Tori Lindeman

    Tori Lindeman is another successful past graduate from the Educational Leadership department.  Currently, she is employed by the Rock Island School District, and has been for 4 years.  When asked about her biggest challenge, Lindeman wrote, “My age: It has been a barrier to prove my skills and leadership to those who have been in education longer than I have been alive.  It is something that will just continue to take me proving myself to the nay-sayers - one at a time.”
            Lindeman and her husband, Brian, recently celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary in December. 2006.  Lindeman has two sons, Cody and Andrew.  Cody is attending Monmouth College, and Andrew is a sophomore at Rocky HS, where he excels in band – jazz, concert, and marching – and German.  In October, Lindeman and her husband spent two weeks in Paris, Germany, and Austria.  She states that, “I have a personal goal to visit 40 countries by my 40th birthday!  I have just completed my internship for the superintendent level.  I was recently certified in solo sky-diving and hope to continue jumping over the summer.  The goal for the next year is to perfect my golf game!  New personal slogan: ‘Live like you were dying!’”