Advisory Boards

Executive Advisory Committee

• Gary Bunn, Advisory Board Co-Chair – garyb@uca.edu
• Donna Wake, Advisory Board Co-Chair – dwake@uca.edu
• K.K. Bradshaw, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Conway School District
• Danny Ketcherside, Principal, South Conway County School District
• Tammy Knowlton, HR Coordinator, Jacksonville North Pulaski School District
• Renee Kovach, Director of Certified Staff, Little Rock School District
• Jay Pickering, Principal, Little Rock School District
• Robert Robinson, HR Director, Little Rock School District
• Dena Rooks, Wilbur Mills Education Service Cooperative
• Necati Sahin, Principal, Lisa Academy
• Karli Saracini, Assistant Superintendent, North Little Rock School District
• Lori Smith, Executive Director of Elementary Education, North Little Rock School District
• Julie Workman, Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative
• Jessica Wright, Principal, Lisa Academy

Initial Programs

Elementary K-6

Meeting – 4/11/2019

Members

• Karey Tapley, Morrilton Intermediate Principal
• Mark Lewis, Jim Stone Elem. Principal
• Brooke Melton, Jim Stone Elem. Teacher (1st)
• Gina Carter, J.L.Moore Elem. Teacher (3^rd)
• Andrea McWilliams, Greenbrier Westside Teacher (5^th)
• Patti Hunter, ELSE Field Coordinator
• Jamie Dallas, ELSE faculty
• Brooke Winstead, Internship II teacher candidate (Sp. ’19)
• Dan Barrington, Advisory Board Chair – danb@uca.edu

 

Middle Level

Meeting – 2/15/2019

Members

• Violeta Camarillo, Carl Stuart Middle School
• Ashleigh Castles , Carolyn Lewis Elementary
• Charles German, Carl Stuart Middle School
• Carrie Hopwood, Greenbrier Middle School
• Amy Jordan, Courtway Middle School
• Paige LyBrand, Mayflower Middle School
• Brandy Milburn , Carl Stuart Middle School
• Starla Ritter, Carl Stuart Middle School
• Abbey Robbins, Carl Stuart Middle School
• Naomi Sexson, Courtway Middle School
• Beth Tyler, Carl Stuart Middle School
• Melissa West, Greenbrier Middle School
• Steve Ward, Advisory Board Chair – wards@uca.edu

 

Special Education (UG, MAT)

Meeting – 1/23/2019

Members

• Tim Burbank, Administrator, Faulkner County Day School
• Angela Ladd, Elementary SPE, Jim Stone
• Kim McClain, Elementary SPE, Julia Lee Moore
• Kori Sisson, Elementary SPE, Ellen Smith
• Heather Morris, Parent, Conway (home school)
• Jennifer Pierce, Parent, Conway
• Kelly Gordon, Instructor Facilitator, Conway
• Courtney Williams, Administrator/Teacher, Compass Academy
• Becky Farmer, Elementary SPE, Fulbright Elementary
• Vonja Bonnema, Middle SPE, Vilonia Middle School
• Tonya Russell Williams, Administrator, DHS
• Teresa Golden, Elementary SPE, Springhill Elementary
• Emily Khoedl, Undergraduate Student, UCA
• Beth Fulks, Resource/Inclusion, Conway Jr High
• Sandra Doggett, Self ContainedCBI, Vilonia High
• Jennifer Overton, Resource/Self Contained, Conway High
• Kathleen Atkins, Advisory Board Co-Chair – katkins@uca.edu
• Janet Filer, Advisory Board Co-Chair – janetf@uca.edu

 

MAT (K-6, 4-8, 7-12)

Meeting – TBD

Members

• Andrew Young, 7-12 Teacher, Fayetteville High School
• Renee Kovach, HR, LRSD
• Lora Hendrix, HR, Morrilton
• Zachary Stauber, Intern, Fall 2018, NLRSD
• James Wood, Intern, Fall 2018, JLHA
• Mitchell Smith, Intern, Fall 2018
• Janet Smyth, Intern, Fall 2018
• Martha Dodson, Principal, Springdale
• Danny Ketcherside, Principal, Morrilton
• Larry Cozens, Principal, Gentry
• Kim Koch, Principal, Mayflower
• TJ Slough, Principal, Mayflower
• Taylor Hickey, Teacher, Fountain Lake
• Misty Atkin, Teacher, Guy Perkins
• Amy Starkenburg, Teacher, Gentry
• Jacqueline Greenwood, Intern, Fall 2018
• Brian Poland, Intern, Fall 2018

Advanced Programs

ASTL

Meeting – 4/6/2019

Members

• Jacob Sisson, UCA STEM Center
• Cindy Green, Virtual Arkansas
• Alicia Pack-Thompson, Clinton Junior High School, Clinton School District
• Alicia Francis, Conway Jr. High and High School, Conway School District
• Beth Lasley, Courtway Middle School, Conway School District
• Tracy Trumble, Courtway Middle School, Conway School District
• Jeff Whittingham, Advisory Board Chair – jeffw@uca.edu

 

GATE

Meeting – TBA

Members

• April Blackburn: Gifted Coordinator Bigelow School District
• Sally Stuart: Gifted Coordinator Conway School District
• Chad Terrell- Teacher Conway School District
• Amber Peck-Teacher Teacher NLRSD Middle School
• Catherine Miller -Teacher Math Teacher NLRSD
• Debbie Dailey, Advisory Board Chair – ddailey@uca.edu

 

