Allison Sherman

Superintendent

Leslie Weber

Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning

Dmitry Andrievsky

Director of Technology

Alexa Dunn

Coordinator of Teaching and Innovative Learning

Ryan Murray

Principal

Ryan Murray is a student-centered educator who believes in supporting the whole child. ...

Joe O'Malley

Assistant Principal

Joe O'Malley began his career as a Spanish and EL teacher at the high school level,...

Angela Phillips

Director of Student Services

Angela Phillips started her career as a special education teacher in Lake County. With ...

Brian Weintraub

Business Manager/CSBO

Mr. Weintraub earned his bachelor’s in finance from West Chester University in 19...

Vickie Lambert

Accounts Payable

Lori Beres

Administrative Assistant-Business & Curriculum

Kelly Mitchell

Assistant Business Manager

Lori Beres

Administrative Assistant-Business & Curriculum

Kathy Azzato

Secretary

Karen Draths

Secretary

Susan Gilbert

Secretary

Jennifer McBride

Assistant to the Superintendent/FOIA Officer

Callie Johnson

Nurse

Jen Liu

Nurse

Leslie Weber

Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning

Lori Beres

Administrative Assistant-Business & Curriculum

Alexa Dunn

Coordinator of Teaching and Innovative Learning

Jason Meltzer

Technology Coach/Media Arts

Jason Meltzer, Ph.D. is currently the technology integrator and Media Arts teacher. He ...

Lindsey Nietfeldt

Instructional Coach

Lindsey Nietfeldt joined Oak Grove School in 2018. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in E...

Katie Yarc

Instructional Coach

Katie Yarc started her student teaching at Oak Grove in August of 2000 and was hired fu...

Stacie Dempski

Early Childhood

Stacie Dempski is joining Oak Grove this year as an Early Childhood Teacher. She spent ...

Katie Fitzgerald

Kindergarten

Katie Fitzgerald is an energetic and innovative educator who is excited to be joining t...

Becky Honaker

Kindergarten

Focusing on the whole child, Mrs. Honaker is an educator who cares deeply about both th...

Wendy Miller

Kindergarten

Wendy Miller grew up in Palatine, IL, and knew when she was in first grade herself, tha...

Jenna Sobey

Kindergarten

Jenna Sobey earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education and Psychology from Lake ...

Kelly Zanon

Kindergarten

Kelly Zanon has been teaching Kindergarten at Oak Grove since 2012. Her favorite part o...

Zoe Bourdon

1st grade

Zoe Bourdon is an early childhood educator that strongly believes in supporting the dev...

Bonnie Brown

1st grade

Bonnie Brown joined Oak Grove School in August, 1994. She currently teaches 1st-grade a...

Sarah Palmer

1st grade

Mrs. Palmer has been apart of the Oak Grove Community since she was a student here. She...

Jennifer Sarmiento

1st grade

Jennifer Sarmiento earned her Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology from the Universit...

Jenifer Alghini

2nd grade

Jenifer Alghini joined Oak Grove School in August 2011. Ms. Alghini earned her Bachelor...

Anne Miller

2nd grade

Mrs. Anne Miller joined Oak Grove School in August of 1999. Mrs. Miller earned her Asso...

Melissa Thoune

2nd grade

Melissa Thoune began teaching at Oak Grove during the 2018-2019 school year. She earned...

Nectaria Zouras

2nd grade

Nectaria Zouras earned a Bachelors of Science in Education degree from Northeastern Ill...

Amy Flores

3rd grade

Amy Flores has been teaching at Oak Grove since 2004. In addition to teaching 3rd grade...

Jenna Maj

3rd grade

Jenna Maj joined the Oak Grove staff during the 2023-2024 school year. Prior to coming ...

Heather McCarty

3rd grade

Mrs. McCarty is a third-grade teacher who started at Oak Grove in 1999. She has been fo...

Geneva Ori

3rd grade

Geneva Ori is a 3rd grade teacher. She joined Oak Grove in August of 2023. Geneva recen...

