Contact PED
Professional Education Designs, Inc.
255 East Country Drive
Bartlett, IL 60103
John Papa: john@pedesigns.com
+ 630.830.5007
Scott Cumming: scott@pedesigns.com
+864.882.4560
Tim Elliott: tim@pedesigns.com
+ 630.631.9422
Our Mission
To develop the
finest presentations for the professional that needs
assistance both in the classroom and the boardroom.
Company Profile
Professional Education Designs, Inc. was
started by Scott Cumming, Tim Elliott and John Papa, three
individuals who have been involved in multimedia
presentations, curriculum development, and a passion for
excellence in and out of the classroom and boardroom for
over 30 years.
Scott Cumming
For
over 32 years Scott has been
teaching Driver Education at Downers Grove South as a teacher
and coordinator. He created the Parent Involvement
Program at DGS along with associated parent materials.
He also helped develop AllState's Parent
Involvement Program Materials. He has written, reviewed and
contributed a variety of articles to traffic safety journals;
local newspapers; State Education Associations & Agencies.
He is the founder of Professional
Education Designs and has presented at many State &
National Traffic Safety Conferences. He has served on
numerous Illinois State Driver Education Task Forces; most
recently on the Secretary Of State's Aggressive Driving
Project.
Scott is passionate about traffic safety and hopes that some day his example will spur
others to attain the loftier goals that excellence
demands.
In May of 2005 Scott was inducted into the IHSCDEA Hall of
Fame.
Scott retired
from teaching
in Downers
Grove in 2006
and has
relocated in
South
Carolina.
Tim Elliott
Tim Elliott brings a variety of
creative experiences to Professional Education Designs. He
studied both Architecture and Communications at the University
of Illinois, then entered the world of broadcasting, producing
commercials for radio stations across Illinois, Michigan, and
Nevada.
Tim is currently Multimedia Technician at Community High
School District 99 South in Downers Grove, Illinois, taking
care of the AV needs of 200 staff members and 3300 students.
He is also the district web manager.
In his spare time, Tim develops and hosts websites and web
applications.
John Papa
For the over 33 years John had been teaching Driver
Education at Lake Park and
was the Department
Coordinator. He has written several instructional
manuals for parents and teachers about "Parent
Involvement" in Driver Education. Contributed &
reviewed numerous traffic safety journals and driver
education textbooks. Designs & publishes numerous web
pages for teachers, students, and parents to use as
resources guides.
Has served on numerous Illinois State Driver Education
Task Forces. John is also a past President of the Illinois High School & College
Driver Education Association.
Has made numerous technology presentations at the local,
state & national level.
In May 2003
John was inducted into the IHSCDEA Hall of Fame.
John retired
from teaching
in 2007 and
is now active
full time
with
Professional
Education
Designs.
In what little spare time he has, John is an avid angler
chasing fish in the Midwest and up north of the border.
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