Executive Core

The work of the Ohio Leadership Advisory Council is guided by the following education leaders that serve as the Executive Core.

Suzanne Amos, Founder, Collective Wonder Communications

David Axner, Ph.D. - Executive Director, Buckeye Association of School Administrators

Eugene Blalock, - Superintendent, North College Hill City Schools

Craig Burford - Executive Director, Ohio Educational Service Center Association (OESCA)

Debbie Campbell - Search Consultant, K12 Business Consulting

Demetrice Davis - Ed Policy & Practice Consultant, Ohio Education Association

Cynthia Dewey - Director, Office of Innovation and Improvement, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

Kathy Demers - Director of Member Development, Buckeye Association of School Administrators

Earl Focht - Consultant, Office for Exceptional Children, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

Tim Freeman, Ed.D. - Executive Director, Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators (OASSA)

Jim Gay, Ph.D. - Project Support, Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC)

Nick Gurich - Director, Educational Policy, Ohio Education Association

Barb Hansen, Ph.D. - Director of Graduate Programs of Education, Muskingum University

Kathleen Herrmann, Ph.D. - Assistant Director, Office of Educator Effectiveness, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

Chad Hilliker, Superintendent, Hamilton County Educational Service Center

Rebecca Hornberger, Ph.D. - Executive Director, Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators (OAESA)

Cathy Johnson - Board of Trustees, Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA)

Meryl Johnson - Board Member, District 11, Ohio State Board of Education

Paul Johnson, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Ed. Admin. and Leadership Studies, Bowling Green State University; Board Member, Bucyrus City Schools

Mark Jones - Member Services Director, Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators (OAESA)

Cathy LaForme - Consultant, Ashlan Consulting

Jim Lloyd, Ph.D. - Superintendent, Olmsted Falls City Schools

Gale Marsh - Deputy Superintendent,ESC of Central Ohio

Krista Maxson, Ph.D. - Assoc Vice-Chancellor, P16 Initiatives, Ohio Department of Higher Education

Carly McVey - Program Director, Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI)

Kim Miller-Smith - Senior Student Achievement, Ohio School Boards Association

Karel Oxley - Project Support, Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC)

Julia Simmerer - Senior Executive Director, Center for the Teaching Profession

Sheila Smith - Assistant Director of Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI)

Julie Turner - Project Coordinator, OLAC

Deb Telfer, Ph.D - Director & Research Associate, University of Cincinnati Systems Development & Improvement Center

Michael Trego - Program Director, Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC)

Jo Hannah Ward - Director, Office for Exceptional Children, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

Chris Woolard, Ph.D. - Senior Executive Director, Center for Accountability and Continuous Improvement, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

Elizabeth Lolli - Project Consultant, Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC)

Kimberly Peitsch Miller - Educational Consultant, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

Mark Neal - Superintendent, Tri-Valley Local Schools

Rebecca Baum - Director of Professional Issues, Ohio Federation of Teachers