Our Strategic Growth

Across the upcoming year, The Chicago School will engage in a collaborative process to develop its next strategic plan, which will guide the university's growth from 2025 to 2030. This new plan will align with strategic goals across the colleges and across The Community Solution Education System and will help our community move closer to achieving our shared vision of using educational opportunity to increase access to expert, culturally competent, integrated care for individuals, organizations, and communities.

Timeline to Our 2025-2030 Strategic Plan

Recent Highlights and Progress Updates

The Steering Committee recently met to discuss progress committee working groups have made in gathering data from across the university, System, and field of higher education – all of which will ensure that The Chicago School's next strategic plan is informed by the best available information and trends. Reports presented at this meeting included:

Our Steering Committee


Michele Nealon President (Co-Chair)	Liz Brown Chief of Staff; Vice President, Strategic Initiatives (Co-Chair)	Bill Brown Provost	Mike Falotico Chief Operating Officer


Deborah Markos Chief Operating Officer (The Community Solution Education System)	Teresa Collins-Jones Associate College Dean, College of Professional Psychology	James Colquitt Associate College Dean, Proposed Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine	Caleb Hausman Director, Special Initiatives


Sarah Lamkin Associate Vice President, Admissions	Michelle Lisack Executive Assistant (Administrative Lead)	Michael Maxwell Director of Clinical Training, Clinical Mental Health Counseling; Co-Chair, Diversity Action Board	Karla Meier Associate Vice President of Marketing, Brand Communications (The Community Solution Education System)


Caitlin Moore Senior Director, Student Support	Ted Scholz Vice President, Academic Affairs	Kelly Torres Department Chair, Educational Psychology and Technology	Alfonso Trevizo Director of Academic Operations, College of Undergraduate Studies