Civic Education Project: service learning field studies for oustanding middle and high school students
CTD's Civic Education Project
Staff

Our staff are a talented group of educators brought together by their commitment to teaching highly able young people about civic engagement and social responsibility.

Program Staff

Program staff members are selected through a highly competitive process that weighs such factors as academic background, service-learning experience and experience working with youth in a residential setting. Instructional staff members are typically outstanding teachers from secondary schools or universities, graduate students or youth development professionals. All instructional staff bring experience with service-learning pedagogy. Residential staff members are typically college graduates working in the education or nonprofit fields or exceptional junior- or senior-level undergraduates with a background in residential life. Like our students, our staff members come from throughout the country.
 




Permanent Staff
Permanent staff work year-round to coordinate the behind-the-scenes aspects of the programs, such as recruiting and selecting participants and program staff and setting up meaningful service experiences.


Jody Koizumi
Jody Koizumi
Program Assistant, Civic Education Project
As program assistant for the Civic Education Project (CEP), Jody manages day-to-day operations, corresponds with students and families and does whatever else she can to support the work of CEP staff in organizing school break and summer service-learning programs. Koizumi is well suited for the job, having worked in non-profit/educational settings for more than 10 years including as a middle school teacher for the Chicago public school systems and as an ESL teacher for immigrant adults. Obviously Koizumi has put her bachelor in arts in sociology in race and ethnicity from Macalester College and her masters in education in instructional leadership to good use. She is inspired by working with amazing CEP program staff who embody civic engagement in their personal lives and seeing kids in the programs engaged, intellectually challenged and motivated to take what they are learning back to their communities.
Lindsay Wall
Lindsay Wall
Assistant Program Director, Civic Education Project

Lindsay Wall is passionate about youth development initiatives that provide young people opportunities to reach their full potential while engaging their communities. Wall’s work experience includes collaborating with the Cleveland Municipal School District as an Americorps volunteer and youth organizer and managing community-based projects for an international NGO. Most recently, she coordinated the Equinox program at CTD.  Wall earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Augustana College and a master’s degree in social work and nonprofit management from Case Western Reserve University. In her spare time, she enjoys practicing yoga, exploring Chicago's neighborhoods and reading the newspaper.
Kelly C. Weiley
Kelly C. Weiley
Assistant Program Director, Civic Education Project
Having had the opportunity to work with youth from throughout the United States, Kelly C. Weiley finds motivation and inspiration by working with young people to make a difference in communities. Weiley comes to the Civic Education Project most recently from Minneapolis, where she served as adjunct faculty at two universities in Minnesota teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses in human relations and multicultural education. An opera singer by training, Weiley completed her undergraduate degree in music from Northwestern University in vocal performance and later completed a Master of Science in Social Responsibility at St. Cloud State University. Weiley’s passion for service learning began during her service in AmeriCorps NCCC, completing everything from rehabbing houses and building trails to tutoring elementary school children. In 2005, Weiley received the prestigious PIC Achiever Award from the Boston Private Industry Council for her work with and commitment to youth. Weiley has delivered presentations in addition to publishing book chapters on her research regarding service-learning. She currently serves on the board of an international nonprofit organization that works to bring solar lighting to people living in areas of strife and conflict around the world.
Katrina Weimholt
Katrina Weimholt
Program Director, Civic Education Project
A co-founder of the Civic Education Project, Katrina Weimholt has more than 10 years of experience in service learning, experiential education and youth development. Weimholt holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and political communication from Northwestern University and is completing a master’s degree in public policy and administration. Prior to joining the CEP staff full-time, she spent several years with a community-based education reform initiative, where she worked with Chicago Public School teachers to help connect classrooms with the world outside the school walls. She founded the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Chicago, a volunteer-run association that strengthens the nonprofit community by providing professional development, resources and networking opportunities. Weimholt has been recognized with a Tomorrow’s Leaders Today Award from Public Allies and was selected as a Fellow with the New Leaders Council, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that is training and supporting the next generation of political leadership. Her interests include community, diversity, gender equality, local and national politics, travel and the outdoors.