Brittany Tromotola

3rd grade

Mrs. Tromotola began working at Oak Grove during the 2019-2020 school year. She receive...

Andrea Dunn

4th grade Sci/SS

Andrea Dunn has been a 4th grade teacher at Oak Grove School since 1997. In Junior High...

Andy Eckhorn-Martinez

4th grade ELA

Andy Eckhorn-Martinez has been teaching 3rd and 4th grade since 2010. He has experience...

Marcy Gibbar

4th grade Sci/SS

In 2000, Marcy Gibbar started her teaching career at Oak Grove School. She received her...

Lynn Klunder

4th grade Math

Mrs. Klunder was hired in August of 1997 and has spent the past 26 school years teachin...

Cheryl Matheson

4th grade Math

When Cheryl Matheson retires at the end of the 2023-2024 school year, she will have tau...

Amy Simons

4th grade ELA

Ms. Simons is an educator who makes it a priority to work with the whole child. She bel...

Ann Coughlin

5th grade Math

Ann Coughlin joined the Oak Grove faculty many years ago. Prior to joining OGS, she tau...

John Mehnert

5th grade Social Studies

John Mehnert started at Oak Grove in August of 1994 as a 5th Grade teacher. Over the ye...

Melissa Sheldon

5th grade Science

Melissa Sheldon joined Oak Grove School in January 2022. Mrs. Sheldon earned her Bachel...

Jennifer Summers

5th grade ELA

​​Jennifer Summers joined Oak Grove School in August of 2022. Mrs. Summers earned her B...

Patricia Tazzioli

5th grade math

Patricia Tazzioli has been an educator at Oak Grove since August 1999. She has taught a...

Dawn Watrous

5th grade ELA

Dawn Watrous joined Oak Grove School in August 2015. After attending the University of ...

Lori Colclasure

6th SS

Lori Colclasure joined Oak Grove School in August of 2006. Mrs. Colclasure, also known ...

Ashley Douglass

6th grade ELA

Ashley Douglass joined the Oak Grove staff in 1997. She holds a Bachelor's Degree i...

Ashleigh Grambo

6-8 French

Dan Henneberry

STEM teacher

Mr. Henneberry started at Oak Grove in January of 2005 as an aide in junior high, he ha...

Matt Oesch

6th grade Science

Mr. Oesch has been teaching 6th-grade Science at Oak Grove School for many years. He ev...

Jennifer Pittam

6th grade Spanish

Jenny Pittam is the 6th and 7th grade Spanish teacher. She earned her Bachelor degree i...

Julia Simmons

6th grade Math/TAG Math

Julia Simmons is the 6th Grade Math Teacher. She started working at Oak Grove in 2020 s...

Karyn Thompson

6th grade ELA/TAG ELA

Mrs. Thompson has been an Oak Grove ELA teacher for 27 years. When not teaching, she en...

Ashleigh Grambo

6-8 French

Dan Henneberry

STEM teacher

Mr. Henneberry started at Oak Grove in January of 2005 as an aide in junior high, he ha...

Chloe Kotiw

7th grade ELA

Chloe Kotiw is an an avid reader, writer, and thinker. She is a graduate of Illinois St...

Whitney Mann

7th & 8th grade Spanish

After graduating Indiana University, Señora Mann joined Oak Grove to begin her c...

Mitch Picchiotti

7th grade Social Studies

Mitch Picchiotti is a passionate and enthusiastic educator who believes that every chil...

Lynn Pusateri

7th grade Science

Lynn Pusateri joined Oak Grove School in August of 2000. Mrs. Pusateri earned her Bache...

Czarina Rodriguez

7th grade math/TAG Math

Czarina Rodriguez joined Oak Grove School in August of 2021. Mrs. Rodriguez earned her ...

Rebecca Sims

7th grade Lit/LA

Becky Sims joined Oak Grove School in 2018 as a 7th Grade English Language Arts teacher...

Anna Edelson

8th grade Science

Anna Edelson joined Oak Grove School in August of 2008. Mrs. Edelson earned her Bachelo...

