member
Anya Tanyavutti – VP D65 School Board
Keith Terry – Former President D65 School Board
Liz Tisdahl – Former Evanston Mayor
Judith Treadway – NAACP Officer, Evanston community activist
Casey Varela – Manager of Strategic Partnerships at Y.O.U.
Steve Vick – Executive Director of Infant Welfare Society
Mark Wallace – Finance Chair for FCOP
Alecia Wartowski – Executive Director of Foundation 65
David Wartowski – Director of STEM for D65
Max Weinberg – Principal at D65 Lincolnwood Elementary
Rabbi Rachel Weiss – Rabbi at Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation
Dr. Charles Whitaker – Dean of School of Journalism at Northwestern
Greg White – CEO & Pres of LEARN Charter School Network
Dr. Eric Witherspoon – ETHS Superintendent
Roger Williams – President of OPAL
Misty Witenberg – 5th Ward community activist
Nicole Woodard – McGaw YMCA Branch Executive Director