Graduates

Terry Gutshall

Terry Gutshall has been with the Bureau Valley School District for 13 years.  He has moved from the teaching/coaching ranks after fifteen years, to the administrative field.  Early-on he understood that his relationships with his colleagues would change a prediction that has been correct. 

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James McEnroe

 James D. McEnroe, a past graduate from our program, is a retired TRS administrator, and the current interim business manager at the SPEED District 802, Special Education Cooperative in Chicago Heights, Illinois. 


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Linda Rakestraw

Linda Rakestraw has been employed with the Annawan School District for 25 years.  She spent 12 years as a teacher, and 13 as an administrator. 

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Jennifer Sargeant

Jennifer Sargeant, a graduate from the Educational Leadership department, has recently assumed the duties of principal at the MILL Residential and Therapeutic Day School in Rockford, Illinois.  Prior to this, Sargeant worked as a Behavior intervention Consultant for the West Central Illinois Special Education Cooperative, a position she held for seven years.

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Brady Stromquist

Brady Stromquist has worked with the Sherrard Community School district for 10 years.  He has found that the largest obstacle is time management. 

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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. 

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