Education Department Faculty
Dr. Joy Towner began her professional teaching career in District 205 in Elmhurst, IL, where she served as a classroom teacher and eventually as the building reading specialist. She holds an M.S. Ed. in Reading Education from Northern Illinois University and is a trained Reading Recovery teacher. Her Ed.D. was earned in the first cohort of Âé¶¹¹Ù꿉۪s Doctor of Education in Literacy Program.
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Professor Kristen Stombres is a Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø graduate. She began teaching in District 300, Carpentersville in the 1st and 5th grades. Kristen returned to the Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø Teacher Education program when it had only been on campus for two years in 1985.
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