Background
Abello, Sunny M. was born on April 23, 1959.
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Sunny M. Abello
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Associate of Arts, Truman College, Chicago, 1978. Bachelor in Special Education, Northeastern Illinois University, 1980. Master of Education, DePaul University, 1989.
Postgraduate, University Illinois.
Career
Teacher East Aurora (Illinois) School District 131, 1980-1993. From curriculum specialist to elementary principal School District U-46, 1990-1994. Consultant Inter-American Midwest Multifunctional Resource Center, 1994-1995.
Assistant to lieutenant governor for education Office of Lieutenant Governor, 1995-1997. Executive director institutional advancement Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois, since 1997. Adjunct professor National Lewis University Graduate School.
Charter school reviewer Chicago Public Schools, parent trainer for district 3 and 4. Consultant to various school districts.
Achievements
Membership
Member Governor's Commission on Status of Women in Illinois Education and Training Working Group, since 1997. Chair Illinois Education To Careers Steering Committee. Co-staff Governor's Human resource Investment Council.
Member limited English proficient student alternative assessment task force Illinois State Board Education, others. Board directors Illinois Action for Children, since 1996. Past chair Cook County representative Hispanic Assembly.
Member Hispanic Business Roundtable. Board directors Fox Valley council Girl Scouts United States, 1986-1988. Host spring fund raiser Bob Kustra for United States Senate campaign, 1996.
Member host committee Governor Edgar's Summer in the City Fund Raiser, 1997, George Ryan for Governor Summer in the City Fund Raiser, 1998. Member Illinois Association of Multicultural Education (president since 1995).
