About Open Wings
Open Wings is guided by a founder, a board of directors, and a board of reference who bring a wide range of expertise, and a shared belief that every child deserves a school built around them.
Founder
Kim carried the dream of a school where students would walk through the doors smiling for years before it became real in 2012. She earned her PhD from Northwestern University and has devoted more than a decade to supporting the students, teachers, and families of Open Wings. She is also the mother of four.
School Director
Alicia leads the school day to day. She holds a bachelor's in special education with a behavioral-disorders emphasis and taught in an alternative high school before joining Open Wings as a classroom teacher.
Our board brings a wide array of perspectives and expertise, and many are Open Wings parents and grandparents themselves.
Ann Bosman-Foltz
Reading and math intervention specialist; president, the AMB Foundation
Dr. Dennis Munk
Professor, Carthage College; co-lead of the accreditation committee
Erin Neff
Board member
Rich Nevin
Healthcare executive; Open Wings parent
Kelly Sics, CPA
Director of Finance & Administration, St. Francis Children's Center
Jeff Sporer
Vice President of Sales, SPX FLOW; Open Wings parent
Jean Werbie-Harris
Retired Executive Director of Community Development; strategic planning and fundraising
Advisors who lend their experience in education, medicine, psychology, and the community.
Tom Eber
Co-Founder and Literacy Consultant, retired
Anne Kelly, PhD
Educational Consultant, retired
Miriam Sherin, PhD
Professor, School of Education & Social Policy, Northwestern University
Wade West
Marketing Consultant, Westwords Consulting
Mimi Snyderman, MD
Pediatrician, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Child Development Center
Julene Stellato, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
The best way to understand Open Wings is to visit. We would love to show you a school day and introduce you to the community.
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