Professional of the Year - Education/Regulation and Management

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Carlene Lutz

Title: Education Issues Director
Industry: Education
Type of Organization: Education Federation/Union
Major Product/Service: Providing support to educators
Expertise: Ms. Lutz specializes in regulation and management, standards, language arts and instructional strategies.
Geographic Area of Distribution: Illinois, National
Affiliations: Delta Kappa Gamma Society International; American Federation of Teachers; Illinois Federation of Teachers; A.S.C.D.; N.S.D.C.; N.C.S.S.; N.M.S.A; I.R.A.
University/Degree: B.S., Elementary Education, Northern Illinois University, 1967; Administrative Endorsement, Chicago State University, 1988; M.A., Elementary Education, University of Connecticut, 1971
Born: February 4, 1946, Chicago, Illinois
Hobbies/Sports: Travel, gourmet cooking
Work History: Ms. Lutz has 24 years experience as a classroom teacher with the Chicago Public Schools. She spent 14 years as an Assistant Director and then Coordinator with the Chicago Teachers Union Quest Center, the educational issues arm of the Union. She is currently with the Illinois Federation of Teachers.
Honors & Awards: Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide-Education/Regulation and Management/Professional of the Year, 2008; Educator of the Year, Phi Delta Kappa, Chicago State Chapter, 2006; Woman of the Year, Ella Flagg Young Association, Chicago Area Women Administrators in Education, 2004; Who's Who of American Women, 1991; Who's Who in Midwestern Women, 1982; EPDA Fellowship, University of Connecticut, 1970-1971
Career Accomplishments: Of her many accomplishments within the field of education, Ms. Lutz targets her effective teaching for 24 years and sustained student relationships. Of note is her appointment to head the Chicago Teachers Union Quest Center and her assistance to teachers in areas of certification in Illinois for nearly two decades.