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Membership Groups

Deans/Heads of Teacher Education/Program Chair-Coordinator Representatives

Compact Chair

Dottie Erb, PhD

Professor and Dean/Director Emerita, Education Department
Marietta College
Policy Committee
Compact Vice Chair

Jim Gay, PhD

Consultant, Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC)
BASA
Dissemination Committee
Secretary

Elena Andrei, EdD

Associate Professor and TESOL and DREAM Program Coordinator
Cleveland State University
Impact Evaluation Committee
Compact Past Chair

Kathleen Winterman, EdD

Associate Professor, P-5 Dual Program Coordinator
Xavier University
Impact Evaluation Committee
Webmaster

Aimee Howley, EdD

Professor Emerita, Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Ed
Ohio University
Impact Evaluation Committee

Alicia Crowe, PhD

Professor and Interim Dean College of Education, Health and Human Services
Kent State University
Policy Committee

Barb Hansen, PhD

Endowed Chair, Dave Longaberger Professor of T&L; Director, Grad. Prog. in Education
Muskingum University
Impact Evaluation Committee

Brian Yusko, PhD

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Levin College of Public Affairs and Education
Cleveland State University
Impact Evaluation Committee

Carla Higgins, PhD

Director of Education
Defiance College
Impact Evaluation Committee

Carmen Dixon, PhD

Dean, School of Education
Capital University
Incentive Grantee Community of Practice

Dawn Shinew, PhD

Dean and Professor, College of Education & Human Development
BGSU
Policy Committee

Elizabeth “Lisa” Testa, PhD

Interim Director of Partnerships and Clinical Experience
Kent State University
Dissemination Committee

Elizabeth Ritz, PhD

Director of Teacher Education, Department of Music
Case Western Reserve University

Greg Rothwell, PhD

Program Director of Education & Professional Studies, College of Education
Lake Erie College
Dissemination Committee

Jane Bogan, PhD

Associate Professor, Field Director, and Director of Teacher Education
Wilmington College
Impact Evaluation Committee

Jennifer Webb, PhD

Director, Teacher Education Programs and Associate Professor; OACTE President-Elect
Malone University
Dissemination Committee

Jessica Grubaugh, EdD

Director, Graduate Teacher Education
Muskingum University
Policy Committee

Joanne Goodell, PhD

Director & Professor, School of Education and Counseling
Cleveland State University
Impact Evaluation Committee

Julie McIntosh, EdD

Dean, College of Education
University of Findlay
Policy Committee

Laura Clarke, EdD

Assistant Professor and Program Director for Special Education
Xavier University

Laura Saylor, PhD

Dean, School of Education
Mount St. Joseph Univ.
Dissemination Committee

Lillian D. Drakeford, PhD

Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education
Central State University

Lisa Vernon-Dotson, PhD

Dean, Schar College of Education
Ashland University
Dissemination Committee

Marty Sexton, PhD, RN, FNAP

Dean and Professor
Wright State University
Dissemination Committee

Mary Lou DiPillo, PhD

Associate Dean, Beeghly College of Education (retired)
Youngstown State University
Dissemination Committee

Mary M. Murray, EdD

Professor and Associate Dean Emerita, College of Education and Human Development
Bowling Green State University (BGSU)
Policy Committee

Melissa Askren Edgehouse, EdD

Director, School of Education; Professor & CAEP Coordinator; President, OAPCTE
University of Mount Union
Policy Committee

Nicole Luthy, PhD

Chief of Staff & Director of Strategic Operations, Office of the Dean, College of Ed and Human Ecology
Ohio State University
Incentive Grantee Community of Practice | Policy Committee

Sally Brannan, EdD

Coordinator of Academic Success, Office of the Asst. Provost & Office of Academic Services
Wittenberg University
Extensive Support Needs

Sherrill Sellers, PhD

Professor and Assoc. Dean, College of Education, Health & Society
Miami University
Impact Evaluation Committee

Tachelle I. Banks, PhD

Vice President, Student Belonging & Success
Cleveland State University
Policy Committee

Tanya Britton Moore, EdD

Chair, Primary Education, Education Leadership programs
Franklin University
Dissemination Committee

Tanya Judd, PhD

Director, Leadership Development; McCoy Professor of Education and Leadership Studies
Marietta College
Policy Committee

