TRiO Staff
Mike Houlahan
TRiO Advisor (Skokie)
Hometown: Davenport, Iowa
Instructor of COL 101; Student Orientation
speaker; serve on Orientation Committee
B.S. Psychology, minor in Justice Systems, Truman State University
M.A. Counseling, Student Affairs emphasis, Truman State University
Kristine Panopio
TRiO Advisor (Des Plaines)
Hometown: Chicago and Glenview, Illinois
Instructor of COL 101; Student Orientation
speaker; Club co-advisor for Adults Seeking Knowledge and Support; WSAT reader;
serve on Learning Center, Higher Learning Commission Accreditation, and Foundations of Excellence/First-Year
Experience Committees; UNICEF Club Advisor
B.A. English, minor in Natural Science, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign
M. Ed. Instructional Leadership,Type 09 Certification in English,
University of Illinois at Chicago
Leana Cuellar
Coordinator, TRiO Program (Skokie)
Hometown: Cicero, IL
Instructor of COL 101; STEM Professional
Advisory Team member; Student Orientation speaker, Diversity Council member
B.A. Anthropology, DePaul University
M.S. Human Development and Family Studies, College Student Personnel,
University of Rhode Island
Annette Cashman
TRiO Administrative Assistant (Skokie)
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Staff Advisor for The Mission Bible Club,
Editor for Mosaic
Board of Governors Bachelor's Degree, Northeastern Illinois University
















