Join us in welcoming Jill Donnel, Ed.D., to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as Executive Director of the Council on Teacher Education. Most recently, Donnel served as Assistant Director for Undergraduate Programs and Advising at Illinois State University's College of Education, School of Teaching, one of the largest teacher preparation departments in the nation. She begins her role here at UIUC on May 30, 2023.
Donnel, with teaching and administrative experience in elementary education, is a 30 year educator who joined ISU in 2008. While in Bloomington-Normal, she served the ISU College of Education in a variety of capacities including directing student teaching and school partnerships, coordinating edTPA for teacher preparation, and directing undergraduate programs and advising.
Additionally, Donnel has extensive experience as a project partner with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) on issues related to equity and access, teacher licensure, tutoring, mentoring and induction, and more.
At Illinois, Donnel will be based in the College of Education and will serve all UIUC pre-service educators. She can be reached at jilldonn@illinois.edu.
