About Us GRANTS VALUES We actively support and advance West40’s Belief, Mission, and Vision by connecting the right resources to meet the needs of students, staff, and communities. We collaborate with West40 departments and external partners to maximize impact and achieve meaningful outcomes. We uphold the highest standards of integrity and transparency, ensuring responsible stewardship of resources. We build trust and advance the mission of West40 through ethical actions and fiscal accountability. We leverage data to inform decisions, measure progress, and drive continuous improvement for those we serve. HOW CAN WE HELP? LET'S CONNECT. FILL OUT THIS FORM

Professional Learning Specialist STACY STEWART STACY STEWART < Back STACY STEWART More about Stacy Professional Learning Specialist Stacy Stewart is an award-winning principal and accomplished education leader with over 30 years of experience across classroom instruction, school leadership, and district-level systems, including extensive work within Chicago Public Schools (CPS). She brings deep expertise in continuous school improvement, instructional leadership, bilingual education, and the implementation of high-quality curriculum through data-informed practices and innovative approaches to teaching and learning. Stacy partners with schools and districts to strengthen Tier 1 instruction and integrate AI and social-emotional learning to support the whole child. Her work is grounded in collaboration, coaching, and evidence-based professional learning approaches, aligning with West40’s commitment to listening, partnering, and transforming educational systems to better serve all students. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, listening to music, and line dancing. She is driven by a deep belief that when leaders are developed with intention and supported with the right tools, schools become spaces where both educators and students thrive. sstewart@west40.org Previous Next

West40 Testing Center Our testing center is equipped with modern technology for maximum concentration during the testing process. PEARSON TESTING Open 7 days a week: Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM Sat-Sun: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM All registration and payment must be done through PEARSON VUE Website ACT WORKKEYS PARAPROFESSIONAL TESTING How do I register to take the WorkKeys paraprofessional test? Please call the West40 Test Center at 708-483-6209 between 8AM – 4PM or leave a message. Click Here for the WorkKeys FAQ PDF HOW CAN WE HELP? LET'S CONNECT. STEVE BOGREN Chief Comprehensive Educational Services Officer sbogren@west40.org BILLY BALDERAS Lead Test Center Proctor bbalderas@west40.org

ARP-ESSER FUNDS PLAN Download our ARP-ESSER Funds Plan Download PDF HOW CAN WE HELP? LET'S CONNECT. CARA WILEY Director of Grants cwiley@west40.org KATIE ELVIDGE Assistant Director of Grants kelvidge@west40.org

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ALL STUDENT PROGRAMS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMUNITY SUPPORT MAIN OFFICE COMMUNICATIONS INNOVATION LEADERSHIP OUR WEST40 TEAM STUDENT PROGRAMS MEGAN MATHIS Principal of Remote School Remote School mmathis@west40.org JOE GAGE Senior Director of Student Programs Main Office jgage@west40.org YESSENIA OLIVAS Director of ALOP Operations Proviso Area, Morton Area, Northern Tier and Southern Tier yolivas@west40.org FRANK GIOSA Director of Educational Support and Advocacy Main Office fgiosa@west40.org KRISTIN PARSELL-FINDLEY Director of Remote School Remote School kparsell@west40.org KARINA CARBAJAL Dream Site Coordinator ALOP 504 - Proviso DREAM/PMSA kcarbajal@west40.org ASHLEY OLIVER Site Coordinator for D89 ALOP 504 - HOPE Program aoliver@west40.org JAMES MONACO RSSP Co-Principal Regional Safe School jmonaco@west40.org AMBER LOFTON Elementary and Middle School Coordinator ALOP 505 - Berwyn alofton@west40.org JORGE ORTEGA Site Coordinator for Morton West/ Morton Freshman Academy ALOP 505 - Morton West jortega@west40.org BRANDICE CONNOR Site Coordinator ALOP 503 - Southern Tier bconnor@west40.org EMILY ADAMS East & West Leyden Site Coordinator ALOP 502 - Leyden East/West eadams@west40.org ANGELA ROGERS Site Coordinator ALOP 502 - OPRF/Ridgewood/Elmwood Park arogers@west40.org SANDRA GUZMAN Site Coordinator ALOP 502 - Hester/Mannheim sguzman@west40.org RENEE MAKRIS Senior Director of Student Programs Main Office rmakris@west40.org LAURA GUZMAN LOPEZ Southern Tier Area Director ALOP-Southwest Area lguzmanlopez@west40.org BEN LEWIS Area Director ALOP-Northern Area blewis@west40.org JOSEPH INNOCENTE Director of Safe School Operations Regional Safe School jinnocente@west40.org MATTHEW COE Area Director ALOP-Morton Area mcoe@west40.org LYNETTE AGUIRRE Area Director Proviso Hope, Dream, Peace and Seniors Plus Programs laguirre@west40.org MICHELLE HOPPER RSSP Co-Principal Regional Safe Schools mhopper@west40.org JESICA LEON Site Coordinator Proviso Area HOPE Program jleon@west40.org MIRIAM CRUZ Coordinator for Morton East/ Morton Freshman Center Morton East/ Morton Freshman Center mcruz@west40.org LIZET FLORES Site Coordinator for D89 HOPE Program lflores@west40.org ALEXANDRA PAZARAN Site Coordinator ALOP 502 - Mannheim Middle School apazaran@west40.org ANNA DIAZ Site Coordinator B 100 & D99 Middle Schools adiaz@west40.org NATHANIEL ABAD Coordinator for Seniors Plus Leyden/Morton nabad@west40.org PEDRO PERALTA PEACE & Seniors Plus Site Coordinator for Proviso East & West ALOP 504 - Proviso PEACE pperalta@west40.org PROFESSIONAL LEARNING STACY STEWART Professional Learning Specialist sstewart@west40.org Main Office DR. TRACEY GARFIELD Professional Learning Specialist tgarfield@west40.org Main Office RITO MARTINEZ Professional Learning Specialist rmartinez@west40.org Main Office ANNE PAONESSA Professional Learning Specialist apaonessa@west40.org Main Office DR. KENNEDI STRICKLAND-DIXON Professional Learning Specialist kstricklanddixon@west40.org Main Office TERRI WILCOX West40 Project Manager for CPS/Professional Learning Specialist twilcox@west40.org Main Office MALLORY LAWLER Professional Learning Specialist mlawler@west40.org Main Office DR. ERIKA LUKASIK Professional Learning Specialist elukasik@west40.org Main Office DR. BEN DITKOWSKY Data Science Specialist bditkowsky@west40.org Main Office MIKE CZERNIAWSKI Continuous Improvement Coordinator mczerniawski@west40.org Main Office MICHAEL CAMPBELL Professional Learning Specialist mcampbell@west40.org Main Office DR. LAVERNE COKE WRIGHT School Improvement Coordinator laverne.cokewright@west40.org Main Office DAWN DOLBY Professional Learning Specialist ddolby@west40.org Main Office DR. SONYA SPAULDING Director of Professional Learning sspaulding@west40.org Main Office DR. JULIE MORRIS Professional Learning Specialist jmorris@west40.org Main Office DR. DIANE WOLF Professional Learning Specialist dwolf@west40.org Main Office DR. NIMISHA BHATT Professional Learning Specialist nbhatt@west40.org Main Office DIANE SCHOENHEIDER Professional Learning Specialist dschoenheider@west40.org Main Office KARLA CHAVEZ Coordinator of Professional Learning kchavez@west40.org Main Office EDUCATION SERVICES STEVE BOGREN Chief Comprehensive Educational Services Officer sbogren@west40.org Main Office WIL GAGE Director of School Safety and Threat Assessment wgage@west40.org Main Office JEFF SMITH CES Specialist jeffsmith@west40.org Main Office ANA MOJARRO Licensure Specialist amojarro@west40.org Main Office SHARON BALDERAS Educator Licensure Specialist sbalderas@west40.org Main Office PHIL ABRAHAM Director Comprehensive Educational Services pabraham@west40.org Main Office GINA SIERRA Evaluation Training & Licensure Coordinator gsierra@west40.org Main Office ERIC ARNOLD School Safety and Threat Assessment Specialist earnold@west40.org Main Office RANDY BRAVERMAN School Safety and Threat Assessment Specialist rbraverman@west40.org Main Office ALEX