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THELMA BLAIR is a retired educator from Lincoln County. She served five years as their District Assessment Coordinator and Instructional Supervisor. Prior to this, Thelma was principal of McKinney Elementary in Lincoln County for 15 years and had served as council chairperson from 1991 to January 2002. She is a certified council trainer and has done SBDM training since 1997. Previously, she trained for KASA and since 1998 for KASC. Thelma has also served on the KASC Board of Directors.

ARLENE BURNETT is currently serving as District Achievement Gap Coordinator for the Southeast/South Central Area of KY and has been in this position since 2005. Arlene was a Highly Skilled Educator from 2002 to 2005. Prior to these positions she was a teacher and Instructional Supervisor in the Bell County School System. She has been a SBDM trainer for KASC since 2005 and also has received training through KSBA and KASC on working with councils and boards of education. Arlene has served as a school board member in Bell County.

MARTHA CESSNA is a retired KY public school educator and is currently serving as a writing consultant with the middle schools and high schools in Muhlenberg County. Her professional career includes serving as vocational classroom teacher, educational consultant, regional service center consultant, elementary/middle school principal, audit team lead and Kentucky Principal Network Coach.

KAREN CHESER is Asst. Superintendent for Learning Support Services for Boone County Schools and has previously served as a principal, Distinguished Educator, Primary Program Consultant, elementary teacher, high school track coach, and charter member at one of her school's SBDM Council. She has been a member of the Education Equity Task Force, President of the KY chapter of NAME (National Association for Multicultural Education), trainer for KLA (KY Leadership Academy), and has presented at numerous national conferences.

ABBIE COMBS is a retired Asst. Superintendent for Perry County Schools and has previously served in a variety of roles at the district level including Supervisor of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Professional Development Coordinator and KTIP Coordinator. Abbie has also been an elementary principal and teacher. She is a certified trainer for Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

TIM CROOK is a retired educator from Versailles. Over his 30 years in education, Tim has taught elementary school, been a K-12 instructional supervisor and an elementary principal in three different Kentucky school districts. He has been involved in school councils from the first year of their existence. Tim is currently working toward his doctorate in educational leadership and teaching education classes at Asbury College.

DIANA L. DATTILO is retired from the KDE Division of School Improvement. Ms. Dattilo is a KY Distinguished Educator and also served as a SBDM consultant with the KDE. She has over 30 years of experience in education with 22 years of experience as an elementary and middle school teacher. She served as a teacher and parent member of two different school councils. Ms. Datillo is a research associate. She is a grant writer, reviewer and coordinator. She serves on the Board of Reviewers for NCATE.

LIZ ERWIN develops and oversees training and works with schools as Education and Training Leader at the Kentucky Association of School Councils. Over her 11 years in education, Liz has taught middle school and elementary school. During her teaching experience, Erwin served as a specialist in reading, math, and writing. She has served on her school's SBDM Council and is a certified SBDM trainer.

TIM GOTT is the Drector of the Gatton Academy at WKU. He has worked in public education in Kentucky as a teacher, guidance counselor, Highly Skilled Educator and principal. He has presented at KTLC, KASA, KAAC, NAYRE, High School Restructuring Conference, and at many districts on topics such as differentiated instruction, multiple intelligences, assessment and data analysis, emotional intelligence, and dealing with the heart and soul of education. Tim is currently the director of the Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, on the campus of Western Kentucky University.

RONDA HARMON is the Executive Director of the Kentucky Association of School Councils. Ms. Harmon consults with schools around the state on improvement plans and student achievement. She served for four years as a teacher member of the school council at Woodlawn Elementary in Boyle County, including two years as chairperson.

RUTH HATTERICK has worked for over 30 years in public education in Kentucky, 28 of those at Harrison County High School teaching language arts and social studies and working as assistant principal. Prior to her retirement she served three years as a Highly Skilled Educator, KDE, Office of Leadership and School Improvement. Ruth currently serves as a District Support Facilitator for KDE, Division of Federal Programs and Equity.

LISA HESS is currently serving as Principal of Kimper Elementary in Pike County, KY - a K-8 school that is high performing on the KCCT at both the Elementary and Middle School levels and also one of the top Reading First schools in the state. Ms. Hess has 17 years experience as an educator including serving as a Title I Program Improvement Facilitator, and a classroom teacher in both the primary and intermediate grades. She has served as the SBDM chairperson for over 6 years. Ms. Hess has presented at many district, regional, and state conferences/workshops.

