Professional Background

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (History), University of Chicago, 1983

M.A. (History), Loyola University, 1972

B.A. (History and Education), Loyola University, 1969

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

2008 - Present           ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY (Chicago).  Adjunct Instructor

1990 - Present           LUBY PUBLISHING (Chicago). Contributing Editor and Senior Writer

1975 - 2007              CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Teacher, Librarian, Department Chair

1987 - 1988              OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Des Plaines, IL).  Adjunct Instructor

1980 - 1981              NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (De Kalb, IL). Instructor

1969 - 1974              NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL (Chicago). Teacher, Department Chair

PUBLICATIONS (partial list)

Fifty Greatest Players in PBA History (2008) contributing co-author

Wisdom Has Built Herself a House (2005) contributing co-author

The Encyclopedia of Chicago (2004) contributor

The White Sox Bibliography (1990)

The Mayor Who Cleaned Up Chicago (1989)

Historical Dictionary of the Progressive Era (1988) contributor

Research Guide to American Historical Biography (1988) contributor

The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition (1987) contributing co-author

COMMUNITY SERVICE

2003 – Present          Park Ridge Public Library Board of Trustees  Member, President two terms    

1999 – 2000             Pickwick Theatre Preservation Council, Member

1993 – 1995             Mary Seat of Wisdom School Board  Member