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ORC Review Boards

Review Boards in mathematics, science, and reading, composed of preK–16 educators from around Ohio, assist in decisions regarding screening criteria, review resources for inclusion on the website, recommend requests for proposals and subcontract work, coordinate center operations across disciplines, advise strategies for communicating and disseminating best practices, suggest evaluation strategies, review evaluation information, and recommend policy items for the Advisory Board.

Review Board Chairs, who are faculty members from institutions of higher education across Ohio, provide leadership for the Review Boards. The chairs work with full-time ORC staff to facilitate the general operation of the center.


Mathematics Review Board Members

Michael Mikusa
Kent State University
Kent, OH

Laura Anfang
Solon City Schools (retired)
Novelty, OH

Mary Barber
Columbus Spanish Immersion Academy
Columbus, OH

Bonnie Beach
Ohio Dominican University
Columbus, OH

Sarah Carver
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH

John Conklin
Trimble Local Schools (retired)
Glouster, OH

Karen Daugherty
Ohio Department of Education
Columbus, OH

Kelly Engel
Hamilton City Schools
Hamilton, OH

Allison Golem
Mayfield Middle School
Mayfield Heights, OH

Linda Hallenbeck
Hudson City Schools (retired)
Hudson, OH

Frank Hatcher
Wickliffe Elementary School
Upper Arlington, OH

Darrell Heintz
Wapakoneta High School
Wapakoneta, OH

Janet Herrelko
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH

Shari Insley
North Olmsted Middle School
North Olmsted, OH

Mark Jaffee
Admiral King High School
Lorain, OH

Carlton Jones
Darke County Educational Service Center
Greenville, OH

Kim Kolecki
A.B. Hart Middle School
Cleveland, OH

Trish Koontz
Kent State University
Kent, OH

Meg Leslie
Youngstown City Schools
Youngstown, OH

Rebecca Maggard
Brookville High School
Eaton, OH

Ellen McGoron
Cincinnati, OH

Frank McGoron
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Anne Mikesell
Ohio Department of Education (retired)
Columbus, OH

Steve Miller
Akron City Schools
Akron, OH

Sheryl Morrison
Hamilton City Schools
Hamilton, OH

Christy Rhoades
Dayton Public Schools
Dayton, OH

Nancy Sattler
Terra Community College
Fremont, OH

Christina Sherman
Hamilton County Educational Service Center
Cincinnati, OH

Sigrid Wagner
Ohio Resource Center (retired)
Columbus, OH

Wade Zwingler
Strongsville City Schools (retired)
Strongsville, OH

We wish to acknowledge the many contributions of our colleague, the late Janet Emerine, who served as a member of the Mathematics Review Board from 2002 to 2010.


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Science Review Board Members

Ralph Martin
Ohio University
Athens, OH

Scott Barber
Roehm Middle School
Berea, OH

Pat Barron
Teaching and Learning Collaborative
Columbus, OH

James Bishop
The Ohio State University (retired)
Columbus, OH

Lora Brandon
Arcanum High School
Arcanum, OH

Tom Burkett
Granville Middle School
Granville, OH

Adrienne Carr
Ohio Department of Education
Columbus, OH

Sylvia Clark
Bath High School
Lima, OH

Carol Damian
Worthington City Schools (retired)
Columbus, OH

Danielle Dani
Ohio University
Athens, OH

Jean Kelly
Arcanum-Butler Local Schools
Arcanum, OH

Amanda Looney
Columbus City Schools
Columbus, OH

Terry McCollum
Miami University (retired)
Oxford, OH

Kim McEldowney
Mississinawa Valley Schools
Union City, OH

Christopher Monsour
Tiffin City Schools
Tiffin, OH

Danny Nelson
Vinton High School
Jackson, OH

Ann Ohlinger
Southern High School
Pomeroy, OH

Shanna Parlock
Garaway High School
Sugarcreek, OH

Linda Pettit
Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District
Columbus, OH

April Salyer
Berwick Elementary School
Columbus, OH

Traci Schnipke
Lima West Middle School
Lima, OH

Dave Shellhaas
Darke County Educational Service Center
Greenville, OH

Terry Shiverdecker
Ohio Resource Center
Columbus, OH

Kelli Shrewsberry
Teaching and Learning Collaborative
Columbus, OH

Karen Swayne
Peebles High School
Peebles, OH

Melissa Whitley-Huff
Western Brown High School
Peebles, OH

Deborah Wickerham
Chamberlin Hill Intermediate School
Findlay, OH

Mary Ann Wojton
COSI Columbus
Columbus, OH

We wish to acknowledge the many contributions of our colleague, the late Cynthia Roepcke, who served as a member of the Science Review Board from 2006 to 2009.


