McCracken Middle School Staff
Middle School Principal
Nancy Ariola has served as the Principal at McCracken Middle School for over five years...
Middle School Assistant Principal
Marty Behm began his teaching career in Evanston, where he taught 8th grade ELA at both...
Middle School Assistant Principal
Trevor Dykes began his teaching career on the westside of Chicago, working in the North...
Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
KevinĀ Poduska is a passionate, equity-driven leader and practitioner with 18 years...
Director of Student Services; McKinney-Vento Liaison, DCFS Liaison & PUNS Trained Staff
Angela DeMay started her career as a special education teacher and has experience provi...
Early Childhood, Special Education & MTSS Coordinator
Dr. Perry Finch comes to Skokie73.5 from Bensenville School District 2 where he spent 1...
District EL Coordinator
Middleton students and families might recognize Lyla Nissan from her previous classroom...
Middle School Speech Language Pathologist
Middle School EL Teacher
Sally Alvarado is one of the English Language teachers at McCracken and servesĀ gra...
Elementary & Middle School Social Work Intern
Custodian
Middle School Spanish Teacher
Melissa Arkin began teaching Spanish at McCracken in 2016. Previously, she taught Spani...
6th Grade Math Teacher
Middle School Learning Enrichment Teacher
Food Service Director/Organic Life
Middle School Special Education Teacher
Middle School Paraprofessional
Kera Bridges has aĀ background in mass communications and youth sports. She is orig...
6th Grade ELA Teacher
Instructional Coach
Lynn Catanus started her career in education in 2008 as a middle school teacher in Nape...
Middle School Reading Interventionist
Middle School Psychologist
Emily Crook (she/her) has been the School Psychologist at McCracken Middle School since...
Bands Director
Middle School Special Education Teacher
8th Grade ELA Teacher
Joy Di Zillo has been teaching middle school English Language Arts since 1999. She has ...
6th Grade Science Teacher
Carrie Eccleston is a 6th grade science teacher who has worked in the district since 19...
Middle School Special Education Teacher
Jody Ehrenberg started teaching at McCracken in the fall of 2020. Her teaching career b...
7th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Bethany FaganĀ joined Skokie 73.5 in 2000. While at 73.5, sheĀ has taught 6th, ...
Middle School Learning Center Director
Middle School Special Education Teacher
8th Grade Science Teacher
Catherine Gormley has been teaching 8th grade science at McCracken since 2013. She has ...
7th Grade Science Teacher
Mr. Sean Gormley has been teaching 7th grade science at McCracken since 2008. He earned...
Middle School Paraprofessional
Middle School Special Education Teacher
Cindy Grossman has been teaching at McCracken since 2000.Ā In that time sheĀ go...
Middle School Paraprofessional
6th Grade ELA Teacher
Erin Hamilton has been teaching 6th grade English Language Arts at McCracken since 2011...
Middle School Learning Center Assistant
Middle School Paraprofessional
Custodian
Middle School EL Teacher
Middle School Vocal Music Teacher
Amy Keipert has taught at McCracken since 2013, having previously taught in Des Plaines...
8th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Middle School Paraprofessional
Paula Kim is originally from Philadelphia and has lived in places like South Korea, but...
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Middle School Cafeteria Cashier/Organic Life
Middle School Visual Arts Teacher
William "Bill" MacBeth joined District 73.5 in 2002. Known as "Mr Mac&qu...
7th Grade ELA Teacher
Middle School Spanish Teacher
Band Director
7th Grade Math Teacher
Diane Miller hasĀ been with the district since 2011, the first two years as the Lea...
Middle School P.E. / Health / E.E. / Fitness Teacher
Nico Mirabelli is a graduate from Illinois State University with a degree in Middle Lev...
Instructional Coach
Annie Monak has been teaching in District 73.5 since 1997. Throughout her time in the d...
Middle School Paraprofessional
Middle School Social Worker
Middle School Social Worker
Middle School P.E. / Health / E.E. / Fitness Teacher
Jeff Priban started teaching in 2008Ā and has been at McCracken since 2011.Ā He...
Middle School Special Education Teacher
Maggie Price is a Learning-Behavior Specialist and Reading Specialist. She attended the...
Middle School STEAM Teacher
Lisa Repp joined McCracken in 2020, bringing teaching experience from several other sta...
Middle School Paraprofessional
Custodian
8th Grade ELA Teacher
After earning his Master of Education from Northwestern University, Jon Shay started te...
Middle School Paraprofessional
Middle School Administrative Assistant
Middle School P.E. / Health / E.E. / Fitness Teacher
Stephanie Simon is a graduate from Northeastern Illinois University. She also obtained ...
8th Grade Math Teacher
Middle School Administrative Assistant
Middle School Nurse
7th Grade ELA Teacher
6th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Laura Williams has been teaching in District 73.5 since 1989. She is married, has two m...