TOM HITER is a consultant in educational and organizational leadership, and an adjunct professor of education at Murray State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Education Administration, chaired the state education department's SBDM Advisory Council, and served on the Comprehensive School Improvement Advisory Council. He was co-chair of the Governor's Advisory Council on Gifted Education and is past president and a current member of the board of directors of the Kentucky Association for Gifted Education. He serves on the boards of the Kentucky Coalition of School Volunteer Organizations and Marshall County Adult Education and Literacy Council. He has worked for the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence since 1991 and been a member of the school council trainer network since 1993 and in 1994 began training individuals through KTVS.

TIM HITZFIELD is principal at Conner High School in Boone County and was previously the principal at Owen County High School. He has also been an assistant principal, a science teacher at the middle school level, chemistry/physics teacher at the high school level and was the chair of the science department. Tim has served on SBDM Councils for more than 15 years. Other related educational experiences include being an Outdoor Education Teacher and Curriculum Consultant. He was named an Impact Teacher in the Governor's Scholars Program and received the Golden Apple Achiever Award from Ashland Oil and the Kentucky Post.

CHRISTY HOGAN is retired from the Fayette County Public Schools where she worked as a middle school science teacher, guidance counselor and served on her school's council. Christy currently works statewide as an educational consultant doing workshops, trainings and presentations for teachers, parents, and administrators. Ms. Hogan's main affiliation is with KASC. She works across the state training new and experienced council members. She also works with e-learning Kentucky/Kentucky Virtual Schools designing and facilitating online SBDM experienced training. Ms. Hogan has received the local and state PTA “Counselor of the Year” awards and in 2005 she received the KASC Vision Award.

JUNE HYNDMAN is a professor at Eastern Kentucky University in the College of Education. She has been a teacher and principal in Kentucky Schools and a trainer for KASC for over 15 years.

LYNNE KEEN has 30 years of experience in education with 19 of those years spent as a secondary science teacher. She is currently serving as an Instructional Supervisor for the secondary schools in the Marion County School District. She has provided professional development trainings to numerous school staffs throughout the state and presented at several state and national conferences.

JANICE JACKSON KENDALL is a retired educator from Graves County. Prior to retirement, she was a classroom teacher, Highly Skilled Educator, and Instructional Supervisor. Since retirement, Ms. Kendall works with the Kentucky Leadership Academy as a trainer and design team member, with Juvenile Justice as a transition counsultant, with the Kentucky Department of Education as a data collector for the SAM Project, and as a consultant to numerous schools and districts throughout the state.

BARBARA LYONS is a retired school administrator now serving as KLA Cadre Leader for Highlands North, KLA Coach, site researcher for Edvantia, and faculty member of Morehead State University teaching in the MAT program. Mrs. Lyons' corporation, Lyons' Educational Consulting Services provides professional development and consulting services to schools and school districts. She is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma and KASA as well as a former Distinguished Educator and school council consultant at the Regional 7 Service Center.

ELLEN LYONS is a Consultant for Lyons Educational Consulting in Mt. Sterling and has been facilitating Professional Development activities for 6 years. She has been an Endorsed SBDM trainer for 6 years.She is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, executive board; Delta Kappa Gamma; KASA, legal review committee; Kentucky Coalition of School Age Child Care state board of directors, chair of the legislative and public advocacy committee; and Alumni Board of Directors for Morehead State University.

ROGER L. MARCUM is an Executive Vice Pres. at St. Catharine College. He was formerly the Superintendent of Marion County Public Schools. From 1991-98, he served as Principal of South Laurel High School, a school recognized for innovative strategies and programs resulting in continuous improvement of student learning. In 1997, he received the National Educator Award from the Milken Education Foundation and in 2006 the Kentucky School Board Association's Dupree Award for Outstanding Superintendent of the Year. Mr. Marcum is also a past President of KASC and served on the Board of Directors from 1992-2004.

