District 67 Leadership Team
Superintendent
Dr. Matthew Montgomery
Superintendent of Schools
224-335-0413
mmontgomery@lfschools.net
Assistant Superintendents
Dr. Phil Georgia
Assistant Superintend
224-335-0419
pgeorgia@lfschools.net
Dr. Renée Fitzsimmons
Assistant Superin
224-335-0412
rfitzsimmons@lfschools.net
Brittany Tjardes, CPA
Assistant Superintendent of Business Services/CSBO
btjardes@lfschools.net
Our Shared District Administration
![Dr. Jennifer Hermes]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757951058/lakeforestschoolsorg/sp7dqiiswzfgv7exmig1/JennHermes2024.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757951058/lakeforestschoolsorg/sp7dqiiswzfgv7exmig1/JennHermes2024.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757951058/lakeforestschoolsorg/sp7dqiiswzfgv7exmig1/JennHermes2024.png","width":630}])
Dr. Jennifer Hermes
Chief Operating Officer / CSBO
224-335-0410
jhermes@lfschools.net
![Mrs. Melissa Oakley]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757951600/lakeforestschoolsorg/ycvlowqkngwzzonhlhrw/MelissaOakley.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757951600/lakeforestschoolsorg/ycvlowqkngwzzonhlhrw/MelissaOakley.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757951600/lakeforestschoolsorg/ycvlowqkngwzzonhlhrw/MelissaOakley.png","width":674}])
Mrs. Melissa Oakley
Chief Communications Officer
224-335-0411
moakley@lfschools.net
![ChuckWalsh]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782910786/lakeforestschoolsorg/psfnxej8qinxldfquwsk/JoeBlanchettHeadshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782910786/lakeforestschoolsorg/psfnxej8qinxldfquwsk/JoeBlanchettHeadshot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1782910786/lakeforestschoolsorg/psfnxej8qinxldfquwsk/JoeBlanchettHeadshot.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1782910786/lakeforestschoolsorg/psfnxej8qinxldfquwsk/JoeBlanchettHeadshot.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1782910786/lakeforestschoolsorg/psfnxej8qinxldfquwsk/JoeBlanchettHeadshot.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1782910786/lakeforestschoolsorg/psfnxej8qinxldfquwsk/JoeBlanchettHeadshot.jpg","width":2200}])
Mr. Joe Blanchette
Director of Safety and Security
224-335-0425
jblanchette@lfschools.net
![JordanSalus]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757951194/lakeforestschoolsorg/p5u6ufmrbngrcfbqpld5/JordanHIGHERQUALITY.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757951194/lakeforestschoolsorg/p5u6ufmrbngrcfbqpld5/JordanHIGHERQUALITY.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757951194/lakeforestschoolsorg/p5u6ufmrbngrcfbqpld5/JordanHIGHERQUALITY.png","width":568}])
Mr. Jordan Salus
Chief Technology Officer / CSBO
224-335-0408
jsalus@lfschools.net
![DanMortensen]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757016387/lakeforestschoolsorg/ugcxtiind4t2vwgamazi/Daniel_MortensenHIGHERQUALITY.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757016387/lakeforestschoolsorg/ugcxtiind4t2vwgamazi/Daniel_MortensenHIGHERQUALITY.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757016387/lakeforestschoolsorg/ugcxtiind4t2vwgamazi/Daniel_MortensenHIGHERQUALITY.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1757016387/lakeforestschoolsorg/ugcxtiind4t2vwgamazi/Daniel_MortensenHIGHERQUALITY.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1757016387/lakeforestschoolsorg/ugcxtiind4t2vwgamazi/Daniel_MortensenHIGHERQUALITY.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1757016387/lakeforestschoolsorg/ugcxtiind4t2vwgamazi/Daniel_MortensenHIGHERQUALITY.jpg","width":2200}])
Mr. Daniel Mortensen
Director of Facilities / CPMM
224-335-0426
dmortensen@lfschools.net
![JennySterpin]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790187645/lakeforestschoolsorg/oh70pheso47553te2o28/JennySterpin.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1790187645/lakeforestschoolsorg/oh70pheso47553te2o28/JennySterpin.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1790187645/lakeforestschoolsorg/oh70pheso47553te2o28/JennySterpin.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1790187645/lakeforestschoolsorg/oh70pheso47553te2o28/JennySterpin.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1790187645/lakeforestschoolsorg/oh70pheso47553te2o28/JennySterpin.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1790187645/lakeforestschoolsorg/oh70pheso47553te2o28/JennySterpin.jpg","width":2200}])
Dr. Jenny Sterpin
Executive Director of Special Education, Compliance, and Grant Management
224-335-0417
jsterpin@lfschools.net
District 67 School Administration
![Principal Cavanaugh]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757951239/lakeforestschoolsorg/efbvt3slvwjegvprr7bw/KimRutan.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757951239/lakeforestschoolsorg/efbvt3slvwjegvprr7bw/KimRutan.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757951239/lakeforestschoolsorg/efbvt3slvwjegvprr7bw/KimRutan.png","width":680}])
Cherokee Elementary School Prinicpal
224-335-0909
krutan@lfschools.net
