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Zelma Woodson, Principal, Jenner Academy of the Arts
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The Communities In Schools of Chicago team is made up of passionate and dedicated individuals who work closely with school principals and staff, service providers and community networks and coalitions. Our staff connects students with more than 1,300 programs annually, provides support to school partners, and helps service providers maximize the impact of their programs and services.

Please contact our staff with questions or comments about Communities In Schools of Chicago programs or partnerships. For media inquiries, please contact either Jane Mentzinger or Becca Kopf.

Communities In Schools of Chicago Staff
Executive Director
Jane Mentzinger
(312) 829 2475 x 11
jmentzinger@chicagocis.org

Director of Development and Communications
Becca Kopf
(312) 829 2475 x 20
bkopf@chicagocis.org

Director of Strategy and Planning
Celia Gonzalez Lozano
(312) 829-2475 x 22
clozano@chicagocis.org

Director of Program
Bartholomew St. John
(312) 829-2475 x 25
bstjohn@chicagocis.org

Associate Director of Development
Johnpaul Higgins
(312) 829-2475 x 36
jhiggins@chicagocis.org

Human Resources and Administrative Manager
Gail Augle
(312) 829-2475 x 10
gaugle@chicagocis.org

Development Manager
Ella Phillips
(312) 829-2475 x 17
ephillips@chicagocis.org

Communications Manager
Kimberley Rudd
(312) 829-2475 x 16
krudd@chicagocis.org

Vision Project Manager
Katrina Pavlik
(312) 829-2475 x 29
kpavlik@chicagocis.org

Senior School Partnership Specialist
Kyle Garrett
(312) 829-2475 x 14
kgarrett@chicagocis.org


Jacqueline Guerrero
(312) 829-2475 x 23
jguerrero@chicagocis.org

Emily Jones
(312) 829-2475 x 15
ejones@chicagocis.org

Teresa Traxler
(312) 829-2475 x 31
ttraxler@chicagocis.org

Jason Triche
(312) 829-2475 x 28
jtriche@chicagocis.org


Senior Community Partnership Specialist
Molly Topper
(312) 829-2475 x 12
mtopper@chicagocis.org

Health Promotion Partnership Specialist
Meagan Brown
(312) 829-2475 x 26
mbrown@chicagocis.org

Mental Health and Violence Prevention Partnership Specialist
Karen Roddie
(312) 829-2475 x 37
kroddie@chicagocis.org

Social Worker and Student Supports Manager - Diplomas Now Project
Paul Fagen
(312) 829-2475 x 13
pfagen@chicagocis.org

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