Cassandra Salgado
Director, Morton Schapiro Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools
Charlie Lindquist
Academy Advisor, Morton Schapiro Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools
Brian Ward
Academy Advisor, Morton Schapiro Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools
Krista Kee
Academy Advisor, Morton Schapiro Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools
Krista Kee is excited to join Northwestern Academy from LinkedIn’s Learning & Engagement team. Prior to LinkedIn, Krista gained valuable experience in the education space as a Trainer for The Posse Foundation Chicago, supporting high school seniors and college students from diverse backgrounds, and as a Program Coordinator with Futures and Options, leading career development and internship programming for NYC public high school students.
Krista first discovered her passion for working with students during her time at Texas Christian University as a leader for the university’s first-year experience programming. At TCU, Krista received her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a double major in Modern Dance and Political Science and she went on to receive her Master of Arts in Dance Politics and Sociology at the University of Roehampton (London, UK). An enthusiastic learner and student advocate, Krista is thrilled to be returning to the higher education space and looks forward to working with the incredible Northwestern Academy Scholars!
Royen Kent
Program Assistant, Morton Schapiro Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools
Royen Kent began his role as Program Assistant for Northwestern Academy in September 2021. He works with the team to provide administrative and organizational support to the Academy students. He is currently enrolled in Northwestern’s graduate program for Speech, Language and Learning, in the School of Communications, training to become a speech-language pathologist. He was born and raised in Monterey, California, received a BA in Theatre Arts from Vanguard University, and has lived in Chicago since 2011.