Madeline Wood is a 2021-2022 Teach Plus Illinois Policy Fellow who teaches 6-12th grade Music Appreciation and Band at United Junior High and United High School in Monmouth. She currently serves as the District 2 Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) President and has been recognized as the Alpha Delta Kappa Illinois recipient of the Excellence in Education Award, one of Galesburg Young Professionals Network’s 20 Under 40 Award, and was the recipient of the Illinois Elementary Schools Association (IESA) Class Act Award. She graduated from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University with a BA in Flute Performance and Music Education and received her MME in Music Education from Northern State University.