JO ANN MOSIER currently serves as an educational consultant working at the high school level in content literacy and at the middle grades level providing curriculum, assessment, and instructional assistance. Her expertise is in curriculum mapping; mathematics instruction - particularly assessment and algebraic reasoning; designing assessment that links to curriculum and instruction; and creating a community of learners that supports teaching and learning. Prior to that she taught mathematics grades 8-12 and served as a resource teacher for Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky; taught mathematics for four Louisville area universities and supervised student teachers; and served as a Highly Skilled Educator and mathematics assessment consultant for the Kentucky Department of Education. Jo Ann holds a bachelor of arts in Mathematics and Psychology from Spalding University and a master of arts in teaching in mathematics and secondary education from the University of Louisville. She holds a Rank I in mathematics supervision and instruction.

HELEN PENNINGTON is a retired principal of Morgan Co. Middle School. During her tenure as principal, she served as council chairperson from 1999-2005. Serving as chairperson gave her many opportunities to work as part of a team in the development of council bylaws and policies. Prior to becoming a principal, she served as a teacher and local administrator. Helen also served as a consultant with the Kentucky Department of Education for fifteen years where she worked with seventeen school districts on a regular basis. She became a SBDM trainer in 2005.

AMY RAMAGE is an Asst. Principal at Muhlenberg Co. High School. She previously served as a HSE. In her work as an HSE, she has served as an HSE Summer Cadre Design Team member, Curriculum Alignment/Mapping Team Leader and was on the Progress Monitoring Cadre Design Team. Amy developed and presented sessions at various HSE cadres on topics such as Professional Learning Communities, writing multiple choice questions, curriculum alignment and mapping, writing common assessments, rigor and relevance, learning walks, on-demand writing and monitoring teacher effectiveness. Instructional Coaching is a new area that Amy is working on with Jim Knight (Kansas). She has worked extensively with poverty and culture. Amy has been a high school English teacher and with a team of other teachers helped develop the KDE Marker Papers.

BABARA ROGERS is a retired educator from Jefferson County with over 30 years of experience in education. She has 26 years teaching experience as a K-12 teacher of Arts and Humanities, Photography, Computer Graphics and Journalism. She has been an instructor at the University of Louisville School of Education and taught “Building Learning Communities” with a focus on school culture and classroom management and served as a consultant to Dr. Chris Waggener at WKU working with schools and districts in the area of school culture. Ms. Rogers is a contractor for Jefferson County Middle Schools in the area of curriculum and instruction and served in Jefferson County as Instructional/Curriculum Coordinator and Marketing Director and Math, Science and Technology Coordinator. She was a Highly Skilled Educator for three years and was a team leader for two of those years. Other educational related experiences include being a project coach for Middle Grades Reform Project (Different Ways of Knowing).

PAM ROGERS has over 40 years of experience in the field of education serving most recently as the Associate Commissioner in the Office of Assessment and Accountability at the Kentucky Department of Education and as the superintendent of the Boyle County Schools. Pam has taught students from elementary through graduate school, served both as a school psychologist and counselor, and administered various programs from special to gifted education. She has served as the professional development coordinator for the Jefferson County Public Schools and on the design teams for the KY Leadership Academy and the KY Superintendent’s CEO Network. During the initial years of School Based Decision Making in Kentucky, Pam engaged in doctoral research on various aspects of council work and was involved in some of the early council trainings.

MARY RUDD is currently a Visiting Instructor of Education at Centre College. She spent 21 years working in Kentucky school districts as an English teacher, Assistant Principal, Director of Curriculum, and a Highly Skilled Educator with the Kentucky Department of Education. Mary's professional background includes work with a range of urban, rural, large and small schools, and with both county and independent districts. Mary's work with councils began when she was a teacher representative and has continued throughout her career. A Danville resident, she earned her Instructional Leadership, Supervisor of Instruction, and Superintendent certifications from the University of Kentucky.

TAYLORA SCHLOSSER is the principal of Marion County High School in Lebanon, KY and focuses on Professional Learning Communities that emphasize teachers working together to ensure students are learning. She has served on SBDM Councils since 2002 in the capacity of teacher and principal. Taylora has experience with training in Differentiated Instruction, Multiple Choice/Depth of Knowledge and ACT instructional strategies for high school students and is an endorsed trainer for KASC.

LYNNE SLONE is an attorney and served as a parent member of the Dixie Magnet Elementary School Council in Fayette County. Ms. Slone previously served as an Assistant Attorney General with specific responsibility for education issues. Lynne has been training school councils since 1996 and serves as general counsel for KASC.