Ashleigh Grambo

6-8 French

Kristen Hardy

8th grade ELA

Kristen Hardy joined Oak Grove as an 8th grade ELA teacher in 2023 after graduating fro...

Dan Henneberry

STEM teacher

Mr. Henneberry started at Oak Grove in January of 2005 as an aide in junior high, he ha...

Whitney Mann

7th & 8th grade Spanish

After graduating Indiana University, Señora Mann joined Oak Grove to begin her c...

Christine McCracken

8th grade ELA

Christine McCracken is ecstatic to be returning to the Oak Grove community to teach 8th...

Patrick Potter

8th grade Social Studies

Mr. Potter grew up in Des Plaines, IL and graduated from Illinois State University in 2...

Christopher Walsh

8th grade Math

Mr. Walsh joined the Oak Grove staff in 2001. He enjoys bringing math to the masses but...

Allison Honaker

Math Specialist

Allison Honaker joined Oak Grove in August of 2002 after student teaching at Oak Grove ...

Meg Oesch

Math Specialist

Meg Oesch joined Oak Grove School in October of 2009. Mrs. Oesch earned her Education d...

Jen Phillips

Math Specialist

Mrs. Phillips has a passion for working with students in math. She began teaching at Oa...

Casey Dugan

Reading Specialist

Casey Dugan graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor ...

Jean Hattendorf

Reading Specialist

Jean Hattendorf joined Oak Grove School in August of 1993. Mrs. Hattendorf earned her B...

Rebecca Jakubowski

Reading Specialist

Becky Jakubowski (Mrs. J.) started at Oak Grove in 1993. She earned her Bachelors of Sc...

Logan Farris

General/Vocal Music

Logan Farris has been working with children since his very first job as a camp counselo...

Richard Frankowski

Band

Rick Frankowski started at Oak Grove School in August of 2020. He currently teaches 3rd...

Dave Jones

Band

Dave Jones joined Oak Grove School in August of 1996. Mr. Jones earned his Bachelors of...

Melanie Ludington

Drama

Mel Ludington began her teaching career in 1996. She is an award winning Creative Drama...

Jason Meltzer

Technology Coach/Media Arts

Jason Meltzer, Ph.D. is currently the technology integrator and Media Arts teacher. He ...

Hillary Spector

K-1 Art/EL

Hilary Spector joined Oak Grove in 2015 as the elementary art teacher. She was split be...

Erin Vance

Art

Mrs. Vance has been teaching Art at Oak Grove since 2011. She currently teaches grades ...

Ashleigh Grambo

6-8 French

Sara Loch

K-5 Spanish

Sara Loch joined Oak Grove’s staff July of 2012. Since then, she has been teachin...

Whitney Mann

7th & 8th grade Spanish

After graduating Indiana University, Señora Mann joined Oak Grove to begin her c...

Jennifer Pittam

6th grade Spanish

Jenny Pittam is the 6th and 7th grade Spanish teacher. She earned her Bachelor degree i...

Krista Demma

EL

Krista Demma began teaching in 2009. She joined Oak Grove's staff in 2012 as a Worl...

Beth Hughes

EL

Beth Hughes started teaching at Oak Grove School in 2015. Mrs. Hughes graduated from Il...

Hillary Spector

K-1 Art/EL

Hilary Spector joined Oak Grove in 2015 as the elementary art teacher. She was split be...

Cody Callahan

P.E. & Health

Mr. Callahan is a fun & energetic Physical Education & Health teacher. Mr. Call...

Nicole Cummins

P.E. & Health

Nicole Cummins began her teaching career at Oak Grove during the 2020/2021 school year....

David Izenstark

P.E. & Health

Dave Izenstark joined Oak Grove in August 2006 as a 6th-8th P.E Teacher. Mr Izenstark e...

Sara Kurtz

P.E. & Health

Miss Kurtz graduated from Wheaton College with a degree in journalism but quickly reali...

Dan Mayer

P.E.

Dan Mayer joined Oak Grove School in August 1994. Mr. Mayer earned his Bachelors of Phy...

