Members

Olympia Fields Educational Commission
Members

The Commission is made up of educators, parents, and citizens interested in promoting excellence in area schools.

Full Members
Village Board Trustee	Kelvin Oliver
Resident Olympia Fields	Dr. Ethel Collier
Resident Olympia Fields	Alice Crawford
Resident Olympia Fields	Dr. Ernest E. Gibson
Resident Olympia Fields	Theresa McGuire-Jackson
Resident Olympia Fields	Michael A. McNeal
Resident Olympia Fields	Susan K. Mekarski
Resident Olympia Fields	Dr. David Morgan
Resident Olympia Fields	Cheryl Rutherford
Resident Olympia Fields	Christopher Sneed
Resident Olympia Fields	Bev Sokol
Resident Olympia Fields	Fred Veazey
Resident Olympia Fields	Ilene Waite
Student Olympia Fields
Student Olympia Fields	Jacob M. Cohn
Current Alternates
Corp. Derrick Blasingame
Tracey Bell
Brace Clement
Diana Grossi
Tasha Hardy
Brad Hemingway
Oliver Taffe
Jacqueline Upshaw
Ex-Officio Members (Representatives of the Village's Six School Districts)
Dr. Diane Grossi
#161 Vacant
#162 Dr. Blondean Davis
#170 Vacant
#206 Vacant
#233 Jody Scariano - Board Member
#227 Maceo Rainey - Principal


Back to top The Commission has been formed into subcommittees to work on specific goals as stated in the Education Commission ordinance. These are the subcommittees: Goal #1: To develop an Olympia Fields Educational Marketing Program outlining success stories, accomplishments and achievements from the various school districts that serve our community. Marketing program should highlight positive aspects of our local schools to impact perception of our school district. Subcommittee members: Ernest Gibson Karen McCray Susy Mekarski Kristin Pennington Willis Pennington Beve Sokol Ilene Waite

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goal #2: To provide input to the various school districts that will service the village providing recommendations to the governing authorities on policies and programs to promote educational excellence. Subcommittee members: Dr. JoAnn Foriest Howard Hunnigan Michele Owens

Back to to -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goal #3: To facilitate open communications with the school administration, teachers and parents, on a clear and shared focus to achieve adopted educational goals and objectives. Subcommittee members: Brad Hemingway Theresa McGuire-Jackson Thomas McNeal Peggy Tambling Jacquie Upshaw

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goal #4: To benchmark the local schools that serve our residents against schools from other districts to encourage new ideas, program initiatives, improve the overall performance of the school district and promote individual achievement of our students. Subcommittee members: Ming-Long Lam Kelvin Oliver Cheryl Rutherford Dr. Michael Townsend Fred Veazey Back to top