Illinois Principals Association

Illinois School Leader Pipeline Program

First cohort of scholarship recipients seeking school leader positions

Through the Principal Recruitment grant program made available by the Illinois State Board of Education, IPA awarded scholarships to 101 applicants from a pool of 275 in June 2022. The program participants represented a diverse group of individuals (24% Black; 20% Hispanic; 50% White; 6% Other) from a variety of school settings (36% rural; 28% urban; 33% suburban; 3% public charter). There were 20 ISBE-approved universities and colleges participating in the program. Each pipeline candidate received up to $14,700 in tuition support over a two-year period as well as two years of mentoring from a veteran Illinois principal, aspiring membership in the Illinois Principals Association, and $1,000 to help defray the cost of substitute teachers and/or registration for program-related activities.

Many of the participants have graduated from their programs and are now seeking administrative positions. Click below to view details about these candidates, including the level of administrative position they are seeking, their geographic preferences as well as additional details about them.

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Laura Arias

University of St. Francis

Justin Barrington

McKendree University

Summer Butler

Roosevelt University

Lawrence Bynum, Jr.

DePaul University

Starr Caldwell

North Park University Chicago

Breana Calloway

University of Illinois at Chicago

Sarah Castaneda

Governors State University

Rosie Conde

Aurora University

Heather Crain

McKendree University

Grant DeWitt

University of Illinois at Springfield

Maribel Diaz

Concordia University of Chicago

Ernesto Garza

North Park University Chicago

Ernesto Garza

North Park University Chicago

Lisa Green

Governors State University

Beth Horn

McKendree University

Jennifer Houch

Western Illinois University

Jamie Howard-Breeden

Governors State University

Oraia Jaramillo

Governors State University

Catherine Johnson

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Sarah Jordan

Governors State University

Timothy Kolaczkowski

North Central College

Colleen Kunz

McKendree University

David Lerch

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Dionicia Martinez

Governors State University

Laura-Elizabeth McCabe

Concordia University of Chicago

Ginny McClure

Governors State University

Heather Miller

McKendree University

Maritza Mota

Governors State University

Jasmine Ogunleye

Concordia University of Chicago

Erica Parks

Concordia University of Chicago

Shaunwell Posley

Governors State University

Luz Rangel Raymond

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Silvia Rios

Northeastern Illinois University

Tarah Rottmann

McKendree University

Keva Rush

Rockford University

Sara Schneeberg

Loyola University Chicago

MiKala Thompkins

National Louis University

Ewa Torres

National Louis University

Sonia Villarreal-Orson

Concordia University of Chicago

Benay Walker

McKendree University

Alex Washam

McKendree University

Casey Welscher

University of Illinois at Springfield

Rachel Yaw

McKendree University

Kerri Young

McKendree University