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Executive Advisory Committee

Meeting: 11/4/2024

ѱ𳾲ʰԳ:Jayme Steinbeck – Crestwood Elementary/NLR, Principal; Julie Gregory – South Conway County School District, SPED Teacher; Dr. Jeremy Owoh – Jacksonville North Pulaski School District, Superintendent; Dr. Karen Lasker – Conway Schools, Asst Superintendent; Suzanne Rogers – Lisa Academy, Assistant Director of Public Relations; Ty Hendricks – Carl Stuart Middle School, Principal; Debbie Dailey – ÿմվ, Interim Associate Dean; Gary Bunn – ÿմվ, Office of Candidate Services; Donna Wake – ÿմվ, Assessment Director; Sunny Styles-Foster – ÿմվ, Chair of ELSE

Meeting: 03/10/2025

ѱ𳾲ʰԳ:Suzanne Rogers – Lisa Academy, Assistant Director of Public Relations; Bethany Ratterman, Jenny Risher, Holly Howard, Karen Lasker – Conway Schools, Asst. Superintendent; Julie Workman, Ty Hendricks – Carl Stuart Middle School, Principal; Quintin Cain, Jeff Whittingham – ÿմվ, Interim Department Chair Leadership Studies; Sunny Styles-Foster – ÿմվ, Interim Department Chair ELSE; Gary Bunn – ÿմվ, Office of Candidate Services; and Debbie Dailey – ÿմվ, Interim Dean College of Education


Initial Programs

Elementary K-6

Meeting: 4/24/2025

Members Present:Ashley Cox ( ÿմվ, K-6/SPED Program Coordinator), Sunny Styles-Foster ( ÿմվ – Interim Elementary, Literacy, and Special Education Department Chair, Dr. Stefanie Sorbet ( ÿմվ), Dr. Janet Filer ( ÿմվ), Mark Lewis,Catie Overton, Scarlet Cates ( ÿմվ), Angela Ladd, Dee Dee Cain( ÿմվ), Bonnie Mattox, Amber Brantley ( ÿմվ), andDr.Deanna Kay Rice( ÿմվ)

 

Middle Level

Meeting: 5/14/2025

Participating Members: Naomi Sexson (Conway- teacher), Gina James (North Little Rock – teacher), Jennifer Barber (Conway- teacher)

Special Education (UG, MAT)

Meeting: 4/24/2025

Members Present:Ashley Cox ( ÿմվ, K-6/SPED Program Coordinator), Sunny Styles-Foster ( ÿմվ – Interim Elementary, Literacy, and Special Education Department Chair, Dr. Stefanie Sorbet ( ÿմվ), Dr. Janet Filer ( ÿմվ), Mark Lewis, Catie Overton, Scarlet Cates ( ÿմվ), Angela Ladd, Dee Dee Cain( ÿմվ), Bonnie Mattox, Amber Brantley ( ÿմվ), andDr.Deanna Kay Rice( ÿմվ)

 

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

 

Advanced Programs

 

ASTL

Meeting: 4/24/2025

Members Present: MaryAnna Merideth, Alicia Pack Thompson, Ashleigh Castles, Starla Hunter, Cindy Green, Catherine Miller, and Jeff Whittingham

 

Change Leadership PhD

 

GATE

Meeting: 11/4/2024

Participating Members:

  • Tim Sisk
  • Sarah Cooper
  • Brandon Rout
  • Amy Hamlett
  • Lora Barnes
  • Whitney Burdin
  • Caroline Carmical
  • Angel-Marie Daniel
  • Ashley Pozorski
  • Paige Reagan
  • Samantha Campbell
  • Stacey Plumlee
ITEC

Meeting 12/15/2024

Board Members:Dr. Allison Freed, ITEC program coordinator, ÿմվ;Kirsten Wilson, Instructional Design Coach- Oklahoma University Education Services, ITEC program alum;Ann Broyles, Online Training Specialist, ITEC program Alum & Adjunct Professor;Steve Bonds, Engineering and Mathematics Teacher at Bentonville West High School & ITEC program alum;Samantha Carpenter, Virtual Arkansas Core Campus and Adjunct Principal;Lisa Russell, Technology Coordinator Arch Ford Education Co-Op;Julie Kubal, 7th Grade ELA at Rogers Public Schools & ITEC program alum

LIBM

Meeting 4/12/25

Members for 2024-2025Dr. Erin Shaw ( ÿմվ LIBM Faculty and LIBM program coordinator; Ouida Cunningham (Wonder Jr. High LMS); Terri Sturghill (Marion High School LMS); Cana Able (Academies of West Memphis LMS); Rachele Emberton (Faulk LMS); Hannah Evans (Marion Seventh Grade Academy LMS); Tifanie King (Jackson-Wonder Elementary LMS); Amanda Jaco (Barton School LMS); Maegan Wright (West Junior High LMS); Madeline Portier (Carroll Smith Elementary LMS); Jackie Hunter (Marion Visual & Performing Arts Magnet LMS); Carlecia Gentry (J F Wahl Elementary LMS); Wilhemina Weaver (Stewart Elementary LMS); Mae Johnson (Central High School LMS)

Reading

Meeting August/September 2025

Members:Mary-Jane Westlund – Student,Jessica Boggs – Alumni; Therapist at Nelms Center. Abby Huck – Alumni, Aubrey Sydow – Alumni, Amy Brooks – Student, Hilary Love – Student, Elissa Eibes Blabac – Student, Amanda Hinze – Student, Neal Zoglmann – Student, Jamie Katzenmeyer – Alumni, Kristen Atchley – Alumni,Darah Patterson – Student, Emilie Heisserer – Student, Sheri Hight – Alumni; Adjunct Faculty, Shoudong Feng – Faculty,Brenda Nahlen – Take Flight QI; Retired Conway Public Schools Educator; Works with DESE and Arch Ford, and Julie Workman – Arch Ford

 

School Counseling

Meeting 2/12/2025

Members ʰԳ:Millie Bryant- Greenbrier School Junior High School, School Counselor ● Rebecca Camarigg – Bentonville West High School, College and Career Coach ● Melinda Shuffield – Batesville Elementary School, School Counselor ● T. Chance George – Searcy High School, Teacher/Building Learning Coordinator ● Donna Wilchie – Ida Burns Elementary School, School Counselor ● Dr. Odunola Oyeniyi – ÿմվ, Assistant Professor/SCCN Field Experience Coordinator ● Dr. Valerie Couture – ÿմվ, Associate Professor/SCCN Program Director

 

SLMA/EDLP

Meeting 3/20/2025

SLMA/EDLP Advisory Board Members: LaGail Biggs, Jacksonville High School Principal (alum); Carise Echols, Theodore Jones Elementary Principal (alum), Chase Fresneda, Nemo Vista MS/HS Principal (alum); Sarah Greenbank, Connections Academy Director of Student Success (student); Mark Taylor, Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative Director; Aaron Wiggins, Shirley School District Superintendent; and Jasmine Wilson, Morrilton High School Assistant Principal.

 

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

 

 

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