Elementary

Angie Payne, MSW

Current Position: Eunice Smith and Early Childhood

Education: M.S.W from SIUE

Professional Experience: Madison Adoptions, Alton School District as a 1:1, long term educational substitute, and School Social Worker since 2000, Catholic Children’s Home, and St. Louis Juvenile Court Systems

Email: apayne@altonschools.org

Chris Sims, MSW

Current Position: Lewis & Clark Elementary

Education: M.S.W. SIUE and Ed.D candidate Chicago University Chicago

Professional Experience: Chestnut Health Systems, Alton School District

With the district since: 2001

Email: csims@altonschools.org

Denise Noble, LCSW

Current Position: Gilson Brown Elementary

Education: Washington University in St. Louis, Masters in Social Work; SIUE, Masters in Educational Leadership

Professional Experience: Children’s Home & Aid; St. Louis University; Washington University; St. Louis Christian College; Alton CUSD #11

With the district since 1994

Email: dnoble@altonschools.org

Edith Banks, LCSW

Current position: North Elementary

Education: Illinois State University (BS); University of Illinois- Urbana/Champaign (MSW)

Professional Experience: CEFS, Big Brother Big Sister

With the district since 1994

Email: ebanks@altonschool.org

Laura Estes, MSW, LCSW

Current Position: Lovejoy Elementary

Education: Northwestern University and Washington University in St. Louis

Professional Experience: Annie Malone Children and Family Services, Youth for Change, Beaufort School District, Confluence Academy, Alton School District

With the district from 2001 to 2006 and 2011 to present

Email: lestes@altonschools.org

Sonja Collins, LCSW

Current Position: West Elementary

Education: Eastern Illinois University (BA); University of Illinois- Urbana/Champaign (MSW)

Professional Experience: Children’s Home & Aid, Alton School District

With the district since 1993

Email: scollins@altonschools.org

Brooke Oberto, MSW

Current Position: West Elementary

Education: Truman State University (BS); University of Missouri - St. Louis (MSW)

Professional Experience: St. Louis Crisis Nursery, Alton School District

With the district since 2018

Email: boberto@altonschools.org

Eric Wolf, MSW

Current Position: East Elementary

Education: BSW - SIUE MSW - U of I

19 years working in the social service field

4 years as a school social worker