Advisory Boards 2019-20

Executive Advisory Committee

Meeting – 11/5/2019
Meeting – 3/2/2020
Meeting – 6/17/2020

Members

• 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, Little Rock School District
• Elise Hampton, Principal, Conway School District
• Karen Lasker, Director of Personnel, Conway School District
• Melissa West, Principal, Greenbrier School District
• Cathy Riggins, Assistant Superintendent, Vilonia School District
• Kelli Martin, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education, Greenbrier 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, Director of HR/Assistant Superintendent, 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 – 4/24/2020

Members

• Dan Barrington, Advisory Board Chair, danb@uca.edu
• Mark Lewis, Principal, Conway School District
• Andrea McWilliams, Teacher, Greenbrier School District
• Patti Hunter, Faculty, UCA
• Jamie Dallas, Faculty, UCA
• Sydney Elmore, Student, UCA
• Tambrey Kinlen, Teacher, Vilonia School District
• Kristen Polacek, Teacher, Conway School District
• Esther Schultz, Teacher, Conway School District
• Becky Krisell, Teacher, Greenbrier School District

Middle Level

Meeting – 5/6/2020

Members

• Steve Ward, Advisory Board Chair, wards@uca.edu
• Joseph Rogers, North Little Rock Middle 6th Grade
• Faith Jones, North Little Rock Middle 6th Grade
• Brandi Hanson, North Little Rock Middle 6th Grade
• Micahel Clark, North Little Rock Middle 6th Grade
• Brandy Milburn, Carl Stuart Middle School
• Charles German, Carl Stuart Middle School
• Beth Tyler, Carl Stuart Middle School
• Sheila Dean, Carl Stuart Middle School
• Elizabeth Harness, Carl Stuart Middle School
• Chris Barnes, Carl Stuart Middle School
• Amy Jordan, Courtway Middle School
• Naomi Sexson, Courtway Middle School
• Tanya Fitzgerald, Courtway Middle School
• Beth Lasley, Courtway Middle School
• Amy Evans, Greenbrier Middle School
• Bryce Bennett, Greenbrier Middle School
• Paige Lybrand, Mayflower Middle School
• Angel Moix, Simon Middle School
• Janie Walburn, Simon Middle School

FACS

Meeting – Fall 2019

Members

• Lee Ann Bullington (FCS Ed program Coordinator/ University Supervisor)
• Nina Roofe (FCS Department Chair)Intern II:
• Leah Welch
• Tekayla Dixon
• Josh Eddinger Lucero
• Loretta Pruss
• Katie GraberIntern I:
• Destiny McDaniel
• Ashley Haney
• Jordan Lambe
• Nikki LockardMentors:
• Edie Bomar (Vilonia)
• Kristin Herring (Maumelle)
• Pam Nacke (Greenbrier)
• Katie Brown (AR School for the Deaf)
• Beth Elms (Mayflower)
• Erin Matthews (Conway)
• Mika Bishop (Conway)
• Marilyn Chapman (Conway)
• Dayna Echols (Conway)

Special Education (UG, MAT)

Meeting – 1/21/2020

Members

• Janet Filer, ELSE Department Chair/Advisory Board Chair, janetf@uca.edu
• Tim Burbank, FCDS Director
• Tabatha Scroggins, ALE Teacher, North Little Rock School District
• Kim McClain, SC Teacher, Conway School District
• Kori Sisson, Resource Teacher, Conway School District
• Jennifer Pierce, Teacher, Conway School District
• Heather Morris, Parent
• Kelli Gordon, SPED Director, Conway School District
• Courtney Williams, Director Compass Learning Academy
• Theresa Golden, Inclusion Teacher, Greenbrier School District
• Beth Fulks, Inclusion Teacher, Conway School District
• Alicia Brown, Faculty, UCA
• Donna Cain, Faculty, UCA
• Patty Kohler-Evans, Faculty, UCA
• Keith Lenz, Faculty, UCA
• April Pearson, Teacher, Perryville School District
• Derrick Preziosi, Teacher, Bryant School District
• Ellen Barnett, Teacher, Cabot School District
• Hailey Hughes, UCA SPED Student
• Courtney Leach, Parent and Director Community Corrections
• Kortni Johnston, SC Teacher, Vilonia School District

