Faculty

Assistant Professor
Phone: (262) 243-2177
Email: brad.alles@cuw.edu

Bio

Brad Alles teaches Foundations of Education and Teaching the Faith. His interests include apologetics and worldview education. He has produced two books, a DVD, and has spoken in twenty states.

Program Director - Master of Science in Education – Early Childhood, Assistant Professor
Office: Stuenkel Hall S001
Phone: (262) 243-2093
Email: jennifer.becker@cuw.edu

Bio

Jennifer Becker directs both the graduate early childhood program and project INVEST in addition to teaching graduate early childhood education courses and other early childhood courses.

Associate Professor
Email: Preston.Cosgrove@cuw.edu

Program Director - Graduate Counseling, Assistant Professor
Office: Luther Hall 201
Phone: (262) 243-4463
Email: Audrey.DiMaggioFiore@cuw.edu

CELT Director, Associate Professor
Office: Rincker Hall R008
Phone: (262) 243-4283
Email: elizabeth.evans@cuw.edu

Bio

Elizabeth Evans serves as the Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and the program director of the Graduate Education certificate in Adult and Community Education. She has worked at Concordia since 1998, including work with adult learners and curriculum for 14 years in the accelerated learning program. She serves as an HLC Peer Reviewer and supports the advancement of assessment of student learning at the program level at CU. Her career experience prior to Concordia was in the insurance industry and non-profit community organizations.

Dean of Students, Associate Professor
Phone: (262) 243-4481
Email: steven.gerner@cuw.edu

Bio

Steve Gerner teaches courses related to diversity, city education, leadership, and teacher quality. His research, writing, and other creative endeavors are focused on educational transformations, with particular emphasis on leadership and classroom management.

Program Director - Master of Science in Education – Counseling
Phone: (262) 243-4222
Email: jan.heinitz@cuw.edu

Bio

Dr. Heinitz is the Director of the Graduate Counseling Program, as well as the Alternative Education Program. She has taught in the psychology and education programs at CUW prior to being director of the above mentioned programs. Dr. Heinitz is a licensed teacher, school counseling, school psychologist and Clinical Psychologist, as well as a Trauma Specialiist.

Department Chair - Special Education, Professor
Office: Luther Hall LU204B
Phone: (262) 243-4209
Email: linda.hensel@cuw.edu

Bio

Linda Hensel is a Professor of Education and the chair of the special education department. She teaches special education methods and assessment courses. Her research focuses on the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Director of Faith Integration for Athletics, Associate Professor
Phone: (262) 243-5418
Email: james.juergensen2@cuw.edu

Professor
Office: Stuenkel Hall S001C
Phone: (262) 243-2209
Email: Kathleen.Kannass@cuw.edu

Program Director - Family Life, Graduate, Professor
Phone: (262) 243-4266
Email: val.keiper@cuw.edu

Associate Professor
Office: Luther Hall LU204J
Phone: (262) 243-4271
Email: kathleen.kremer@cuw.edu

Bio

Dr. Kathleen Kremer is an associate professor in the School of Education, specializing in science education. She is also the coordinator of CUW’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) Camps.

Department Chair - Early Childhood Education, Assistant Professor
Office: Luther Hall LU204K
Phone: (262) 243-2417
Email: amy.lindgren@cuw.edu

Bio

Amy Lindgren is an Assistant Professor of Education and the Early Childhood Department Chair at Concordia University Wisconsin. She received her B.A. in Elementary Education with an emphasis on science and her M.S. in Early Childhood Education. Prior to her call to higher education, Amy taught middle school, preschool, and kindergarten for fifteen years in Lutheran schools in both Ohio and Wisconsin. She is currently completing a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership with an emphasis on Early Childhood Education at Concordia University Chicago. Her dissertation research is focused on nature preschools and teacher agency in outdoor educational experiences with young children.

Program Director - Master of Science in Education – Educational Administration, Associate Professor
Office: Luther Hall LU204D
Phone: (262) 243-4213
Email: elliott.moeser@cuw.edu

Bio

Elliott Moeser is the Director of Graduate Education Administration. He is also the Executive Director for the 30 school district Closing the Achievement Gap Consortium, works with schools on staff development and is the Assistant Director of the Concordia University Wisconsin PEP program.

