LILA Upper School Staff
Languages
Profe Ceci - Language Acquisition: Spanish
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Hometown: Montevideo, Uruguay
Education: Language & Literature Studies, Instituto de Profesores Artigas, Montevideo, Uruguay
Profe Graham - Language Acquisition: Spanish
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Hometown: Spooner, Wisconsin, USA
Education: Communication Arts & Literature Education and Spanish Education, Bethel University
Monsieur Schaumann - Language Acquisition: French
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Hometown: White Plains, New York, USA
Education: B.A. French and English, Cornell College; M.A. ESL (pending), Hamline University
Profe Weiss - Language Acquisition: Spanish
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Hometown: Stacy, Minnesota, USA
Education: B.A. in History and Spanish, University of Minnesota; K-12 Spanish and M.A. Ed, St. Catherine University
Liu Laoshi - Language Acquisition: Chinese
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Hometown: Yinchuan, China
Education: Master of Education
Ms. Duke - English Language & Literature/Special Education
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Hometown: Schaumburg, Illinois, USA
Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ms. Taddei - English Language & Literature
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Hometown: Santa Rosa, California, USA
Education: University of St. Thomas
Ms. Carissa - English Language & Literature
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Hometown: Glencoe, Minnesota, USA
Education: Undergraduate in Education, Mankato State University; Master's in Multi-Disciplinary Studies, State University of New York, Buffalo
Mr. Beadle - English Language & Literature
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Hometown: Yeovil, Somerset, England
Education: B.A. English, Metropolitan State University; M.A, Teaching, Hamline University
Ms. Brown - English as a Second Language
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Hometown: South St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Education: B.A. in Elementary Education, University of St. Thomas; B.A. in Spanish Cultural/Literary Studies, University of St. Thomas
Mrs. Whitehill - English Language & Literature/Advancement in Reading (AIR)
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Hometown: Forest Lake, Minnesota, USA
Education: B.A. English, University of MN-Morris; MS Curriculum and Instruction, Mankato State University
Mrs. Woodberry - Advancement in Reading (AIR)
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Hometown: White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA
Education: B.A. History, North Park University, IL; Master of Education, Special Education; Reading License, Bethel University
Mrs. Peters - English Language & Literature/Special Education
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Hometown: Forest Lake, Minnesota, USA
Education: Bachelors in Elementary Education from University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Master's in Teaching and Learning with an emphasis on educational technology from Nova Southeastern University
Mrs. Prom - English Language & Literature/Special Education
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Hometown: Pengilly, Minnesota, USA
Education: University St Thomas, College of St Benedict, College Internationale di Cannes
Ms. Wulf - English Language & Literature
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Hometown: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
Education: B.S. English, Winona State University; Master's of Education - Urban Education, Metropolitan State University
Arts
Ms. Smith - Visual Arts
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Hometown: Plymouth, Minnesota, USA
Education: B.A. degrees in social work and fine arts, Winona State University; Master's of Art Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
Mr. Jasmer - Visual Arts
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Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Education: B.A. in Art, Bethel University; M.A. Teaching Visual Arts, Bethel University
Ms. H - Theatre/Design
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Hometown: Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
Education: B.A. in theatre from SCSU; MEd., University of Minnesota
Mr. Obert - Orchestra, Choir
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Mr. Ruhnke - Band
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Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Education: Morningside College, Sioux City, IA
Maths
Mr. Ford - Maths/Special Education
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Hometown: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Education: Grinnell College, University of Minnesota
Mr. Krengel - Advancement in Math (AIM)
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Ms. Kerr - Maths
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Hometown: Mankato, Minnesota, USA
Education: Martin Luther College and Western Governor's University
Ms. Rydning - Maths
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Hometown: Elroy, Wisconsin, USA
Education: B.S. in Marketing and Business Education, University of Wisconsin-Stout; M.A. Special Education, Denver, CO; Metropolitan State University
Ms. Fan - Maths
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Hometown: Qingdao, China
Education: Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics, University of Georgia; Master of Applied Math, Illinois Institution of Technology; Master of Arts in Teaching, University of Southern California
