In addition to coordinating the program, she facilitates the student teaching practicum and supervises students as they work in the field. Before joining the City Colleges, Jennifer was a preschool director, a kindergarten teacher, and a teacher educator in Mali, West Africa during her years as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Currently, Jennifer is the secretary of the Illinois Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators and the Chair of the college-wide Assessment Committee at Harold Washington College. In addition, Ms. Asimow writes a daily blog about early learning and math on www.mathathome.org through a generous grant from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and National-Louis University in partnership with UIC.