Meet the Staff

Anna Gliszweski:
Anna is married and has two sons (ages 19 and 14). She has been teaching swimming for the last 11 years. She started working at DuPage Swimming Center in 2005. She likes downhill skiing and wind surfing. The thing that she likes the most about teaching is being around kids

Alex Levi:
Alex has worked at the DSC since 2008. He played baseball for Neuqua Valley, intramural basketball every year of high school, and is currently in the process of taking up golf. He is one of the triplets that teaches lessons at the DSC.

Alex White:
Alex plays Varsity Water Polo and she also swims at Waubonsie Valley High School. She is also a member of her schools Orchestra. She has been a competitive swimmer since she was 2 years old. She enjoys teaching swimming to children because she likes to see them having fun while they are learning a new skill.

Alexandra Duquenne:
Alexandra has worked at the DSC since August of 2007. She has been swimming competitively since the age of seven, and has been teaching since the age of thirteen. She loves teaching kids because she finds them so much fun to work with, and she loves the fact that she is teaching them a beneficial skill that they will use their entire lives.

Ashley Carson:
Ashley has been working at the DuPage Swimming Center for four years. She is currently a Junior at Northern Illinois University, and she is majoring in Early Childhood Education and Special Education. Her favorite thing about teaching is the children because they always make her laugh.

Ashley Seymour:
Ashley has been teaching private lessons at the DSC since 2006. She graduated from the University of Miami of Ohio in 2007, where she swam all four years. Her hobbies include crocheting, cooking, reading books and spending time with her three chihuahuas.

Brianna Finkelstein:
Brianna has been working at DSC for almost two years. She has been swimming competitively since the age of five, and she loves working with children. Her favorite thing about teaching is when a child succeeds at the task they are trying to master.

Carol OSullivan:
Carol has been teaching at the DuPage Swimming Center since 2003. She loves teaching children and adults to swim. She enjoys making lessons fun for people learning how to swim, and finds helping people overcome their fear of the water to be very rewarding.

Cory Mantei:
Cory has been teaching lessons and deck coordinating since September 2007. He also manages Stonegate West and Maple Hill community pools during the summer. He currently is a certified lifeguard instructor for the American Red Cross. In his spare time, he plays hockey and coaches high school soccer.

Dan Nelson:
Dan is a two-year member of the DSC staff. Before joining DuPage Swimming Center, Dan lifeguarded at various private and public pools. His favorite part of teaching is watching a student finally succeed at a skill. Dan hopes to go onto college to work as a paramedic and study fire science.

Danielle Levi:
Danielle has worked at the DSC since 2008. During the summer, she is a certified lifeguard at Tall Grass pool. She is a triplet and a student at Neuqua Valley. She enjoys outdoor activities, friends, Pilates, and of course, swimming.

Devvid Gimbutis:
Before coming to the United States, Davvid was a member of a competitive swim team. He enjoys teaching lessons to kids because it gives him a chance to teach them about how exciting mastering swimming can be. He is currently enrolled at the College of DuPage.

Hannah Gilky:
Hannah is a Sophomore at Northern Illinois University where she is studying nursing and statistics. She has been a swim instructor for over a year and a half. One of her favorite things about teaching is seeing children obtain their goals while having fun at the same time.

Hilary Mazzulla:
Hillary is a wife and mother of two young boys. She has training in Special Education, and has worked closely with children with special needs in both Germany and in Naperville. She is a full-time student at the College of DuPage, studying Special Education. She was a competitive swimmer for five years, and has worked for DuPage Swim Center since 2007.

Kellie Yonkers:
Kellie has been working at the DSC since early 2008. She swam for the Oakhurst Orcas until the age of thirteen, and is currently on the Varsity Cheerleading team for Waubonsie Valley High School. She enjoys teaching because she loves interacting with kids, helping them become stronger swimmers, and also helping them grow friendships throughout their classes.

Kelly Kolzow:
Kelly has worked at the DSC since 2008. Her hobbies include babysitting and participating in Young Life. Her favorite thing about teaching lessons is witnessing the kids progress, and seeing how excited they get once they master a skill.

Kelsey Carson:
Kelsey has been on the Oakhurst Orcas Swim Team, and is also currently on the Varsity Cheerleading team for Waubonsie Valley High School for two years, and she wants to continue her cheerleading career in college. Her two sisters, Ashley and Brittany, also work at DSC. She loves the DSC and would like to continue teaching throughout college.

Lauren Seymour:
Lauren has been teaching private lessons at the DSC since 2004. She graduated from Seattle University School of Law in 2008, and from University of Louisville in 2004, where she lettered all four years in swimming. Her hobbies include reading, playing Wii, and spending time with her puppy and two cats.

Mary Beth Hicks:
Mary Beth Hicks graduated from Bradley University with a BS in Communication and Advertising, and she later earned her Master's in Business. She has been a swim instructor for over 15 years, and has been working at the DuPage Swimming Center since 2003. Her family includes her husband Rick, 3 very active boys, and a female Border Collie/Australian Shepperd.

Nina Bulet:
Nina has worked at the DuPage Simming Center for over one year. She currently plays Varsity Soccer at Nequa valley High School and hopes to play soccer in college. Her favorite part of teaching is seein g kids achieve their goals.

Sally Egan:
Sally has been teaching at the DSC since 2005. She swam competitively on both age group and high school swim teams. She loves teaching both group and private lessons to individuals of all ages, from toddlers to adults.

Samantha Hicks:
Sam has been an instructor at the DuPage Swimming Center since 2007. She has been a gymnast for over 14 years. She is currently in college and is studying Elementary Education. She loves teaching swim lessons because she gets to work with kids.

Zack Levi:
Zack has worked at the DSC since 2008. He is currently a Junior at Neuqua Valley High School. He plays baseball, and was on the Neuqua basketball team his Freshman and Sophomore year. He is also a triplet.