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

Dr. Leah Gauthier

708-583-5831

Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Operations / CSBO

Mr. James Jennings

708-583-5840
Assistant Superintendent for Student Services Dr. Kari Smith 708-583-5836

Director for Buildings & Grounds

Mr. Joseph Sierra

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

Mr. Tom Kinane

708-583-5707

Special Education Coordinator PK-5

Ms. Pamela Stutzman

708-583-5852
Special Education Coordinator 6-12 Ms. Antigone Campobasso 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

Phone Number

Accountant

Mr. Imaad Dada

708-583-5844

Accounts Payable Specialist

 Ms. Marsha Bogan

708-583-5842

Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent
of Schools & Board Recording Secretary

 Ms. Nancy Lasselle

708-583-5831
Board-Certified Behavior Analyst
& Special Education Teacher		 Ms. Victoria Rayser To be posted
Board-Certified Behavior Analyst
& Special Education Teacher		 Ms. Kelly Swindler To be posted

Human Resources Generalist 

 Ms. Barbara Boydston

708-583-5838
Instructional Coach for ELA & Social Studies Ms. Jamie Kanas 708-583-5822

Instructional Coach for Math & Science

 Ms. Vanessa Woof

708-583-5821
Instructional Technology Coach Mr. Paul Uhler To be posted
Language Coach Ms. Dominique Byrnes To be posted

Network Administrator

 Mr. Quirino Carlin

708-583-6280

Network Administrator

 Mr. Douglas Selix

708-583-5703
Occupational Therapist Ms. Patricia Thomas To be posted
Occupational Therapist Ms. Danielle Zeisig To be posted

Payroll Specialist

 Ms. Tanya Campbell

708-583-5843
Physical Therapist Ms. Elizabeth Hickman To be posted
PowerSchool Data Specialist Ms. Fran DiDavide 708-583-5702
PowerSchool Data Specialist Ms. Jessica Solis To be posted

Psychologist

 Dr. Kristen Green

708-583-5853
Psychologist Ms. Jessica Zielinski

708-583-5853
Special Education Teacher Ms. Jaclyn Kause To be posted
Student Services Accounts Payable Ms. Gina Locascio To be posted
Student Services Secretary Ms. Kelli Girka 708-583-5460
Technology Specialist Mr. Herbeis Garcia 708-583-6762

Technology Specialist

 Mr. Anthony Ginczycki

708-670-0815
Technology Specialist Mr. Justin Lavalais To be posted

Web/Media Specialist

 Mr. Dave Porreca

708-583-5704

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: