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

Magaly Avila Rodriguez

Director

mavilarodriguez@niu.edu

815-753-0553 956-458-8470

Lorinda Arteaga

Program Coordinator

larteaga@niu.edu

N/A

Reina Franco

State Identification & 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

Greg Ballweg

State Educator

gballweg@niu.edu

N/A

Kelly Palestino-Graniel

State Recruiter (Central)

kpalestinograniel@niu.edu

217-390-5018

Alex Robledo

State Recruiter (North)

arobledo1@niu.edu

630-885-6247

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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