Mr. McNaughton - Maths
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Hometown: Monticello, Minnesota, USA
Education: B.A. in Math Education (5-12) and Spanish Education (K-12), Bethel University
Mrs. Navratil - Maths
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Hometown: Near Forest Lake (St. Francis High School graduate), Minnesota, USA
Education: B.S. Math Education, University of Minnesota
Ms. Nikki - Maths/Special Education
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Hometown: Chisago City, Minnesota, USA
Education: B.S., University of St. Thomas
Individuals & Societies
Profe Alvaro - Individuals & Societies
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Hometown: Valladolid, Spain
Education: M.A. History and Social Studies
Profe Alicia - Individuals & Societies
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Hometown: Valladolid, Spain
Education: B.A. History; M.A. Archaeology and Heritage Management; M.A. History and Social Studies
Señor Tamte - Individuals & Societies/Language Acquisition
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Hometown: St. Micheal, Minnesota, USA
Education: B.A. Spanish & History Education, M.A. Educational Administration
Profe Erin - Individuals & Societies
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Hometown(s): The Midwest! Chicago, IL; Stillwater, Minnesota; Lindstrom, Minnesota, USA
Education: B.A. in History and African Studies and Secondary Education Licensure in Social Studies (grades 7-12), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL and Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
Ms. Natalie - Individuals & Societies/IB MYP Coordinator
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Hometown: Tomahawk, Wisconsin, USA
Education: B.A. in secondary social studies education, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Master’s degree in Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ms. Schwartz - Individuals & Societies
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Hometown: Brainerd, Minnesota, USA; also Poland, Hong Kong and Indonesia
Education: Concordia College (Moorhead)
Physical and Health Education
Mr. Hess - Physical Education/Adapted Physical Education
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Hometown: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA
Education: Bachelor's Degree in General and Adapted Physical Education, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Mr. Schumann - Physical Education
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Details Coming Soon!
Mr. Otterson - Health/Physical Education
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Hometown: Maple Grove, Minnesota, USA
Education: Undergrad PE/Health, North Dakota State University; Master's Adapted PE/Adventure Education, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Sciences
Mr. Miller - Sciences
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Hometown: Cambridge, Minnesota, USA
Education: University of Minnesota-Duluth
Ms. You - Sciences
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Hometown: Zhangzhou, China
Education: B.A. in physics education at Zhangzhou Teaching College; Science Education program (Minnesota teaching license) University of Minnesota; M.A. in Science Education
Mr. McDonald - Sciences
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Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Education: B.S. Biology, College of Wooster; Master's in Education (pending), University of Minnesota
Mrs. Becca - Sciences
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Hometown: Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Education: B.S. Chemistry Education, Bahia Blanca, Argentina; Photography, Hennepin Technical College
Mr. Josef
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Hometown: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Education: B.A. in physics, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Science Education Initial licensure program, University of Minnesota
Design
Mr. Zaccaro - Design
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Hometown: Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Education: Undergraduate degree, St. Olaf College; Master's degree, Michigan State University
Upper School Student Support
- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Academic Counselor
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Upper School Special Education
- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Special Education Director
- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Special Education Coordinator/ EL Coordinator
- Joseph Constantine, Special Education Teacher
- Abigail Duke, Special Education Teacher/Language and Literature Co-Teacher
- Alex Ford, Special Education Teacher/Math Co-Teacher
- Nicole Hecimovich, Special Education Teacher/Math Co-Teacher
- Maureen Peters, Special Education/Language and Literature Co-Teacher
- Jake Stendahl, Special Education/Language and Literature Co-Teacher
- Monica Prom, Special Education/Language and Literature Co-Teacher
- Jessica Rydning, Special Education Teacher/Math Co-Teacher
- JoDell Saint James, Special Education Teacher
- Jacob Kraft, Special Education Para
- Miranda Mickus, Special Education Para
- Patricia Butler, Special Education Para
- Cyrena Lehmann, Special Education Para
Upper School Administration
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District-Wide Administration
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Cafeteria
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- Deb Tyson
- Dory Guzik, Lunchroom Aide
- Kris Klindt, Lunchroom Aide
