​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 facilitated numerous focus group conversations with 100+ employees across the university. Insights from these conversations will infom next steps in the development of The Chicago School's strategic plan. Please see here for a summary of focus group takeaways and please see here​​ for a breakdown of notes from all focus group conversations (university login required).


If you did not have a chance to participate in a focus group conversation, you can share your perspective on our strategic planning process here.

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

​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

​Michelle Solis
Executive Assistant (Administrative Lead)

Kelly Torres
Department Chair, Educational Psychology and Technology

Alfonso Trevizo
Director of Academic Operations, College of Undergraduate Studies

Ahmad Wright
Executive Director, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access

Questions & Comments

​Do you have questions or feedback on the development process of our university's next strategic plan? Please submit your thoughts he​re.​