Staff at the Learning Bank
Lydia E. Cozier, M.A.
Kim Gluski was appointed as the new Learning Bank Director at the August 12, 2025, Board Meeting. Best known for helping adults earn their High School Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.), the Monroe County Learning Bank Network provides English as a Second Language, and assists adults with college readiness, employability skills, and counseling for academic and career plans to support a seamless transition to post-secondary education or the workforce.
Kim has earned three degrees from Eastern Michigan University — a Bachelor of Science in Social Work, a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and K-12 Administration. She brings more than 14 years of combined experience supporting economically disadvantaged adult students as a teacher, mentor,
and content expert.
Since November, 2018, Kim has served as the Lead ESL Teacher for the Romulus Adult Education Program, as well as a High School Completion and GED Teacher. Kim worked at the Learning Bank for three years as an Expelled Student Case Manager, Career Navigator, and RLA GED Teacher, specializing in teaching the Reasoning through Language Arts portion of the GED test. She served briefly as a Student Success Coach and GED Teacher for Washtenaw Community College.
Kim previously worked in Monroe Public Schools as an elementary robotics teacher and student service provider. Her career in education also includes eight years as Adjunct Faculty for Baker College.
Lucy Becker-Harmon, M.Ed.
Favorite Quote: “Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury and remedying it.” - JK Rowling
In addition to teaching the 12th grade, Lucy is the Adult Instructor at the Monroe County Jail. She is responsible for instructing all subject areas and is accountable for remediation, pre-testing, and post-testing. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from Siena Heights University and her Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Concordia University, Portland. Lucy is currently in a K-12 Administrative Certification program through Concordia University, Ann Arbor. She views education as the greatest equalizer and solution to the difficulties of now. She believes that it is her responsibility to ensure that she not only equips future leaders with a quality education but with the capacity to apply said instruction on their own. Lucy firmly believes in not teaching to a test but teaching to life.
Chuck Kaseman, BBA
Favorite Quote: “Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.” - J.C. Watts
Chuck is the coordinator for the Learning Bank education programs that are run through the Monroe County Jail. Chuck earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Toledo in 1980 and had a successful career as a business sales executive for a computer software company for 20 years before semi-retiring in 2000. He pursued a new career in education from 2000 until "semi-retiring" again in 2017 after spending nearly 10 years as a Youth Employment Opportunity Specialist for the Monroe County ISD. Chuck is enjoying his new job in "semi-retirement," working with inmates at the Monroe County Jail, preparing them for future opportunities following their release.