Meet the Team

About Us
Meet the Team
Meet SSCE Champions

Department


Heather van Benthuysen
Executive Director
hvanbenthuysen@cps.edu

Heather's bio


Amber Neal
Community Partnerships Specialist
aneal2@cps.edu

Bio


Isil Cinar
Operations Coordinator
icinar1@cps.edu

Bio


Elle Cumberbatch
Communications Specialist
numberbatch@cps.edu

Bio


Samantha Ozik
CIMBY Program Manager
scmattone@cps.edu

Bio.

Social Science Team


Janeen Lee
Social Science Manager
jlee104@cps.edu

Bio


Mayra Almaraz
HS Social Science Specialist
malmaraz1@cps.edu

Bio


Yamali Rodriguez-Gruger
HS Social Science Specialist
yarodriguez@cps.edu

bio


Alayna Washington
HS Social Science Specialist
apwashington2@cps.edu

Bio


Jennie Vazquez
K-5 Social Science Specialist
jvazquez62@cps.edu

Bio.


Tamara Acoba
6-8 Social Science Specialist
tmacoba@cps.edu

Bio.

Financial Education Team


Tere Regina
Financial Education Manager
tregina@cps.edu

Bio


Dustin Voss
Financial Education Specialist
dkvoss@cps.edu

Bio

Civic Engagement Team


Emma Kornfeld Knapp
Civic Engagement Manager
ekornfeld@cps.edu

Bio


Wayde Grinstead
HS Civic Learning Specialist
wpgrinstead1@cps.edu

bio.


Dora Charles
ES Social Science and Civic Learning Specialist
djcharles@cps.edu

Bio.


Margie Smagacz
Project-Based Learning Manager
mdsmagacz@cps.edu

Bio


Mildred Garcia Gomez
Student Voice Specialist
mlgarciagomez@cps.edu

Bio


Agustin Flores
Student Voice Specialist
aflores431@cps.edu

Bio.