LEAD Instructors/FacilitatorsKelley H. Szany, Vice President of Education & Exhibition, Illinois Holocaust Museum
Szany has won multiple awards for her educational and human rights work, including the Samuel Goldsmith Award from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Damen Award from the Graduate School at Loyola University of Chicago, and the Carl Wilkens Fellowship. Szany is the author of “Teaching the 1994 Rwandan Genocide Through Stanton’s 8 Stages,” and “The Power of Story: Teaching About Genocide Through Literature Circles,” Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group book Teaching About Genocide: Insights and Advice from Secondary Teachers – Volume One and Volume Two. Szany holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Canisius College, and a master’s degree in public history from Loyola University Chicago. Tom Hoskinson, LEAD Facilitator, Retired Law Enforcement
As part of the MPPD, Hoskinson served on the Major Case Assistance Team (MCAT) on the forensics team from 2008-2015. He was a forensics team supervisor and the forensics training coordinator and was recognized as the MCAT forensic technician of the year in 2010. Hoskinson also served as an executive board member for the Chicago Area Terrorism Liaison Officer Committee (TLOC) from 2009-2017. Hoskinson retired as a Sergeant Major from the U.S. Army Reserve in 2011 after serving 26 years in various roles of increasing responsibility in Military Intelligence and Special Operations roles. His last assignment was the Group Sergeant Major of the 3300th Military Intelligence Group in direct support of the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington DC. During his career he served as an instructor, senior instructor and course manager of several military occupational specialty courses. Tom served tours of duty in Bosnia and Afghanistan. He also deployed to the US Mexico border in support of Joint Task Force 6 in counter-drug and border protection missions. His last assignment in Afghanistan was as the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Joint Interagency Task Force-East where he also served as the senior intelligence analyst for detainee operations and HUMINT collection manager for source operations. His military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, NATO medal, UN Medal for Former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service and Expeditionary Medals, NCO Professional Development Medal (5) and the Master Parachutist Badge. Hoskinson is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Sergeants Major Academy and holds a bachelor’s in science of science from Northeastern Illinois University and a master’s degree of science in Management and Organizational Behavior (MSMOB) from Benedictine University. David Smart, Director of Security, Illinois Holocaust Museum
LEAD training is generously supported by Nathan and Alyse Brill, Takiff Family Foundation and Union Pacific. |
During her 18-year tenure, Szany has become recognized as a leading Holocaust, genocide and museum educator, training facilitator, and public speaker. Szany currently sits on the Board of Directors for both the Association of Holocaust Organizations and Educators Institute for Human Rights. She serves on the Advisory Councils for Together We Remember and Unsilence. In 2015, Szany was appointed to serve on the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission. Szany has served as adjunct faculty at Aurora University and Jagellonian University in Krakow, Poland, and currently serves as an adjunct professor at National Louis University.
Hoskinson retired from the Mount Prospect Police Department (MPPD) in 2018 with 20 years of service. He served as a patrol officer, forensic technician, investigator, arson investigator, traffic enforcement officer, truck enforcement officer, breathalyzer operator, crime free housing officer, Standardized Field Sobriety Test instructor and honor guard training coordinator among other law enforcement roles.
David Smart oversees all Museum security and safety requirements. He initiated annual internal security and safety training programs required for all IHMEC staff and volunteers and serves as the lead facilitator on Hate Crime Awareness for the Museum’s LEAD program. Smart is also liaison to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies as part of ongoing security and safety initiatives. During his 11-year tenure, Smart has become recognized as a leading security and safety expert and has provided training and advice to numerous cultural properties. Smart retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation after 32 years of service. He served as the Supervisory Special Agent of the Special Operations Group until his retirement. He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Lewis University.