Executive Core
The work of the Ohio Leadership Advisory Council is guided by the following education leaders that serve as the Executive Core.
Ellen Adornetto - Education Policy & Practice Consultant, Ohio Education Association
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
Kathy Demers - Director of Member Development, Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Earl Focht - Consultant, Office for Exceptional Children, Ohio Department of Education
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
Victor Harris - Teacher Leader, Sycamore Community Schools
Kathleen Herrmann, Ph.D. - Assistant Director, Office of Educator Effectiveness, Ohio Department of Education
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
Amy R. McGuffey, Ph.D - Assistant Professor of Education, Wittenberg University
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
Michael Tefs, Ed.D. - Superintendent, Revere Local School District
Deb Telfer, Ph.D - Director & Research Associate, University of Cincinnati Systems Development & Improvement Center
Michael Trego - Program Director, Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC)
April Washington - Professional Issues Coordinator, Ohio Federation of Teachers
Jo Hannah Ward - Director, Office for Exceptional Children, Ohio Department of Education
Chris Woolard, Ph.D. - Senior Executive Director, Center for Accountability and Continuous Improvement, Ohio Department of Education