PAT SEIBER is a professor at Murray State Univ. She is a retired school and district level administrator, and has worked with numerous schools and councils. She has also served as a Highly Skilled Educator and chaired several state scholastic audit teams. Pat has worked with schools and districts on closing the achievement gap and implementing audit recommendations.

FAYE STEVENS is currently serving as the Secondary Instructional Supervisor for Trigg County schools, after serving as the Assistant Principal at Trigg County Middle School for the 2006-07 school year. Faye served as a Highly Skilled Educator from 2003-2006 where she provided numerous trainings for both schools and districts across the state. She has served on the KDE Math Core Content Advisory Committee, presented at the summer Math Institute at Murray State University and worked with the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington D.C. Faye has served on several councils during her tenure as a middle school math teacher and provided guidance to councils during her tenure as a Highly Skilled Educator.

LISA STONE is a retired educator from Winchester, Kentucky. For 27 years, she served as a teacher, principal, and district-level administrator in Clark and Fayette County. Lisa served as Director of Student Achievement in Fayette County and was acting superintendent while Stu Silberman was on extended medical leave. As a principal, Lisa served on three councils for a total of seven years and with her staff and parents, she established two new councils. Lisa Stone presently works full-time for the Kentucky Association of School Councils and is a certified SBDM trainer.

MOLLY SULLIVAN is a faculty member in Educational Leadership, Fundamentals and Human Resources at at the University of Louisville. She has responsibilities for the practitioners' EdD program, the Kentucky Principal's Academy and serves as liaison to OVEC. Previously, she was the Assistant Superintendent in Shelby County with responsibilities for curriculum, instruction, assessment and school councils. She serves as a parent member of a council.

BETH SUMNER is the Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for Trigg County Schools. She previously served as Assistant Superintendent of Personnel and Operations and Director of Pupil Personnel, Middle School Assistant Principal, Middle school teacher and was an adult education instructor. In her experiences, she has done work with Curriculum Mapping/Development, Multiple Intelligences, Marzano's Research and Improvement Planning. Ms. Sumner has experience as the District SBDM Coordinator.

JACQUI THORNBURG is a retired educator and is currently serving as Curriculum Resource mentor and Director of Head Start for the Ashland Independent School district. Ms. Thornburg has been a principal, served as a Highly Skilled Educator for 3 years, participated in training teams for Scholastic Audits and conducted several audits across the state of KY. Ms. Thornburg has done work with Marzano's Research and presented workshops on these topics. She is an endorsed SBDM trainer for KDE and KASC. With her combination of experiences she has developed and reaffirmed her belief that the best schools are those that govern themselves effectively.

MARVIN WELCH is an administrator for the Madison County Schools. From 1998-2004 he served as Principal at Greysbranch Elementary School in Greenup County and from 1993-1998 he served as Principal at Camargo Elementary School In Montgomery County. Other positions he has held include Interim Superintendent of Greenup County Schools, and Director of the Teacher Internship Program at Morehead State University.

LEWIS WILLIAN currently serves as curriculum and assessment specialist for the Clark County schools. He is a former Highly Skilled Educator and creator of the "Path to Proficiency" workshops used statewide to raise expectations for teachers. During his tenure as principal at both Trapp Elementary and Pilot View Elementary simultaneously, Lewis helped both schools reach 100 in multiple content areas and consistently place in the top 5 percent of all schools in the state year after year. He has been used by multiple districts for development and motivation of staff through workshops and on-going professional development activities.

PAT YEAGER attended and conducted extensive training during her tenure as a Highly Skilled Educator for three years. She has also served as a trainer for the Kentucky Leadership Academy and served as a mentor administrator for the Kentucky Principals Network. She has thorough knowledge of school-based decision making, and a myriad of other topics critical to successful school leadership at all levels. Pat is a past school administrator and is currently the Executive Director of the Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services located in Highland Heights.

DENEEN ZIMMERMAN is an administrator in the Kenton Co. schools. She is a former principal and teacher. Ms. Zimmerman has served on school councils in the capacity of teacher representative and principal. She was a contributor to the KDE publication, Synergy. She has served on the KASC Board as a Principal representative and a member at-large. She has been a trainer for over 10 years.