Contact Us
The faculty and staff of District 401 educate more than 2,800 students in grades pre-K through 12. Our four schools and District Office proudly serve the residents of Elmwood Park.
We invite you to contact us if you have questions or want to learn more about how we fulfill District 401’s educational mission.
District Office Contact Information
If you want to reach the District Office by email, please use the general information email address listed below, or send your message to the appropriate individual listed elsewhere on this page.
- Address: 8201 W. Fullerton Ave., Elmwood Park, IL 60707*
- Phone: 708-452-7292
- Fax: 708-452-9504
- Email: d401info@epcusd401.org
- Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday (District Office is open year round)
- For School Closing Information: 708-452-7272-8
*The District Office is located within the Elmwood Park High School building.
District Administration
The District 401 administrative organizational chart is available here.
To email any of the individuals listed below, please click the name of the person you want to reach. In general, all District 401 email addresses for individual employees follow the same pattern: lastnamefirstinitial@epcusd401.org. The main office phone number is 708-452-7292.
Please note that the list below is organized by job title. "Superintendent" and "Assistant Superintendent" are listed first, followed by the remaining job titles in alphabetical order.
Title |
Name |
Phone Number |
Superintendent of Schools |
708-583-5831 |
|
Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Operations / CSBO |
708-583-5840 |
|
Assistant Superintendent for Student Services | Dr. Kari Smith | 708-583-5836 |
Business Manager / CSBO | Mr. Armir Doka | 708-583-5844 |
Director for Buildings & Grounds |
708-583-5859 |
|
Director for Curriculum & Instruction | Dr. Kimberly Ontiveros |
708-583-5835 |
Director for Instructional Technology |
Mr. Aaron Celmer |
708-583-5710 |
Director for Technology |
708-583-5707 |
|
Special Education Coordinator PK-5 |
Position to be filled |
708-583-5852 |
Special Education Coordinator 6-12 | Position to be filled | 708-583-5851 |
District Office Staff
To email any of the individuals listed below, please click the name of the person you want to reach. In general, all District 401 email addresses for individual employees follow the same pattern: lastnamefirstinitial@epcusd401.org. The main office phone number is 708-452-7292.
Please note that the list below is organized by job title. The titles are ordered alphabetically.
Title |
Name |
Accountant |
|
Accounts Payable Specialist |
Ms. Shannon Harmon |
Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent |
Ms. Nancy Lasselle |
Board-Certified Behavior Analyst & Special Education Teacher |
Ms. Victoria Rayser |
Board-Certified Behavior Analyst & Special Education Teacher |
Ms. Kelly Swindler |
Human Resources Generalist |
Ms. Barbara Boydston |
Instructional Coach for ELA & Social Studies | Ms. Jamie Kanas |
Instructional Coach for Math & Science |
Ms. Vanessa Woof |
Instructional Technology Coach | Mr. Paul Uhler |
Language Coach | Ms. Dominique Byrnes |
Network Administrator |
Mr. Quirino Carlin |
Network Administrator |
Mr. Douglas Selix |
Occupational Therapist | Ms. Patricia Thomas |
Occupational Therapist | Ms. Danielle Zeisig |
Payroll Specialist |
Ms. Danielle Yager |
Physical Therapist | Ms. Elizabeth Hickman |
PowerSchool Data Specialist | Ms. Jessica Solis |
Psychologist |
Ms. Diana Sanchez |
Psychologist | Ms. Jessica Zielinski |
Social Worker | Ms. Jennifer Boehm |
Special Education Teacher | Ms. Celia Davenport |
Special Education Teacher | Ms. Susan Sciara |
Speech-Language Pathologist | Ms. Michelle Accettura |
Student Services Accounts Payable | Ms. Kelli Girka |
Student Services Secretary | Position to be filled |
Technology Specialist | Mr. Herbeis Garcia |
Technology Specialist |
Mr. Anthony Ginczycki |
Technology Specialist | Mr. Elias Mendoza |
Web/Media Specialist |
Mr. Dave Porreca |
Chain of Command
When questions, concerns or interests regarding your child's progress or school program arise, please address them promptly by contacting the classroom teacher. Use this comprehensive directory page to look up the teacher you need to contact.
If questions or concerns remain, it is appropriate that you then contact the building principal or assistant principal.
In the event that there are remaining or unresolved questions or concerns, feel free to contact Superintendent of Schools Dr. Leah Gauthier.
For additional information, the District-level organizational chart is available here.
Remember, always contact the teacher first!
District 401 Schools
Need to contact any of our schools? These links will take you to their website home pages:
- John Mills Elementary School | Grades PK-5
- Elmwood Elementary School | Grades K-5
- Elm Middle School | Grades 6-8
- Elmwood Park High School | Grades 9-12