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

Meeting – 1/15/2020

Members

• Sunny Styles-Foster, Advisory Board Chair, sunnyf@uca.edu
• Renee Kovach, HR, Little Rock School District
• Lora Hendrix, HR, Morrilton Schools
• Dr. Martha Dodson, Principal, Springdale
• Danny Ketcherside, Principal, Morrilton
• Larry Cozens, Principal, Gentry
• Kim Koch, Principal, Mayflower
• TJ Slough, Principal, Mayflower
• Damon Donnell, Student Services Coordinator, Springdale
• Matthew Newcomb, MAT Teacher Candidate
• Aaron Choate, MAT Intern
• Elizabeth Hill, MAT Spring 2019 Graduate
• Sharla Caldwell, MAT Intern
• Nykela Jackson, Faculty, UCA
• Chris Hogan, Faculty, UCA
• Rachelle Miller, Faculty, UCA
• Jeff Whittingham, Faculty, UCA
• Michael Mille, Teaching and Learning Department Chair, UCA

Advanced Programs

ASTL

Meeting – 11/4/2019

Members

• Jeff Whittingham, Advisory Board Chair, jeffw@uca.edu
• Jacob Sisson
• Cindy Green
• Alicia Pack-Thompson
• Alicia Francis
• Beth Lasley
• Tracy Trumble
• Ashleigh Castles
• Starla Ritter

GATE

Meeting – 10/8/2019

Members

• Debbie Dailey, Advisory Board Chair, ddailey@uca.edu
• April Blackburn, Gifted Teacher, Bigelow
• Sally Stuart, Gifted Teacher, Conway
• Chad Terrell, English Teacher, Conway
• Amber Peck, Gifted Teacher, NLRSD
• Catherine Miller, Teacher, LRSD

LIBM

Meeting – 3/19/2020

Members

• Erin Shaw, Advisory Board Chair, erins@uca.edu
• Cassandra Green, J.O. Kelly Middle School, Springdale School District
• Jamille Thomas, Marguerite Vann Elementary, Conway School District
• Cassandra Barnett, Arkansas Department of Education
• Anne Canada, Paris Middle School, Paris School District
• Shelby Tedford, Quitman Elementary School, Quitman School District
• James Stallings, Lakeside Jr. High School, Springdale School District
• Rachel Whittingham, Story Library Director, Central Baptist College
• Kevin Powell, Faculty, UCA
• Jud Copeland, Faculty, UCA
• Rachel Shankles, Faculty, UCA
• Louis Nadelson, Leadership Studies Department Chair, UCA

Reading

Meeting – 2/6/2020

Members

• Dr. Amy Thompson, Advisory Board Chair, athompson@uca.edu
• Dr. Janet Filer, ELSE Chair, UCA
• Dr. Shoudong Feng, ELSE Faculty, UCA
• Lisa Herrington, ELSE Faculty, UCA
• Dr. Susan Perry, ELSE Faculty, UCA
• Lauren Isom, Alumni
• Vicki King, DESE Dyslexia Program Director
• Kathy Masculli, DESE Literacy Program Director
• Jennifer McMahan, ARCH Ford Literacy Specialist
• Sheri Hight, Current Student/Parent
• Mary Robin Clay, Current Student
• Holly Corkran, Alumni/Parent

School Counseling

Meeting – 3/4/2020

Members

• Valerie Couture, Advisory Board Chair, vcouture@uca.edu
• Chance George, Searcy High School Teacher
• Donna Wilchie, Ida Burns Elementary School Counselor
• Millie Engler, Greenbrier Junior High School Counselor
• Angela Nix, Flippin Elementary School Counselor
• Angela Harless, Texas A&M – Texarkana Counselor Educator

SLMA/EDLP

Meeting – 10/1/2019

Members

• Shelly Albritton, Advisory Board Chair, salbritton@uca.edu
• Tammy Brewer
• Olivia Stone
• James Caton
• Quintin Cain
• Petra Bland

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

Meeting – 1/21/2020

Members

• Janet Filer, ELSE Department Chair/Advisory Board Chair, janetf@uca.edu
• Tim Burbank, FCDS Director
• Tabatha Scroggins, ALE Teacher, North Little Rock School District
• Kim McClain, SC Teacher, Conway School District
• Kori Sisson, Resource Teacher, Conway School District
• Jennifer Pierce, Teacher, Conway School District
• Heather Morris, Parent
• Kelli Gordon, SPED Director, Conway School District
• Courtney Williams, Director Compass Learning Academy
• Theresa Golden, Inclusion Teacher, Greenbrier School District
• Beth Fulks, Inclusion Teacher, Conway School District
• Alicia Brown, Faculty, UCA
• Donna Cain, Faculty, UCA
• Patty Kohler-Evans, Faculty, UCA
• Keith Lenz, Faculty, UCA
• April Pearson, Teacher, Perryville School District
• Derrick Preziosi, Teacher, Bryant School District
• Ellen Barnett, Teacher, Cabot School District
• Hailey Hughes, UCA SPED Student
• Courtney Leach, Parent and Director Community Corrections
• Kortni Johnston, SC Teacher, Vilonia School District

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