Colleen is an eighth grade social studies teacher at Glenn Westlake Middle School in Lombard, Illinois. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BA in history and is working on her EdM from the same institution. Colleen is an active participant in the Illinois Civics educator community and is completing coursework to become a Distinguished Educator in the area of facilitating current & societal issue discussions through the Lou Frey Institute. In her free time, Colleen loves enjoying the coast of Lake Michigan and spending time with her loved ones.
Colleen McDonnell