Thomas J. Lasley, II, PhD

Professor and Dean Emeritus, UD, School of Education and Health Sciences; and Director, Policy and Advocacy, Montgomery Co. ESC
Montgomery Co. ESC/ University of Dayton
Policy Committee

Treavor Bogard, PhD

Department Chair, Teacher Education, School of Education and Health Sciences
University of Dayton

Faculty Member Representatives

Caitlin Kosec

Assistant Professor of Education
Walsh University

Carrie D. Wysocki, PhD

Assistant Professor of Education
University of Findlay
Dissemination Committee
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Charles Kemp, EdD

Asst. Professor of Special Education
Shawnee State University
Incentive Grantee Community of Practice

David B. Leitch, JD, PhD

Associate Professor of Special Education, School of Education
Cedarville University
Dissemination Committee

Dusty Columbia, CMT-P

Associate Professor
Wright State University, Teacher College

Gary Herman, EdD

Asst. Professor, College of Education
University of Findlay

Karen Koehler, PhD

Professor and Faculty Lead, TVI Consortium
Shawnee State University
Extensive Support Needs

Kim Christensen, MEd

Teaching Professor, Inclusive Early Childhood (IEC) Program Coord.
Bowling Green State University (BGSU)
Extensive Support Needs

Mark Seals, PhD

Professor
BGSU
Dissemination Committee

Mary Heather Munger, PhD

Associate Professor, College of Ed., Program Coordinator for MC/AYA Teacher Education
University of Findlay
Dissemination Committee

Paul Madden, PhD

Professor, School of Education, College of Arts & Sciences
Shawnee State University
Impact Evaluation Committee

Susan Kushner Benson, PhD

Associate Professor, LJFF School of Education
University of Akron
Impact Evaluation Committee

Organizational Representatives

Cassandra Johnson, PhD

Superintendent
Bedford City School District
Policy Committee

Cynthia Walker

Executive Director
Ohio Assoc. of Pupil Services Administrators (OAPSA)
Policy Committee

Daria DeNoia, MS, NBCT

Education Reform Consultant
Ohio Education Association
Policy Committee

Elizabeth Lolli, PhD

Director, OLAC
BASA
Dissemination Committee
Compact Vice Chair

Jim Gay, PhD

Consultant, Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC)
BASA
Dissemination Committee

Kathy Demers

Director, Member Development
Buckeye Assoc. of School Administrators (BASA)
Policy Committee

Mark Bobo, MBA

Director, Member Relations
Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA)
Dissemination Committee

Michele Moore, MED

Director, State Support Team Region 5
ESC of Eastern Ohio (ESCEO)
Extensive Support Needs

Mike Trego

Consultant, OLAC
BASA
Dissemination Committee

Rebecca Baum, MS, CCC-SLP

Director of Professional Issues
Ohio Federation of Teachers
Policy Committee

Rebecca Hornberger, PhD

Executive Director, OAESA
OAESA
Impact Evaluation Committee

Thandabantu Maceo

President
Ohio Alliance of Black School Educators
Policy Committee

Veronica Motley, PhD

Executive Director
Ohio Assoc. of Pupil Services Administrators (OAPSA)
Policy Committee

State Education Agency (Ex Officio) Representatives

Amber Jordon

Education Program Specialist, Office of Academic Supports
DEW

Carole Morbitzer

Administrator
DEW

Curtis Hewitt

Associate Director, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness
State Board of Education
Policy Committee

Diane M. Allen, PhD

Deputy Director of Primary and Secondary Education
DEW
Policy Committee

Jana Fornario, MFA

Vice-Chancellor of P-16 and Strategic Initiatives
Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE)
Policy Committee
Jim Wightman, PhD, Associate Director, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness

Jim Wightman, PhD

Associate Director, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness
State Board of Education
Policy Committee

Jo Hannah Ward, MEd, LPCC-S

Administrator, Office for Exceptional Children
DEW
Policy Committee

Kimberly Jude

Chief of Specialized Learning
DEW
Policy Committee

Megan Flowers, MED

Education Program Specialist – Low Incidence/Sensory Disabilities, Office for Exceptional Children
DEW
Extensive Support Needs