Alyssa Osterman

JH Library

Alyssa Osterman is the Junior High Librarian. She previously taught at Central School i...

Jina Rappaport

Elementary Library

Jina Rappaport joined Oak Grove School in 2007 as the 4-8 librarian and 6th-grade techn...

Cheryl Matheson

4th grade Math

When Cheryl Matheson retires at the end of the 2023-2024 school year, she will have tau...

Bronwen Mosquera

Enrichment Specialist & 4th/5th TAG Math

Bronwen Mosquera joined Oak Grove in February of 2022 to fulfill the Talent Development...

Czarina Rodriguez

7th grade math/TAG Math

Czarina Rodriguez joined Oak Grove School in August of 2021. Mrs. Rodriguez earned her ...

Julia Simmons

6th grade Math/TAG Math

Julia Simmons is the 6th Grade Math Teacher. She started working at Oak Grove in 2020 s...

Rebecca Sims

7th grade Lit/LA

Becky Sims joined Oak Grove School in 2018 as a 7th Grade English Language Arts teacher...

Karyn Thompson

6th grade ELA/TAG ELA

Mrs. Thompson has been an Oak Grove ELA teacher for 27 years. When not teaching, she en...

Christopher Walsh

8th grade Math

Mr. Walsh joined the Oak Grove staff in 2001. He enjoys bringing math to the masses but...

Dmitry Andrievsky

Director of Technology

David Huber

Data Manager

Dave Huber joined Oak Grove School in August of 1999. Mr. Huber earned his Bachelors of...

Patti Jacobs

Tech Support Specialist

Jason Meltzer

Technology Coach/Media Arts

Jason Meltzer, Ph.D. is currently the technology integrator and Media Arts teacher. He ...

Dave Smith

Tech Support Specialist

Rosanne Bliss

Psychologist

With over nine years of dedicated experience in the field of school psychology, Rosie b...

Lindsay Krieschen

Psychologist

Lindsay Krieschen is a dedicated educator who loves working with students of all ages. ...

Nicole Barmantje

Special Education

Nicole Barmantje joined Oak Grove in 2008. Currently, she is one of our special educati...

Aimee Brown

Special Education

Aimee Brown joined Oak Grove in 2018. Currently, she is one of our special education te...

Jennifer Elfering

Special Education

Jennifer Elfering started working at Oak Grove in 2018 as a Resource Teacher working wi...

Paula Forman

Special Education

Paula Forman joined Oak Grove in 2006. She earned her Bachelor degree of Elementary Edu...

Katie Riley

Special Education

Katie Riley is one of our special education teachers. She has been working at Oak Grove...

Erin Smith

Special Education

Erin Smith has been a part of the Oak Grove community since 2003. She serves as a Speci...

Kathy Zurawski

Special Education

Kathy Żurawski is a special education resource teacher who has been a proud member of t...

Susie Kiefer

SEL teacher

Susie Kiefer is the K-Fifth Grade Social Emotional Learning Teacher. Susie supports wit...

David Karolewicz

Speech/Language Pathologist - Athletic Director

Mr. Karolewicz joined Oak Grove in July of 2007. Mr. Karolewicz earned a Bachelors and ...

Jasmin Klapman

Speech/Language Pathologist

Jasmin Klapman has been working at Oak Grove School since August of 2018. Ms.Klapman ea...

Melissa Ostach

Speech/Language Pathologist

Melissa Ostach joined Oak Grove School in the role of Speech-Language Pathologist in th...

Gayle Timlin

Social Worker

Gayle Timlin worked for Oak Grove for 29 years before retiring in 2018. She happily ret...

Kimberly Wesley

Social Worker

Kim Wesley's favorite part of her job are the students she works with daily! Ms. We...

Alexandra Wilgus

Social Worker

Allie Wilgus joined Oak Grove School in the 2022-2023 school year. She is a School Soci...

Elaine Radzienda

Occupational Therapy

David Karolewicz

Speech/Language Pathologist - Athletic Director

Mr. Karolewicz joined Oak Grove in July of 2007. Mr. Karolewicz earned a Bachelors and ...