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Who We Are
Leadership Team

 

 

Lea Ann Johnson
ljohns2@lps.org
(402) 436-1964

Lea Ann Johnson is co-coordinator of the Community Learning Centers of Lincoln Public Schools, a position she has held for eight years. Since 1980 she has worked with a number of youth and family serving organizations in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was executive director for the Cedars Home for Children, program director for Family Service Association, and regional director for Lutheran Family Services. Johnson has a Master of Science degree in family and consumer science, with a focus on marriage and family therapy. Johnson has a deep commitment to the children and families in Lincoln.

 

Cathie Petsch
cpetsch@lps.org
(402) 436-1965

Cathie Petsch, co-coordinator of Lincoln’s Community Learning Centers, began her career as educator with the Lincoln Public Schools as a technical writer for a federal technology grant in 1968. After teaching Journalism at Lincoln Northeast, she returned to LPS’s Office of Business Affairs as a computer network coordinator. Elected twice to the Lincoln Board of Education, she served three terms as president. In 1989 Petsch was appointed Assistant Superintendent for Business in suburban School District 145. In addition to a Masters in Public Administration, Cathie has earned 39 hours of Doctoral Studies in Educational Leadership.