Neptune Learn-To-Swim: Instructors

The main focus of employment at NEIU's campus rec is to prepare students for working in the world outside of college. This is why last year a new hierarchal chain of command was developed. It allows room for advancement in the organization and adds responsibility and effort with every instructor.

It also allows the organization to grow and become more efficient. In pervious semesters, it was just the SSI in charge of all of Neptune, both monitoring the children's progression and to manage the instructors. The leaders of all of the levels are in charge of moving children up or down between the levels and managing the kids, developing and addressing problems in each level to me. This allowed the SSI to focus on assessing instructors, the development of each level and overall function of Neptune. With this development, we have seen the instructor’s passion and drive improve as well as children progressing to the next level quicker.

Frank Konrath

Major: Business Admin and Communications

Been teaching swimm lessons with the Chicago Park District since 2006 and was on the Lane Tech High school team for 4 years.

Alex Schlemmel

Major: psychology

Learned to swim: Bolingbrook lightning bolts swim team.

Trevor Paradise

Major: Computer Science

I have an associates in Graphic Design where I made content for video games on school or professional development teams. I have worked a lot with children to make the games accessible and fun through feedback from our testing group with children ages 6-14. I like travelling, working out, scuba diving, UFC, and watching e-sports.

Isai Junes

Major:Physical Education

Learned to swim at river park CPD and swam for Winnemac park until 13 years old.I've been teaching lessons since I started working for the CPD seasonal for 4 summers now.