Department Chair - Elementary Education, Professor
Phone: (262) 243-4372
Email: nicole.muth@cuw.edu

Bio

Dr. Nicole Muth has taught in the elementary education and mathematics departments at CUW since 2006. Previously, she taught mathematics at Lakeshore Technical College and the Episcopal School of Dallas.

Assistant Professor
Office: Luther Hall 204J
Phone: (262) 243-2707
Email: heather.oneil1@cuw.edu

Department Chair - Secondary/K-12 Education, Associate Professor
Phone: (262) 243-4203
Email: adam.paape@cuw.edu

Bio

Dr. Paape serves as the department chair for the Secondary/K12 education department. His instructional focus is in mathematics education, mentoring future teachers of mathematics. His research focuses on student-centered mathematics instruction, with an emphasis on implementing rich, conceptual mathematical tasks.

Dean - School of Education, Associate Professor
Office: Luther Hall 204A
Phone: (262) 243-4214
Email: james.pingel@cuw.edu

Bio

Jim Pingel is the Dean of the School of Education (Mequon, WI & Ann Arbor, MI). His research interests include biographical history, leadership, school culture, and Christian faith reflection and integration.

Assistant Professor
Office: Albrecht Hall 107 C
Phone: (262) 243-2604
Email: eugene.pitchford@cuw.edu

Bio

Eugene Pitchford teaches Human Relations and the Urban Education face-to-face classes. . His research focuses on effective teaching, appropriate usage of homework, and urban education.

Assistant Vice President - Academics for Student Success, Assistant Professor
Office: Luther Hall 128B
Phone: (262) 243-4210
Email: elizabeth.polzin@cuw.edu

Bio

Dr. Elizabeth Polzin currently serves as the Assistant Vice President of Academics for Student Success and Assistant Professor at Concordia University where she oversees student academic support. Her career background includes working on a Native Reservation as an administrator, counselor, and school psychological examiner. Elizabeth holds her master’s degree in school counseling, certification as a school psychological examiner, and an EdD in instructional leadership.

Program Director - Master of Science in Education – Special Education, Assistant Professor
Phone: (262) 243-4304
Email: wanda.routier@cuw.edu

Bio

Dr. Routier is an educator, curriculum writer, legal expert, musician, and consultant on gifted, education, disability, and technology issues. She presents workshops at professional conferences and works with the media.

Assistant Professor
Email: christine.scudella@cuw.edu

Vice Provost - Student Enrollment and Engagement, Professor
Phone: (262) 243-2612
Email: michael.uden@cuw.edu

Bio

Dr. Michael Uden currently serves as the Vice Provost of Student Enrollment and Engagement for Concordia University. His research interests include trauma-informed classroom practice, the intersection of professional efficacy and career trajectory for educators, and accelerated licensure programs for underrepresented populations.

Program Director - Graduate Education, Professor
Office: Luther Hall LU 201
Phone: (262) 243-4253
Email: steven.witt@cuw.edu

Bio

Steven Witt is a PhD scholar and researcher with knowledge in current best practice educational theory and methods. A national and international presenter with knowledge in student engagement and literacy practices. His research focus is on transformative research and leadership practices and academic coaching. He is the author of a book on Transformative research practices. www.kendallhunt.com/witt

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (414) 507-7358
Email: Margaret.Blodgett@cuw.edu

Bio

Current: LICI (EdD), EDT(MSEd) & TMOT (MOT) Academic: BSOT: UW-Madison; MS Comp. Sci. Ed: Cardinal Stritch; EdS Ed. Tech: Nova SE; PhD Ed. & Grad. Certif. Online ID: Capella Univer. Research: Online teaching & learning, Blended learning Profess: Prof. Emeritus & Online Faculty Mentor, CUW; 27 yrs teaching occupational therapy, Ed. Tech. & Comp. Sci; 15 yrs OT clinician, community mental health

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (414) 915-4919
Email: warren.braden@cuw.edu

Bio

Dr. Braden is a native of Chicago. In the last twenty years, Dr. Braden served as an associate professor in the School of Human Services at Springfield College-Milwaukee and then as Director of Braden and Associates Individual and Family Services, which provides supervised visitation, supportive home care and counseling services. Dr. Braden is dedicated to mentoring and creating success among his family and friends.