ITEC

Meeting – 4/5/2019

Members

• Vicki Parish, UCA CTE
• Jessica Underwood, UCA CTE
• Paul Dielmann, UCA
• Jana Dixon, Bryant High School, Bryant School District
• Michael Herron, Washington Middle School, El Dorado School District
• Jeff Whittingham, Advisory Board Chair – jeffw@uca.edu

 

LIBM

Meeting – 4/4/2019

Members

• Cassandra Green, J.O. Kelly Middle School, Springdale, AR
• Jamille Thomas , Marguerite Vann Elementary School, Conway School District
• Cassandra Barnett, ADE
• Ann Canada, Paris Middle School, Paris School District
• Shelby Tedford, Quitman Elementary, Quitman School District
• Jeff Whittingham, Advisory Board Chair – jeffw@uca.edu

 

Reading

Meeting – 2/22/2019

Members

• Lauren Isom, Greenbrier School District Teacher, UCA Alumni
• Stephanie Harpole, Parent of Dyslexic Children
• Vicki King, ADE Dyslexia Program Coordinator
• Kathy Mascuilli, ADE Literacy Program Manager
• Jennifer McMahan, ArchFord Coop ADE Literacy Specialist
• Amy Thompson, Advisory Board Chair – athompson@uca.edu

 

School Counseling

Meeting – 1/16/2019

Members

• Donna Wilchie, Elementary School Counselor
• Millie Engler, Middle School Counselor
• Chance George, High School Counselor
• Angela Nix, Elementary School Counselor
• Angela Harless, Counselor Educator
• Valerie Couture, Advisory Board Chair – vcouture@uca.edu

 

SLMA/EDLP

Meeting – TBD

Members

• Tammy Brewer – Represents Curriculum Admin endorsement; Teacher, Greenwood School District.
• Olivia Stone – Represents student/graduate Building Admin endorsement; Teacher, South Conway County School District.
• James Caton – Represents District-level Admin endorsement; Superintendent, Arkansas School for the Blind.
• Quentin Cain – Represents Building Admin endorsement; Assistant Principal, North Little Rock School District.
• Petra Heppner-Nelson, Ed.D – Represents Program Admin-Sped endorsement; Program Supervisor Special Education for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (Washington State)
• Shelly Albritton, Advisory Board Chair – salbritton@uca.edu

 

Special Education – (BK, GC, MSE, Resource)

Meeting – 1/23/2019

Members

• Tim Burbank, Administrator, Faulkner County Day School
• Angela Ladd, Elementary SPE, Jim Stone
• Kim McClain, Elementary SPE, Julia Lee Moore
• Kori Sisson, Elementary SPE, Ellen Smith
• Heather Morris, Parent, Conway (home school)
• Jennifer Pierce, Parent, Conway
• Kelly Gordon, Instructor Facilitator, Conway
• Courtney Williams, Administrator/Teacher, Compass Academy
• Becky Farmer, Elementary SPE, Fulbright Elementary
• Vonja Bonnema, Middle SPE, Vilonia Middle School
• Tonya Russell Williams, Administrator, DHS
• Teresa Golden, Elementary SPE, Springhill Elementary
• Emily Khoedl, Undergraduate Student, UCA
• Beth Fulks, Resource/Inclusion, Conway Jr High
• Sandra Doggett, Self Contained/CBI, Vilonia High
• Jennifer Overton, Resource/Self Contained, Conway High
• Janet Filer, Advisory Board Chair – janetf@uca.edu

Executive Advisory Committee

• Little Rock School District: Little Rock, AR – Mike Poore (supt), Rhonda Benton, Danyell Cummings

• Vilonia School District: Vilonia, AR – David Stephens (supt), Cathy Riggans (asst. supt), Andy Pennington, Ronnie Simmons, Matt Sewell, Tim Bullington

• Conway School District: Conway, AR – Dr. Greg Murray

• Jacksonville North Pulaski School District: Jacksonville, AR Jeremy Owoh

Partnership Cafe

Meeting – 4/24/2018

• Kristie Beasley, Teacher, Compass Academy
• Olivia Bundrick, Teacher, E-Stem Charter School
• Leara Beth Carmichael, Teacher, Cabot School District
• Nohora Carson, Teacher, Conway School District
• Ashley Collins, Teacher, Compass Academy
• Memone Freyaldenhoven, Teacher, Conway School District
• Teresa Golden, Teacher, Greenbrier School District
• Matthew How, Principal, North Little Rock School District
• Sam Huskey, Teacher, Conway School District
• Kimberly Koch, Teacher, Mayflower School District
• Aida Kuettle, Teacher, South Conway County School District
• Paige Lybrand, Teacher, Mayflower School District
• Jeanne Ortiz, Teacher, Conway School District
• Wendy Reinhard, Teacher, Conway School District
• Naomi Sexsen, Teacher, Conway School District
• Michelle Stafford, Teacher, Mayflower School District
• Melissa Starkey, Teacher, South Conway County School District
• Tracy Trumble, Teacher, Conway School District
• Melissa West, Teacher, Greenbrier School District
• Karen Wilson, Teacher, Mayflower

Prior to AY 2018-2019, programs tracked their own advisory boards.

Executive Advisory Committee

• Little Rock School District: Little Rock, AR – Mike Poore (supt), Rhonda Benton, Danyell Cummings

• Vilonia School District: Vilonia, AR – David Stephens (supt), Cathy Riggans (asst. supt), Andy Pennington, Ronnie Simmons, Matt Sewell, Tim Bullington

• Conway School District: Conway, AR – Dr. Greg Murray

• Jacksonville North Pulaski School District: Jacksonville, AR Jeremy Owoh

Prior to AY 2018-2019, programs tracked their own advisory boards.