Meet the Team Supporting Our Educators
Our dedicated AUSL team and board of directors empower and support teachers and school leaders to improve student outcomes and transform the school communities we serve.
Meet the Team Supporting Our Educators
Our dedicated AUSL team and board of directors empower and support teachers and school leaders to improve student outcomes and transform the school communities we serve.
Board of Directors
Lindsey Axel*
Community Volunteer
Drew Beres
Partner, Croke Fairchild, Duarte & Beres
Adam Case*
Executive Director, AUSL
James E. Cowie*
President & Chief Executive Officer, Collegis Education
Brian Doyal*
Co-Head of Global Investment Banking, Robert W. Baird & Co.
Robert E. King***
Salt Creek Ventures, LLC
Steve King
Founding Partner, Prairie Capital
Valencia Koker
Senior Vice President & Executive Director, City Year Chicago
Martin J. Koldyke*
Founder and Chair Emeritus, Golden Apple
Founder and Chair Emeritus, AUSL
Liz Lefkofsky**
Lefkofsky Family Foundation
Katie O’Connor
Arnie Rivera
Executive Director, Chicago Education Alliance
Maureen Seaman
Independent Director, Lurie Children’s Medical Group, Inc.
Board Member, The Founders’ Board of Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
Cardelle B. Spangler*
Chair, AUSL
Managing Partner, Winston Taylor LLP
Matthew D. Tully
Managing Partner, Tully & Associates
Dr. Joseph Wise
Co-Founder & Executive Chair, KAITLab
* Members of the executive committee
** Honorary Director
*** Emeritus
AUSL Team
Usama Ahmad
Staff Accountant
Megan Burback
Director, Recruitment & Admissions
Brook Carpenter
Associate Director
AUSL Teacher Residency
Adam Case
Executive Director
Courtney Collins
Director, Data & Systems
Kristin Davis
Human Resources Generalist
Quinn Furness
Recruiter
Amy Jackson
Chief Financial Officer
Kamaryn Johnson
Communications Manager
Lexi Kathrens-Gallardo
Associate Director, Lake County
Leigh Hilford
Associate Director, Institutional Giving
Carina Kearley
Director
AUSL Teacher Residency
AUSL Residency Class of 2011
Jessica Kimbrough
Associate Director
AUSL Teacher Residency
AUSL Residency Class of 2014
Lindsi Lara
Chief Program Officer
Melissa LaVine
Senior Associate Director
AUSL Teacher Residency
AUSL Residency Class of 2013
Sara Meno
Chief Development Officer
Sam Migliaccio
Associate Director
AUSL Teacher Residency
Ramsey Murray
Chief of Staff
Sharla K. Nolte
Director of Development
Erica Overbeek
Recruiter
Paty Perea
Senior Recruiter
Brian Puerling
Teacher Development Coach
Latonia Reynolds
Associate Director
AUSL Teacher Residency
AUSL Residency Class of 2012
Karen Reyes
Teacher Development Coach
Lisset Rosales
Teacher Development Coach
Megan Rottmann
Vice President of Strategic Operations
Claire Siejka
Director of Program
Baleigh Tolksdorf
Recruiter
Kelly Tran
Marketing Manager
Samantha Viera-Cano
Associate Director, Resident Experience