Adjunct Professor
Email: mary.buenz@cuw.edu

Bio

Prior to joining CUW in August, 2017, Mary enjoyed a diverse business career at a variety of companies in Chicago and Wisconsin. From experience as a School Counselor to 25 years in the Meetings/Events industry, she is passionate about child advocacy, organizational strategy and business ethics. Mary attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, earning a B.S. in Sociology/emphasis Psychology. She is also an alumni of CUW's Grad Counseling program.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (262) 812-3168
Email: eryn.catlin@cuw.edu

Bio

I received my Masters in Special Education and other licenses in the areas of Educational Administration, Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Alternative Education from Concordia-WI. My area of expertise is in Emotional Behavioral Disabilities. My full-time position is as a Program Support/Diagnostician for an urban school district in SE WI and have been teaching for 10 years.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (262) 483-8838
Email: jennifer.clemens@cuw.edu

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (414) 238-1924
Email: christopherb.cody@cuw.edu

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (608) 513-6464
Email: jean.daute@cuw.edu

Bio

I have been an Adjunct Instructor/Online Instructor in the CUW Graduate Counseling Program since 2009. I have taught courses in Psychopathology, Psycho-Pharmacology, Trauma, Family Development and I am also the University Internship Supervisor for the Madison Campus. My Professional background includes currently owning the outpatient clinic OceanHawk Counseling Alternatives, Stoughton, WI for the past 13 years. I have been counseling since 1991.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (828) 606-2998
Email: amanda.desua@cuw.edu

Bio

Dr. DeSua is an elementary school counselor. She also is the author of Frog Slime: A Child's Guide to Calming Down and Panda's Pause. In her free time, Dr. DeSua enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters and loves being outdoors.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (414) 507-3704
Email: Phillip.Ertl@cuw.edu

Bio

I have served as the Superintendent of the Wauwatosa School District for the past 14 years. Prior to my time in Wauwatosa I was the Superintendent of Schools in Kiel Wisconsin for 5 years. I also served the Menasha Joint School District as Middle School Principal for 6 years and High School Associate Principal for a year. My teaching career started in Marble Falls Texas and then moved to Tomah Wisconsin where I taught and coached for 4 years.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (757) 647-6927
Email: karla.erwin@cuw.edu

Bio

Karla Erwin began teaching lower elementary grades. She taught kindergarten, first, second, and third grade as a classroom teacher. She has also been an ESL teacher for kindergarten trough fifth grade. More recently Karla has been an Instructional Coach for grades kindergarten through eighth grade. Karla earned her Master of Science- Reading degree from Concordia University Wisconsin. Karla enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (262) 818-3924
Email: alena.fiala@cuw.edu

Bio

Several years ago I lived in the Czech Republic. After moving back to the states, I settled in Wisconsin with my husband and two children. Because of my experience in a foreign education setting, I am passionate about teaching English learners and future educators who will be working with English learners.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (262) 243-2013
Email: mercedes.fisher@cuw.edu

Bio

Currently the Online Faculty Mentor. Served as Professor, Associate Dean, Trainer, eLearning Specialist, Advisor, Field Experience Coordinator, Author, and Program Manager with three decades of experience in instructional design and curriculum development. Fulbright Scholar project title was Better Learning Through Technology; with international teaching experience at the National College of Ireland, Trinity College, and Dublin City University.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (262) 388-6442
Email: jennifer.ganske@cuw.edu

Bio

I currently serve as an adjunct instructor for the graduate Educational Administration department at Concordia. I also serve as the Director of Teaching, Learning, and Special Services for the Fox Point-Bayside School District. Prior to becoming an administrator, I taught students with disabilities for 11 years. I have a post Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Northcentral University in Arizona. My areas of expertise include assessment for and of learning, data analysis, and curriculum development and analysis.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (314) 803-0585
Email: john.gilbert@cuw.edu

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (262) 719-0518
Email: sandra.giuliani@cuw.edu

Bio

I have been teaching Business & Information Technology courses for over thirty years. I am passionate about educating for and about business. I live in the community of Grafton, and I enjoy making use of community activities like the interurban bike trail, parks, flea markets, and restaurants! Traveling is a favorite hobby.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (262) 748-7729
Email: michelle.gregory@cuw.edu

Bio

I am currently an Online Instructor for courses in the Master of Science in Education Program. I have been teaching online courses for Concordia since 2016. I have teaching experience in four and five year old kindergarten inclusion classrooms in the Racine Unified School District. I’ve work with students with a wide range of learning abilities and needs. I also serve as an assistant high school track and field coach in Racine, Wisconsin, where I live with my husband and two sons.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (262) 496-8674
Email: natalie.harford@cuw.edu

Bio

For 39 years, I have taught Life Sciences, developed and organized science departments, developed specific educational programs, and integrate more hands on and technology based activities into my Life Science curriculum. At the same time, I created, developed, and organized an entire French language department which included the development of specific educational programs with communicative emphasis. It has been an amazing career.

