Transition Center

Mission statement: The D120 Transition Center is dedicated to empowering individuals to develop independent active adult lives through community engagement and person-centered planning.

Motto: My Dreams My Future

Definition of Transition Services PDF

a) Transition services means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that:

1. Is designed within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate movement from school to post school activities, including post-secondary education, vocational education, integrated employment, continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living or community participation.

2. Is based on the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences and interests.

Transition Staff

Michelle Bank*

Transition Coordinator
mbank@d120.org
847-949-2200 x1261

Lana Aboona

Instructional Aide
laboona@d120.org
847-949-2200

Jennifer Adame

Teacher and Case Manager
jadame@d120.org
847-949-2200 1506

Kendra Allen

Speech and Language Pathologist
kallen@d120.org
847-949-2200 x1050

Eric Billittier

Teacher and Case Manager
ebillittier@d120.org
847-949-2200 x1215

Lourdes Chapa

Administrative Assistant
lchapa@d120.org
847-949-2200 x1284

Michael Crowe

Occupational Therapist
mcrowe@d120.org
847-949-2200

Bobby Gray

Instructional Aide
bgray@d120.org
847-949-2200 1154

Emily Gregorich

Instructional Aide
egregorich@d120.org
847-949-2200 1117

Megann Loffredo

Instructional Aide
mloffredo@d120.org
847-949-2200

Frank Mahar

Instructional Aide
fmahar@d120.org
847-949-2200

Max Major

Instructional Aide
mmajor@d120.org
847-949-2200

Christina Milburn

Instructional Aide
cmilburn@d120.org
847-949-2200

Nicole Morris

Instructional Aide
nmorris@d120.org
847-949-2200

Patti Pfannkuche

Instructional Aide
ppfannkuche@d120.org
847-949-2200 x1031

Jacquelyn Pinsky

Instructional Aide
jpinsky@d120.org
847-949-2200

Kayla Reimer

Instructional Aide
kreimer@d120.org
847-949-2200

Jennifer Ryan

Teacher and Case Manager
jryan@d120.org
847-949-2200 x1286

Joe Sena

Instructional Aide
jsena@d120.org
847-949-2200

Janette Swanston

School Nurse
jswanston@d120.org
847-949-2200 x1522

Chelsea Troesch

Teacher and Case Manager
ctroesch@d120.org
847-949-2200 x1729

Lori Wienbarg

Instructional Aide
lwienbarg@d120.org
847-949-2200

Thomas Wierenga

Transitional Center Psychologist
twierenga@d120.org
847-949-2200 x1730

*denotes department administrator