Meet the Faculty and Staff
Laura Roehm
Lead Simulation Facilitator
DCFS Child Protection Training Academy
Dorothy Davis
Simulation Facilitator
DCFS Child Protection Training Academy
Megan Ruffin
Simulation Facilitator
DCFS Child Protection Training Academy
Shemika Perkins-Coleman
Logistics Coordinator
DCFS Child Protection Training Academy
Dr. Jeanne Howard
Social Work Professor Emeritus
Jacqueline Bright
Grantwriter
Illinois Permanency Enhancement Project
Dr. Deneca Winfrey-Avant
Executive Director/PI
First Star Academy
Illinois State University
Principal Investigator
DCFS Child Protection Training Academy
Principal Investigator
Illinois Permanency Enhancement Project
Dr. Steve Mertens
Faculty Research AffiliateSchool of Teaching and Learning
Michael Burns
Community OrganizerPermanency Enhancement Project (PEP)
Dr. Karen Stipp
Research Affilliate (non-funded)Social Work Faculty
Tameka Thompson, MS, LPC
Academy DirectorFirst Star Academy
Illinois State University
Curtis Preston
Administrative Aide
Lisa Hernbrott
Office Manager