Adjunct Professor
Email: Joanna.Hasty@cuw.edu

Bio

I am a National Board Certified Teacher as an Exceptional Needs Specialist- Early Childhood through Young Adulthood. I hold WI teacher certification in both Regular and Special Ed at the EC level. Currently, I work as an EC Program Support/Diagnostician in Racine. I use my background and experiences to advocate for all students to have opportunities within inclusive settings.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (262) 309-4104
Email: carla.herried@cuw.edu

Bio

I’ve been teaching both on campus and through the elearning department at CUW since 2002. I attended Concordia University-Wisconsin for my graduate degree in Educational Counseling. As a guidance counselor, I conducted several groups on various issues (smoking cessation, depression, self-esteem, to name a few), organized all major testing in the building, including AP, WKCE, PSAT, PLAN and ACT, conducted financial aid presentations, mentored student interns and developed, created and organized career days. I continue to attend workshops and trainings, read articles and take educational courses on specific counseling topics to increase my knowledge on new research.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (608) 212-4467
Email: rick.hudson@cuw.edu

Bio

In addition to being an Online Instructor, I also teach at CUW-Madison Campus and have been teaching with CUW since November 2007. Along with 21 years in public education and the past 19 years as a school counselor, I’m also a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and part of a private practice in the Madison, Wisconsin area. I continue to work on my 3000 supervised hours as a LPC-IT.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (608) 359-9630
Email: steven.johnson@cuw.edu

Bio

Dr. Johnson’s career in education includes service as a principal, assistant superintendent and superintendent in three (3) of Wisconsin’s largest school districts (Janesville, Stevens Point and Wausau), as the Director of Management Services for the Illinois Association of School Boards and as a teacher and administrator in a small, rural Illinois school district. Dr. Johnson has also served as an officer or board member for numerous national, organizations.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (414) 899-3385
Email: nathan.joynt@cuw.edu

Bio

Dr. Nathan Joynt is teaching in the department of Graduate Education.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (262) 424-9966
Email: Linda.Koebert@cuw.edu

Bio

As a member of CUW’s SpEd Advisory Board, I am thrilled to join CUW's SpEd ministry as an online adjunct instructor. My husband and I are empty-nesters, and after serving several elementary schools, have been partners in ministry at Milwaukee Lutheran High School for 20 years. Through the years, it has been my privilege to see how God blesses families, faculties and students through public and Lutheran SpEd programs. It is an exciting field!

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (414) 315-1708
Email: Nicole.Kollmorgen@cuw.edu

Bio

Nicole Kollmorgen is a twenty-year veteran in the field of counseling. I enjoy spending time with my two children, my husband and my father outside of work. We love to ski and travel as a family. I take great pride in my butterfly garden which continues to grow in size each year. I am committed to impacting students, colleagues, families, and the community through establishing strong connections and helping others find joy.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (262) 707-6956
Email: Jacquelyn.Kraemer@cuw.edu

Bio

Hello, I am happy to be a professor at CUW in the educational leadership program. I completed this program at CUW myself and loved it! I went on to finish my PhD at Concordia Chicago in Educational Leadership--with an emphasis on teacher leadership. I enjoy teaching the courses in the program and feel blessed to be at CUW.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (262) 685-7762
Email: kieth.kriewaldt@cuw.edu

Bio

I have been a member of the Concordia University faculty as an adjunct instructor since September 2015. My primary areas of academic interest and research include ethical leadership, learning, and service. I have been awarded a Master’s and Educational Doctorate’s Degree from Cardinal Stritch University. Over the last 27 years, I have experience as a classroom teacher, building principal, director of elementary education, and district administrator.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (402) 540-2912
Email: Jason.Leimbach@cuw.edu

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (913) 522-8678
Email: jeffrey.meyers@cuw.edu

Bio

Rev. Jeff Meyers is from Ann Arbor, Michigan and attended Concordia Ann Arbor. He has been married to Carrie since 1982. She is the joy of his life. They have one daughter. After seminary and graduate school, Jeff served Lutheran Child and Family Services in Southern Illinois as a clinical supervisor for 6 years. He now serves at Christ Lutheran Church in Overland Park, Kansas as a Pastor as well as a founder and co-author of ZoeScore.com

