“We are committed to developing a high-quality workforce from within U-46’s student population prepared to be contributing members of a global workplace as lifelong learners.”
A-Team Composition
The Alignment Collaborative through collective impact brings together the strongest community resources in career pathways to include but not limited to:
- Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce
- Elgin Community College
- Elgin Development Group
- Elgin State Bank
- Elgin Youth Symphony
- Elgin Convention and Business Bureau
- Gail Borden Library
- Hampshire Farms
- HLR Engineering
- Judson University
- Junior Achievement
- Kane County Health Department
- Kane County Teachers Credit Union
- School District U-46
- SGS North America
- Village of Bartlett
- YWCA
- Over 70 business partners providing work-based learning opportunities
A-Team Initiatives
- Expand EXPLORE 2020 activities to all U-46, 8th grade classes reaching over 2800 students and their parents.
- Design work-based learning opportunities for students in all five high schools and the Dream Academy.
- Recruit business and community partners representative of all industry clusters.
Educational Pathways A-Team Roster
Yolonda Barnes
Associate Dean, Sustainability, Business & Career Technology
Elgin Community College
Stephanie Beale
Marketing Professional
Mitchell Briesemeister
Director of Educational Pathways
School District U-46
Alex Brotsos
Business and Career Services
Gail Borden Public Library
Michele Chapman
Director of Post Secondary Success
School District U-46
Alexa Charsha-Hahn
Lead Counselor
School District U-46
Rose Diaz
Director of Workforce Development
Elgin YMCA
Joey Dienberg
Management Analyst
Village of Bartlett
Kathy Gilmore
President
Valley Industrial Association
Ginny Guth
Vice President for Student Success
Judson University
Brian Hoeg
Division Chief of Information & Technology
Gail Borden Public Library
Yvonne Irving
VP Community Business
Development
KCT Credit Union
Darryl Kilpatrick
Manager, Scheduling & Commercial Operations
NICOR
Carmen Lainez
Human Resource Manager
Hampshire Farms
Teresa Lance
Assistant Superintendent, Equity and Innovation
School District U-46
Bob Malm
Co-Chair
Educational Pathways
Billie Moffett
Director of Studio 270
Gail Borden Public Library
Mike Nakonechny
Business Development
SGS North America
Nick Piekarski
Project Manager
HLR Engineering
Matthew Raimondi
Assessment Department
School District U-46
Doreen Roberts
National Board-Certified Teachers – Teacher Leader
School District U-46
Terry Stroh
Systems Director
Northern Kane County Regional Vocational System
Cathy Taylor
Dean, Sustainability, Business & Career Technology
Elgin Community College
Kim Wagner
Project Manager
Junior Achievement
ACE is a member of the Alignment USA communities of collaboration and collective impact.