![Ms. Susan Milsk]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723736489/lakeforestschoolsorg/jnlrhzqmqserphnj04x1/MrsSusanM.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1723736489/lakeforestschoolsorg/jnlrhzqmqserphnj04x1/MrsSusanM.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1723736489/lakeforestschoolsorg/jnlrhzqmqserphnj04x1/MrsSusanM.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1723736489/lakeforestschoolsorg/jnlrhzqmqserphnj04x1/MrsSusanM.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1723736489/lakeforestschoolsorg/jnlrhzqmqserphnj04x1/MrsSusanM.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1723736489/lakeforestschoolsorg/jnlrhzqmqserphnj04x1/MrsSusanM.jpg","width":2200}])
Sheridan Elementary School Principal
224-335-0903
smilsk@lfschools.net
![MeganEverett]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723735142/lakeforestschoolsorg/jdhyzat7lgqv5ko09vu1/MrsMeganE.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1723735142/lakeforestschoolsorg/jdhyzat7lgqv5ko09vu1/MrsMeganE.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1723735142/lakeforestschoolsorg/jdhyzat7lgqv5ko09vu1/MrsMeganE.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1723735142/lakeforestschoolsorg/jdhyzat7lgqv5ko09vu1/MrsMeganE.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1723735142/lakeforestschoolsorg/jdhyzat7lgqv5ko09vu1/MrsMeganE.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1723735142/lakeforestschoolsorg/jdhyzat7lgqv5ko09vu1/MrsMeganE.jpg","width":2200}])
Everett Elementary School Principal
224-335-0913
meigenrauch@lfschools.net
![Dr. Michelle Shinn]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757951627/lakeforestschoolsorg/tdlpsi65e4khvtoqf3kk/MichelleShinn2024.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757951627/lakeforestschoolsorg/tdlpsi65e4khvtoqf3kk/MichelleShinn2024.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757951627/lakeforestschoolsorg/tdlpsi65e4khvtoqf3kk/MichelleShinn2024.png","width":684}])
Principal - Deer Path Middle School Grades 5/6
224-335-0929
mshinn@lfschools.net
![Mr. Sam Paulsen]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757951846/lakeforestschoolsorg/h7bxgrwdikforlfsd1wv/SamPaulsen2024.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757951846/lakeforestschoolsorg/h7bxgrwdikforlfsd1wv/SamPaulsen2024.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757951846/lakeforestschoolsorg/h7bxgrwdikforlfsd1wv/SamPaulsen2024.png","width":548}])
Principal - Deer Path Middle School Grades 7/8
224-335-0919
spaulsen@lfschools.net
![Michael Barry]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782929453/lakeforestschoolsorg/mhmphlzavymbyyy9zsd4/MichaelBarry.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1782929453/lakeforestschoolsorg/mhmphlzavymbyyy9zsd4/MichaelBarry.jpg","width":400}])
Assistant Principal - Grades 5/6
mbarry@lfschools.net
District 67 Teaching and Learning + Student Services
(Office located in the CUBE at Deer Path Middle School)
![Molly Escobar]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725385199/lakeforestschoolsorg/pwjdivjor6qugl4swnvx/MollyEscobar2024.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725385199/lakeforestschoolsorg/pwjdivjor6qugl4swnvx/MollyEscobar2024.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725385199/lakeforestschoolsorg/pwjdivjor6qugl4swnvx/MollyEscobar2024.png","width":774}])
Dr. Molly Escobar
Director of Special Education and Student Services
224-335-0935
mescobar@lfschools.net
![Vail Kieser]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757950726/lakeforestschoolsorg/prrs1rnusvq1z05khspf/AndrewFenton2025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757950726/lakeforestschoolsorg/prrs1rnusvq1z05khspf/AndrewFenton2025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757950726/lakeforestschoolsorg/prrs1rnusvq1z05khspf/AndrewFenton2025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1757950726/lakeforestschoolsorg/prrs1rnusvq1z05khspf/AndrewFenton2025.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1757950726/lakeforestschoolsorg/prrs1rnusvq1z05khspf/AndrewFenton2025.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1757950726/lakeforestschoolsorg/prrs1rnusvq1z05khspf/AndrewFenton2025.jpg","width":2200}])
Dr. Andrew Fenton
Director of Teaching & Learning
afenton@lfschools.net
![Mrs. JoAnn Ford-Halvorsen]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782929571/lakeforestschoolsorg/ajjsceocbc0yp2gkgbfv/JessicaBoraca.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1782929571/lakeforestschoolsorg/ajjsceocbc0yp2gkgbfv/JessicaBoraca.png","width":486}])
Jessica Boraca
Coordinator of Specialized Services
jboraca@lfschools.net
![Rachel Pollera]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782929646/lakeforestschoolsorg/ow8rwcf4ihncoiowdqqa/RachelPollera.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782929646/lakeforestschoolsorg/ow8rwcf4ihncoiowdqqa/RachelPollera.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1782929646/lakeforestschoolsorg/ow8rwcf4ihncoiowdqqa/RachelPollera.png","width":590}])
Rachel Pollera
Coordinator of Teaching, Learning, and Student Services
rpollera@lfschools.net