In his 15 years as an educator, Dr. Michael Karner has served in several roles for school districts in Illinois including as a Principal of the Lake County Regional Safe School Program, an Assistant Principal for Zion District 6 and a Mathematics, Spanish and ELL teacher at Zion Benton District 126.  Dr. Karner currently serves as the Regional Superintendent of Schools for Lake County, IL which oversees 45 public schools, 3 special education cooperatives, and 2 charter school districts.  With access and opportunity as his guiding principle Dr. Karner is committed to ensuring that all school districts have supports and resources to provide a high quality education to students.  Michael received his Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Aurora University, Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership from Concordia University, Masters in Educational Leadership from Aurora University, and his Bachelor's Degree from Lake Forest College.