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A former teacher at Litchfield High School has been named the director of Lincoln Land Community College's Litchfield campus.

Jessie Blackburn began her duties as the official director on March 1. She previously served as the interim director of LLCC-Litchfield and academic success professional in the LLCC Center for Academic Success.

Blackburn has been with the college since 2014. Prior to that, she taught high school for ten years, including six at Litchfield. She has a Bachelor's Degree in English Education from Eastern Illinois University and is currently finishing her Master's Degree in Education from the University of Illinois Springfield.

"I am excited to serve in the director's role for LLCC-Litchfield and work hard to provide access to quality education and services for students," she said in a statement released through the school. "Montgomery County is my home -- where I grew up, attended school, taught in the public school system and am raising my own family -- so I am dedicated to the continued success of the LLCC-Litchfield center and its outreach in the local communities."