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ANNUAL CONFERENCE - October 11-14, 2007
Tossed into a Twister: Resolving the Challenges of
Improving Student Achievement through Local Board Leadership*
*Used with permission from the song “Twis ter” written by Richard Elloyan of Conference PresentersGeorge Taylor, Esq.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Taylor worked in both the mining and oil and gas industry in exploration. He managed exploration drilling programs in Following almost 15 years in minerals’ exploration, Mr. Taylor attended law school. He is a graduate of the University of Idaho School of Law, receiving his J.D. in 1988. He clerked for District Judge Michael Fondi in He is now Senior Deputy Attorney General, having served the Office of the Attorney General for more than 18 years. Since March 2007, he has been the Open Meeting Law Deputy. For most of his service with the Attorney General, he has represented Conservation and Natural Resource agencies. He has extensive experience in civil litigation, public land law, and employment law in both state and federal courts. He is a member of the State Bar of Nevada. Rick Hsu, Esq.
Rick Hsu was reared in Mr. Hsu was initially appointed by Governor Guinn to the Nevada Commission on Ethics in June 2000. He served as Chairman of the Commission from November 2003 to June 2005 and will be concluding his second term on the Commission in June 2008. Mr. Hsu is an attorney in the law firm of Maupin, Cox and Legoy—a firm that has a long history of representing school districts in Dr. Steve Mulvenon
Steve Mulvenon has served as the Communications Director since July of 1986. He oversees the District's internal and external communications efforts including media relations, district publications, the web site, Community Education, the Education Collaborative and outreach activities with the Hispanic community. He serves on the Board of Directors of Truckee Meadows Tomorrow and the Education Collaborative. He has also been a board member of the Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada, Ronald McDonald House, Secret Witness, the Friends of the Marty Johnson
Mr. Johnson has almost 20 years of experience advising State and local governments, primarily in Mr. Johnson represents the Nevada Association of School Boards as a member of the Committee on Local Government Finance and serves on the subcommittees for ballot question templates and dealing with the impacts of Assembly Bill 489. He has testified and worked with various legislative committees on school district finance, property tax abatements, and lease purchase financing. He was recently part of a presentation at the Nevada Government Finance Officers Association on the impact of property tax abatements and their impact on local governments. He lives in Matt Ludwig Matt Ludwig is currently a principal at Sioux Jo Ann Yee
Ms. Yee is the Senior Director for Strategy Development, Achievement, Diversity and Urban Affairs for the California School Boards Association (CSBA). She is responsible for the long-range planning to ensure that CSBA addresses issues related to student achievement, diversity and urban districts. As a trained facilitator, she is also involved in various organizational and professional development efforts at CSBA. Whether working on educational issues, examining state and local politics, or addressing group dynamics, Ms. Yee brings extensive experience and also a uniquely urban perspective to CSBA. Prior to joining CSBA, Ms. Yee served for six years as the Executive Director and lobbyist for the Association of California Urban School Districts. She was a member of the Board of Education in the Ms. Yee received her B.A. from the Karlene McCormick-Lee, Ed.D.
A K-12 educator for 24 years in Clark County School District, Nevada, fifth largest school district in the United States, Dr. Karlene Lee taught music, math, and computer science, as well as serving as a middle-level school administrator and a central office administrator. As director of Technology Innovation and Development, Dr. Lee oversaw the exploration and infusion of emerging and current online technologies into instruction. Additionally, she supervised the development and implementation of online policies, resources, information, and collaborative projects within the framework of the District's intranet, communication system, and Internet. In her current position as Associate Superintendent of the Superintendent’s Schools and Research, Accountability, and Innovation Division, Dr. Lee directs and implements a proactive organization that includes 32 schools, Research and Accountability, Testing, Student Data Services, Internet/Intranet Services, Instructional Data Management Systems, and the Clark County Public Education Foundation departments. Dr. Lee has been a presenter for the National School Board Association, Florida Educational Technology, Council of Great City Schools, National Educational Computing Conference, ETS Pulliam Users Conference, and International Distance Education Conference. Dr. Lee, born in Jim Huge
For the past 25 years, Mr. Huge has served as a consultant to schools, educational institutions, large corporations, small businesses, and professional and trade associations in all fifty states, Mr. Huge’s most recent consulting activities have included serving as a project coach working with school districts to improve student achievement through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He has performed executive coaching for large corporations such as Disney and GAP. In addition, Jim works with under-performing high poverty schools, most recently in He has developed a national reputation for his work in leadership effectiveness, school superintendent, and other chief executive searches, and is a regular speaker for professional associations in many fields. Jim has presented for or consulted with education associations including AASA, NASSP, NAESP, NSBA and ASCD. He has written articles for various professional publications and co-authored School Climate Improvement: a Challenge for the School Administrator, published by Phi Delta Kappa. Mr. Huge has taught at elementary through high school in public schools. He served as Principal at middle schools and high schools, and as a Superintendent in two districts. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Mathematics, and a Master of Arts degree in Educational Leadership from the Dr. Paul LaMarca
Dr. Paul M. LaMarca has just recently taken on a new role with the John D. Soderman
After graduating from the During that time, Mr. Soderman completed his master’s degree in school administration also at the In 1987, John became the principal of CC Meneley Elementary School and served in that capacity for nine years, during which time he and school staff converted from a traditional to a multi-track year-round school program. After that, he was fortunate to serve in the Douglas County School District Central office as the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction for two years, the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources for two years and, finally, as the District’s Superintendent for five years. After retiring in 2006, John became a private contractor working primarily in the areas of school improvement and as a regional trainer for the Western Nevada Regional Training Program working directly with teachers and school site leaders. Randy Robison Randy has been lobbying in Nevada since 1997 and is the former Executive Director of the Nevada Association of School Boards. In addition to his other clients, during the 2007 Legislative Session, he represented the Nevada Association of School Superintendents. Randy has a beautiful wife and three little children (two boys and a girl) who are absolutely darling...most of the time. They live in North Las Vegas.
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