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LADSE Vocational Alliance

Mission Statement

The Vocational Alliance supports the LADSE mission by assisting students with disabilities by building a bridge between school, employment, and the community, founded on academic and vocational experiences.

What is the Vocational Alliance?

The Vocational Alliance is a network of the LADSE Vocational Services Unit, and the vocational staff of Hinsdale Township, Lyons Township, and Riverside Brookfield High Schools.

The Vocational Alliance partnerships include agencies, organizations, learning institutions and businesses who have made a strong commitment to the vocational growth and successful post high school outcomes of students with disabilities.

The LADSE Employer Advisory Board actively works with the Vocational Alliance members by assisting us in building partnerships and programs within LADSE communities. These partnerships and programs include school based and community based distinctive programs and services.

The Vocational Alliance model supports other partnerships within the communities served by LADSE such as our partnership with the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation (WSCCIF). LADSE and WSCCIF has formalized this partnership through the establishment of the EmployAlliance.

 

Staff

Karen Steffan

MS, CRC, Program Coordinator

708.482.1170

ksteffan@ladse.org

Alex Budziszewski

CRC, DRS Transition Specialist

708.482.1176

abudziszewski@ladse.org

Tricia Iraci

DRS Case Service Expediter

708.482.1186

tiraci@ladse.org

Dr. Joanne Messina

WIA Transition Consultant

708.482.1182

jmessina@ladse.org

Karrie Pece

DRS Transition Experience Facilitator

708.482.1199 x3146

kpece@ladse.org

Hannah Piotrowski

Job Coach

708.482.1155

tpiotrowski@ladse.org

Mark Recker

DRS Transition Specialist

708.482.1166

mrecker@ladse.org

Jackie Schaefers

WIA Job Developer

708.482.1195

jschaefers@ladse.org

Dianna Tomisek

DRS Transition Experience Facilitator, ShredderWorks Liaison

708.482.1199 x3018

dtomisek@ladse.org