Program Contacts

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Local Project Contacts

To find your local project's contact information, please select the county in which you live from the dropdown menu below. 



Administration

Name Title Email Phone
Melina Wright Director mwright6@niu.edu NA
Lorinda Arteaga Program Coordinator larteaga@niu.edu N/A
Jessica Wiliams Program Coordinator Jarteaga@niu.edu N/A
Reina Olivares State Identification and Recruitment Coordinator rfranco@niu.edu 224-605-4743
Gloria Rosales Compliance and Reporting Specialist grosales@niu.edu N/A
Maria Rodriguez Eligibility Coordinator mrodriguez27@niu.edu N/A
Tatiana Diaz Garcia State Educator ediazgarcia@niu.edu 856-924-1449
Maria Muniz Parent Coordinator mmuniz@niu.edu 630-524-3440
Kelly Palestino-Graniel State Recruiter (Central) kpalestinograniel@niu.edu 217-390-5018
Alex Robledo State Recruiter (North) arobledo1@niu.edu 630-885-6247
Gloria Perez State Recruiter (Central West) gperez@niu.edu 630-306-9698
Antonio Proscia State Recruiter (South) aproscia@niu.edu 618-300-8133

Contact Us

Illinois Migrant Education Program
Northern Illinois University
Center for P-20 Engagement: MEP
Lowden Hall 307
1425 W. Lincoln Hwy
DeKalb, IL 60115
IMES@niu.edu

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