Human Relations Committee
2011-2012 Committee Chairs
Aliza Gilbert
Highland Park High School
(224) 765-2055
agilbert@dist113.org
Purpose
The Human Relations Committee strives to heighten awareness, consciousness and sensitivity to the issues of culture, race, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender, age and other differences as they pertain to post-secondary access. The HRC aims to infuse this awareness in all aspects of the association and to serve as the communicator, spokesperson and advocate for “people issues.” The HRC develops educational programs for counseling professionals working with students who, for reasons of disadvantaged experiences, are often denied access to post-secondary educational opportunities.
College Advising Guide for Undocumented Students
The IACAC Human Relations Committee has published a guide designed to provide assistance to the high school counselors in Illinois who work with undocumented students. There are approximately 1.6 million undocumented students under the age of 18 are currently living in the United States, 65,000 of whom will graduate each year from high school. Learn more about the College Advising Guide for Undocumented Students.
Meetings
September 9, 2011
Oakton Community College
November 10, 2011
February 10, 2012
May 11, 2012
Committee Members
Maria Bucio, Chicago Public Schools
Jill Bures, Aurora University
Luis Caballero, Oakton Community College
Tanya Cabrera, Illinois Institute of Technology
Danielle Cargo, Oakton Community College
Rolando Chacon, Elmhurst College
Dan DiCesare, University of Illinois at Chicago
Christina Drescher, DePaul University
Traci Flowers, Hawaii Pacific University
Monica Fortune, Lincoln College-Normal
Robert Galarza, DePaul University
DeEnna Holohan, Loyola Academy
Dan Gin, Niles West High School
Luke Kerber, Aurora University
Polly Knudsen, Buffalo Grove High School
Emily Johnson, Augustana College
Bridget Jones, Lakeview College of Nursing
Pamela Lee, DePaul University
Maxine Levy, Buffalo Grove High School
Marcia Lovett, Northern Michigan University
Scott McIntyre, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Miguel Mireles, College of Lake County
Audrey Penman, Western Illinois University
Jerry Pope, Niles Township High School District 219
Karen Shankman, Maine East High School
Gretchen Snape, Chicago Christian High School
Richard Tom, Northern Illinois University
Matthew Topham, Niles North High School
