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PROJECT CHEETAH & PROJECT ATHENA

Shelley Ferguson

sferguson@scienceandartsacademy.org

Ms. Ferguson is in her 5th year with SAA and has been teaching for a total of 10 years.  She serves in a variety of areas including Director of Cheetah & Athena Projects, Language Arts Department Chair, Language Arts Teacher, and Learning Resource Center Coordinator.  Ms. Ferguson has a BA in Honors English from Wayne State University, MA in English Literature from Loyola University of Chicago, and an MFA in Film & Video from Columbia College – Chicago.  She is a certified Master Gardener and has experience as a filmmaker, journalist (newspaper and magazine), HR professional, college instructor, and musician.  Ms. Ferguson is an active member and President of the Chicago Businessmen’s Orchestra.  She enjoys “reading” blueprints & architectural plans and gardening, of course!  One of her recent favorite quotes is: “learning without thinking is labor lost; thinking without learning is dangerous” (Chinese Proverb).