Adjunct Professor
Email: Jennifer.Rauscher@cuw.edu

Bio

A proud educator for over twenty years, I am currently the principal of Plymouth High School in Plymouth, Wisconsin. I have a passion for curriculum, instruction, and adult development and believe that education is a complex, messy, frustrating yet ultimately rewarding endeavor.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (608) 289-0945
Email: heidi.schildt@cuw.edu

Bio

I have 26 years of counseling experience as a school counselor, and am currently employed by the School District of Beloit. I am also a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Wisconsin, and work as a part-time therapist at a local clinic in the evenings with adult clients. I live in Beloit with my husband of 23 years. Our daughter and son are currently in college. I enjoy spending time with family, and designing jewelry when time allows.

Adjunct Professor
Email: jeffrey.shearier@cuw.edu

Bio

I currently live in Oregon, serving a Lutheran congregation in the Portland area. I am married to Anne and we have three children and five grandchildren. I have lived in Colorado, Texas, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, California and New York. I enjoy traveling and have visited locations on all the continents except South America, Australia and Antarctica. I also enjoy learning, the mountains and the beach. I enjoy time with my family.

Adjunct Professor
Email: bstadler@cuw.edu

Bio

I live in the West Bend area with my husband, two small children, and two dogs. I have been teaching special education for the last nine years. In my spare time, I enjoy being with family, visiting my parents in Colorado, reading and spending times outdoors.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (262) 339-1469
Email: john.stellmacher@cuw.edu

Bio

As a graduate of UW-Whitewater with a BBA in Finance-Actuarial Science and an MSE in School Business Management, I have been a DPI licensed school administrator since 2007. Over the past 12 years, I have served as the Chief Financial Officer for three school districts including the past eight at the School District of Hartford Jt1. In addition to my duties in Hartford & CUW, I currently serve on the Board of Directors for WASBO and the SAA.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (920) 252-1900
Email: John.Terzynski@cuw.edu

Bio

John Terzynski was a school counselor for over twenty- five years. In a fast paced school environment in one of the largest high schools in the state, it created a community larger than many small towns. The school hosts a mirror image of the challenges found within the community, but often through the lens of an adolescent. John specialized in Career Education and Personal Social Issues. John has been teaching online since 2000.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (414) 416-1638
Email: jodi.timler@cuw.edu

Bio

Hi, I am a special education teacher with the Plymouth School District. I have taught special education for the last 33 years, 25 of them at Plymouth High School, and 8 in the Campbellsport School District. I enjoy learning from my students, fellow staff members and my PLN on Twitter. I look forward to learning and growing with and from each of you.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (502) 222-7157
Email: mark.whitsett@cuw.edu

Bio

Grew up in Akron, Ohio. Served in parish settings (28 yrs): New York City doing bilingual multi-cultural work, Long Island, and Central Indiana. Presently the Dir. of Pastoral Care for Cedar Lake (since 2007), a Lutheran Org. that serves over 250 individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in 38 locations in the Greater Louisville KY area . Married to Margy for over 43 years with whom I share 6 children and 7 grands.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (715) 323-0623
Email: jennifer.wilhorn@cuw.edu

Bio

My name is Jen Wilhorn and I am the instructor for EDG 876. I am currently the Assistant Director of Curriculum. Prior to my administrative roles I was a classroom teacher, Reading Recovery teacher, and Reading Specialist. My husband and I have four children. We keep busy with dance, soccer, playing outside, listening to music and traveling as much as we can. God has blessed me with a wonderful family and we truly enjoy being together.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (262) 497-2725
Email: Jeffrey.Wilkins@cuw.edu

Bio

Dr. Wilkins has served on the boards of the Wisconsin School Counselor Association, Racine Chapter of the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association, and the Leadership Racine Alumni Association. Jeffrey also was appointed to the position of Quality Advisor/Process Action Team Leader in the Air National Guard. As Assistant Scout Master for Troop 115 he mentored youth and completed a rigorous trek at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico.

Adjunct Professor
Phone: (414) 852-2323
Email: mona.zignego@cuw.edu

Bio

Mona has been teaching for over 30 years. Her mission in teaching is to provide training and materials for educators to narrow the research to practice gap making literacy available to all students. Mona is currently working on her dissertation that focuses on teacher literacy education.