CAMPOS CES/STAT Specialist acampos@west40.org Main Office COMMUNITY SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS MARIANNA DELINCK MANLEY Director of Communications mdelinckmanley@west40.org Main Office MONICA MEDINA Videography Lead monicamedina@west40.org Main Office RYAN STAGE Videographer rstage@west40.org Main Office EVY MAKRIS Brand Experience Designer emakris@west40.org Main Office HEIDI BELLM Principal Champion of Experiences hbellm@west40.org Main Office CHRIS COFFEY Communications and Media Relations Manager ccoffey@west40.org Main Office NATALIE JOHNSON Experiences Assistant & Graphic Designer njohnson@west40.org Main Office MAIN OFFICE ADENIKE MUTAYOBA Grant Specialist amutayoba@west40.org Main Office ANA MOJARRO Licensure Specialist amojarro@west40.org Main Office ANGELA GONZALES Director of Innovation agonzales@west40.org Main Office ANNE PAONESSA Professional Learning Specialist apaonessa@west40.org Main Office BILLY BALDERAS Lead Proctor bbalderas@west40.org Main Office CARA WILEY Director of Grants cwiley@west40.org Main Office CHRIS RAFFEN Building Engineer craffen@west40.org Regional Safe Schools CHRISTOPHER COOK Custodian ccook@west40.org Main Office DAWN DOLBY Professional Learning Specialist ddolby@west40.org Main Office DERRECK W. LANGWITH Director dlangwith@west40.org Main Office DIANE SCHOENHEIDER Professional Learning Specialist dschoenheider@west40.org Main Office DR. DIANE WOLF Professional Learning Specialist dwolf@west40.org Main Office DR. JAYME TIGHE Assistant Executive Director jtighe@west40.org Main Office DR. KENNEDI STRICKLAND-DIXON Professional Learning Specialist kstricklanddixon@west40.org Main Office DR. MIKE POPP Senior Director of Executive Support mpopp@west40.org Main Office DR. SONYA SPAULDING Director of Professional Learning sspaulding@west40.org Main Office EDUARDO HERNANDEZ Custodian ehernandez@west40.org Main Office ERIC ARNOLD School Safety and Threat Assessment Specialist earnold@west40.org Main Office EVY MAKRIS Brand Experience Designer emakris@west40.org Main Office GINA SIERRA Evaluation Training & Licensure Coordinator gsierra@west40.org Main Office GRACE HAYES Truncy Outreach Coordinator ghayes@west40.org Truancy Outreach HOLLY MCCARTHY Educational Environment Specialist & Behavior Analyst hmccarthy@west40.org Main Office JEFF SMITH CES Specialist jeffsmith@west40.org Main Office JOHN DAVIS Building Engineer johndavis@west40.org Main Office JOSH BOIES Chief Technology Officer jboies@west40.org Main Office KARLA CHAVEZ Coordinator of Professional Learning kchavez@west40.org Main Office KATIE ELVIDGE Associate Director of Grants kelvidge@west40.org Main Office KEMP PILE AV Specialist kpile@west40.org Main Office LEZLIE FUHR Director of Programming for West40 at St. Joseph lfuhr@west40.org Main Office MARGIE DOVE Facilities Operations Specialist mdove@west40.org Main Office MARIA-ELENA AGRELA Director of Community Relations meagrela@west40.org Main Office MATTHEW KANE HR Coordinator mkane@west40.org Main Office MICHELL MARTINEZ Youth-in-Care Coordinator at St. Joseph mmartinez@west40.org Main Office MIKE HOLLAND Heart 2 Heart Receptionist mholland@west40.org Main Office MONICA MEDINA Videography Lead monicamedina@west40.org Main Office NATALIE JOHNSON Experiences Assistant & Graphic Designer njohnson@west40.org Main Office PHIL ABRAHAM Director Comprehensive Educational Services pabraham@west40.org Main Office RENEE MAKRIS Senior Director of Student Programs rmakris@west40.org Main Office SHARON BALDERAS Educator Licensure Specialist sbalderas@west40.org Main Office STEVE BOGREN Chief Comprehensive Educational Services Officer sbogren@west40.org Main Office TAMMY RAFFEN Student Activity Coordinator / West40 Test Center traffen@west40.org Main Office TORIE NICHOLSON Accounts Receivable Clerk tnicholson@west40.org Main Office YADIRA PENA Event Concierge ypena@west40.org Main Office ALEX CAMPOS CES/STAT Specialist acampos@west40.org Main Office ANGEL HERNANDEZ Lexington Custodian ahernandez@west40.org Main Office ANNA MAE GRAMS-PULLAPALLY Professional Learning Specialist agramspullapally@west40.org Main Office ANTONY SANCHEZ Delivery & Community Specialist antonysanchez@west40.org Main Office CADEN SIERRA Delivery & Community Specialist csierra@west40.org Main Office CHRIS COFFEY Communications and Media Relations Manager ccoffey@west40.org Main Office CHRISTI TYLER Chief School Business Official ctyler@west40.org Main Office DAVID WALKER JR Delivery & Community Specialist dwalkerjr@west40.org Main Office DEMIAN LAPOINTE Professional Learning Specialist dlapointe@west40.org Main Office DHANESH NARVEKAR Developer dnarvekar@west40.org Main Office DR. BEN DITKOWSKY Data Science Specialist bditkowsky@west40.org Main Office DR. ERIKA LUKASIK Professional Learning Specialist elukasik@west40.org Main Office DR. JULIE MORRIS Professional Learning Specialist jmorris@west40.org Main Office DR. MARK KLAISNER Executive Director mklaisner@west40.org Main Office DR. NIMISHA BHATT Professional Learning Specialist nbhatt@west40.org Main Office DR. TRACEY GARFIELD Professional Learning Specialist tgarfield@west40.org Main Office ELLIOT ALLAHVERDY Technology Services Specialist eallahverdy@west40.org Main Office EVAN NEW Developer enew@west40.org Main Office FRANK GIOSA Director of Educational Support and Advocacy fgiosa@west40.org Main Office GLENN WILCOX Information Technology Manager gwilcox@west40.org Main Office HEIDI BELLM Principal Champion of Experiences hbellm@west40.org Main Office JEANNE KEANE Director of Facilities jkeane@west40.org Main Office JOE GAGE Senior Director of Student Programs jgage@west40.org Main Office JOHN MILOSOVIC Director of Support Services jmilosovic@west40.org Main Office JUSTIN GONZALEZ Director of Innovation jgonzalez@west40.org Main Office KATHLEEN O'HARA Career Pathway - Partnerships & Engagement kohara@west40.org Main Office KATIE WHITE Grant Specialist kwhite@west40.org Main Office LEFVIA MARRERO Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director lmarrero@west40.org Main Office MALLORY LAWLER Professional Learning Specialist mlawler@west40.org Main Office MARIA CREEVY Financial Generalist mcreevy@west40.org Main Office MARIANNA DELINCK MANLEY Director of Communications mdelinckmanley@west40.org Main Office MICHAEL CAMPBELL Professional Learning Specialist mcampbell@west40.org Main Office MIKE CZERNIAWSKI Continuous Improvement Coordinator mczerniawski@west40.org Main Office MIRTHA MEDINA Administrative Assistant mmedina@west40.org Main Office NANCY DELGADO HR Assistant ndelgado@west40.org Main Office NIA PAPPAS Evaluation and Impact Specialist apappas@west40.org Main Office RANDY BRAVERMAN School Safety and Threat Assessment Specialist rbraverman@west40.org Main Office RYAN STAGE Videographer rstage@west40.org Main Office STACY STEWART Professional Learning Specialist sstewart@west40.org Main Office STUART BROWN Coordinator of Global Connections stuartbrown@west40.org Main Office TERRI WILCOX West40 Project Manager for CPS/Professional Learning Specialist twilcox@west40.org Main Office WIL GAGE Director of School Safety and Threat Assessment wgage@west40.org Main Office BMV Led by our Executive Director, Dr. Mark Klaisner, the BMV ensures the Beliefs, Mission, and Vision of West40 to drive all operations and programming. DR. MARK KLAISNER Executive Director mklaisner@west40.org Main Office DR. MIKE POPP Senior Director of Executive Support mpopp@west40.org Main Office STEVE BOGREN Chief Comprehensive Educational Services Officer sbogren@west40.org Main Office CHRISTI TYLER Chief School Business Official ctyler@west40.org Main Office DR. JAYME TIGHE Assistant Executive Director jtighe@west40.org Main Office RENEE MAKRIS Senior Director of Student Programs rmakris@west40.org Main Office JOE GAGE Senior Director of Student Programs jgage@west40.org Main Office INNOVATION

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