| SYP
Home :: Just
For Parents :: Home |
|
|
|
|
Just
For Parents
Welcome to Youth Programs. This might be
the first time your child is away from
home for an extended period of time, and
we want to be sure that all of your
questions and concerns are addressed. My
intention, in these parent pages, is to
supplement the information we provide to
the potential participant with answers
to questions we frequently field from
parents. I hope that the information
contained in this parents' section will
be helpful as you review our programs.
We are always assessing our programs,
and each year we survey parents of past
participants to gather invaluable
information that will help us to
improve. Many of the questions here are
from parents just like you. Some of the
changes we have made in our programming
are due to suggestions from parents. If
you have questions or concerns that
aren't addressed here or if there is any
other information you would like to see
here, please don’t hesitate to contact
us.Respectfully,
Karla O. Korpela,
Director
of K-12 Outreach
|
| Program
Directors
|
|
|
|
|
Ms. Karla O. Korpela
Director of K-12 Outreach |
|
|
|
Karla received her BS in Operations
Management from Michigan Technological
University in 1993. Before
becoming a program director in 2006, she
served as associate coordinator and
coordinator of Special Academic Programs
which includes Youth Programs.
Before coming to Michigan Tech, she
worked for eleven years in
small-business management. Ms.
Korpela is active in the community and
is a small business owner. |
|
|
Mr.
Cody Kangas
Youth Programs Coordinator |
|
|
| Cody received
his BA in Sport Management from the University
of Michigan in 2007. He joined the Michigan Tech
staff in January 2008 as the assistant coordinator
of GEAR UP, a special academic initiative offered
through Educational Opportunity. Before coming to
MTU, he worked in several academic and athletic
youth programs, including Ann Arbor Rec and Ed
and the United States Olympic Committee. Cody
is recently engaged, and spends his free time
outdoors and playing the guitar. |
|
|
Kristi
Isaacson
Youth Programs Associate Coordinator |
|
|
| Kristi
attended Michigan Tech for Business
Administration and plans on
beginning her Masters Degree in 2009.
Prior to Youth Programs, she worked in a
Preschool-8 elementary school . Kristi's
husband is also a Michigan Tech
employee. They have one son and are
expecting their second child in July of
this year. |
|
|
Ms. Sara Rutz
Residence Hall Coordinator |
|
|
| Sara received her BA in education from Alma College.
She has worked in various capacities with
Michigan Tech's Youth Programs since 1999,
serving as Residential Hall Coordinator
since 2001. During the school year she teaches at Houghton Elementary School.
She also serves as the Director of
Michigan Tech's Learn to Skate program. |
|
|
Rose
Martell
Administrative Aide for K-12 Outreach |
|
|
| Rose received her BS in Education in
English and Art from the University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She worked for 17
years in the banking and investment
industry. Rose joined the Michigan Tech
Youth Programs staff in 2001. She has 3
grown children and enjoys all wilderness
activities, reading, and perennial
gardening. |
|
|
Deborah
Maki
Youth Programs
Secretary |
|
|
| Deb Maki
is a business graduate of Michigan Tech.
She is the Supervisor and Assessor in
Elm River Township in the Twin Lakes
area. Deb comes to us from her previous
career of over 25 years in banking. She
serves on the Board of Directors
of the Michigan Townships Association,
attending meetings in Lansing. Deb
enjoys golfing, reading, and relaxing on
the pontoon boat with her husband,
Cully, and her "baby with fur," named
Copper. |
|
|
Ms.
Heather Simpson
Coordinator
for K-12 Outreach Special Initiatives |
|
|
Heather
received her BA in education and history
from California State University,
Fresno. She taught in California
for seven years before relocating to the
Keweenaw Peninsula in 2003. She
served as the site coordinator for an
after-school and summer program for
youth prior to joining Michigan Tech in
2005. Ms. Simpson works to promote
the Ford Partnership for Advanced
Studies (Ford PAS) and provides
professional development opportunities
for secondary educators. |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