Melissa Weber-Mayrer, PhD

Chief Academic Officer
DEW
Dissemination Committee

Wendy Grove, PhD

Deputy Director, Research, Evaluation, and Impact
Ohio Department of Children and Youth
Impact Evaluation Committee

Wendy M. Jones

Associate Administrator, Office of Academic Supports
DEW

Yenetta Harper, EdD

Director, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness
State Board of Education
Policy Committee

Committee Members

Aaron Bouie, III

Aaron Bouie III

Chief Academic Officer
Youngstown City School District
Policy Committee

Amy Farley, PhD

Associate Professor Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
University of Cincinnati
Impact Evaluation Committee

Chris Ross, PhD, CCC-SLP, L

Director of School Improvement, Innovation, and Wellness (Central Office Administration)
Ohio Deaf and Blind Education Services
Extensive Support Needs

Christi Carnahan, PhD

Professor, Director, IDD Center
Univ. of Cincinnati
Extensive Support Needs

Christine Croyle, EdD

Program Director, The Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness
OCALI
Extensive Support Needs

Cindy Dewey, PhD

Senior Manager of Implementation and Continuous Improvement
Learn to Earn Dayton
Policy Committee
Crystal Hawthorne

Crystal Hawthorne

Director of Talent Acquisition, Professional Learning, and Development
Youngstown City School District

David Mentlow

Intervention Specialist, Westerville Central HS
Westerville City Schools

Doug Sturgeon, EdD

Professor and Faculty Lead, D/HoH Consortium
Shawnee State University
Extensive Support Needs
Erica Glover, PhD

Erica Glover, PhD

Human Resources Recruitment Coordinator
Akron Public Schools

Everrett Smith, PhD

Associate Professor, Higher Education
University of Cincinnati
Incentive Grantee Community of Practice

Gail Chinn, BIS

LISD Lead Officer
Shawnee State University
Extensive Support Needs

James W. Chapple, EdD

Adjunct Professor
Bowling Green State University
Dissemination Committee

Lou Maynus, EdD, EdS

Superintendent
Ohio Deaf and Blind Education Services
Extensive Support Needs
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Marcquis Parham, MA

Assistant Director of Career and Leadership Development
Ohio University
Incentive Grantee Community of Practice

Peter Paul, PhD

Professor Department of Educational Studies
OSU A354 Physical Activity & Ed Serv Bldg.
Extensive Support Needs

Shawna Benson, MA

Program Director, Center for Teaching Diverse Learners
OCALI
Extensive Support Needs

Sheila Smith, PhD

Senior Director, Research, Quality Assurance, and Program Impact
OCALI
Extensive Support Needs
Wendy Adams, MBA, MHRM

Wendy Adams, MBA, MHRM

Director of Assessment & Academic Improvement
Ohio University

Staff

Karen M. Glueckert, PhD

Senior Research Associate
UC Evaluation Services Center (UC ESC)
Impact Evaluation Committee

Deborah Telfer, PhD

Executive Director
UC SDI Center and Compact
Extensive Support Needs

Jodi Dowell, TVI, TESOL

Research Associate
UC SDI Center
Extensive Support Needs

Elizabeth Lilly, BS

Social Media Coordinator
UC SDI Center
Incentive Grantee Community of Practice

David Brobeck, PhD

Research Associate
UC SDI Center
Incentive Grantee Community of Practice

Sara Stacy, PhD

Senior Research Associate
UC Evaluation Services Center (UC ESC)
Extensive Support Needs

Carissa Schutzman, PhD

Executive Director
UC Evaluation Services Center (UC ESC)
Impact Evaluation Committee

Rachel Evans, BS

Research Associate
UC SDI Center
Impact Evaluation Committee

Lindsey Roush, PhD

Research Associate
UC SDI Center
Incentive Grantee Community of Practice

Laura Sebastian, MAT, MED

Research Associate
UC SDI Center
Incentive Grantee Community of Practice

National Partners

Abby Berner

Liaison, CEEDAR Center
University of Florida
Impact Evaluation Committee
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Linda Blanton, EdD

Liaison, CEEDAR Center
University of Florida
Incentive Grantee Community of Practice

Communications & Marketing

Suzanne Amos

Founder
Collective Wonder Communications

Andy Wahlenmaier

VP Web Development
PPA Agency