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Reading Review Board Members

Evangeline Newton
The University of Akron
Akron, OH

Linda Amspaugh
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Marlene Beierle
Westerville City Schools (retired)
Dublin, OH

Mary Jane Bliss
Ravenna City Schools
Ravenna, OH

Beth Brown
Columbus, OH

Sheila Cantlebary
Ohio Resource Center (retired)
Columbus, OH

Polly Collins
Muskingum College
New Concord, OH

Carol Dodson
Ohio Resource Center
Columbus, OH

Terri Duncko
South Range High School (retired)
Boardman, OH

Nancy Fordham
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH

Linda Graves
Putnam County Educational Service Center (retired)
Ottawa, OH

Danielle Gruhler
Solon City Schools
Solon, OH

Darlene Hanneman
Ottoville Local Schools
Ottoville, OH

Colleen Hawksworth
Action for Children
Columbus, OH

Judy Hendershot
Field Local Schools (retired)
Mogadore, OH

Amy Hoffman
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH

Bobbi Jo Johnson
Barnesville Exempted Village Schools
Barnesville, OH

William Kist
Kent State University
Canton, OH

Karen Kolozvary
Olmsted Falls City Schools
Olmsted Falls, OH

Susan Leone, Ph. D.
Mahoning County Educational Service Center
Youngstown, OH

Laura R. Lipsett
Bexley City Schools
Bexley, OH

Nicole Luthy
Ohio Resource Center
Columbus, OH

Susan Massey
Ohio Department of Education
Columbus, OH

Petra Moran
Cleveland Heights, OH

Marlo Moransky
Austintown Local Schools
Youngstown, OH

Carol Neague
Columbus Public Schools
Columbus, OH

Cheryl Orebaugh
Columbus Public Schools (retired)
Worthington, OH

Nancy Padak
Kent State University
Kent, OH

Nancy Peirce
Oregon City Schools (retired)
Powell, OH

Regina Rees
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH

Alexa Sandmann
Kent State University
Kent, OH

Andrea Steiner
Ohio Virtual Academy
Fowler, OH

Lori Wilfong
Rootstown Local Schools
Rootstown, OH

April Wulber
Darke County Educational Service Center
Greenville, OH


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Mathematics Review Board Chair

Michael Mikusa
Department of Teaching, Leadership and Curriculum Studies, College of Education, Health, and Human Services, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
mathematics@ohiorc.org

Michael Mikusa is a professor of mathematics education in the Department of Teaching, Leadership and Curriculum Studies. Before his teaching at Kent State University Dr. Mikusa taught mathematics in a Columbus (Ohio) Public Junior High School and at two different high schools (Clearview Local and Lorain Admiral King) in Lorain, Ohio. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in mathematics education at Kent State University.

Dr. Mikusa's research interests include the areas of geometric thinking and reasoning, professional development of mathematics teachers, and effective uses of technology to teach mathematics. He has authored articles in a variety of mathematics education journals. Dr. Mikusa has written several grants. Currently, he is directing a grant that provides mathematics courses for middle school teachers and a second grant to build a web-based mathematics education system to support teachers and the teaching of mathematics in K–12 classrooms.


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Science Review Board Chair

Ralph Martin
Department of Teacher Education, College of Education, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
science@ohiorc.org

Ralph Martin has a wide range of experiences with K–12 science instruction. He is the author or coauthor of more than fifteen manuals and textbooks, including Teaching Science for All Children, (2001, 4th edition, Allyn and Bacon). He has directed several competitively funded projects in science and mathematics, including the Lead Teacher Project funded by the National Science Foundation. Ralph began his teaching career in Lorain at Admiral King High School. He has been preparing science teachers for more than 25 years at Ohio University, where he is a professor. Formerly, he served as director of the School of Curriculum and Instruction and chair of the Department of Teacher Education. Ralph presently codirects the Southeast Ohio Center for Excellence in Mathematics and Science, which is funded by the Ohio Board of Regents and serves preK–16 education. He received a B.S. from Ashland College in science and holds M.Ed. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Toledo.


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Reading Review Board Chair

Evangeline Newton
Department of Curricular and Instructional Studies, College of Education, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
reading@ohiorc.org

Evangeline Newton is a professor of literacy education and director of the Center for Literacy at the University of Akron. She teaches a range of literacy methods courses and professional development workshops to elementary and middle school teachers in Ohio school districts. Evangeline has researched and written on several topics, including vocabulary and comprehension. She has coauthored a vocabulary curriculum series, Building Vocabulary from Word Roots (Levels 3–8). A former coeditor of The Ohio Reading Teacher, Evangeline serves on the Editorial Review Board of The Reading Teacher and Reading Research and Instruction. Evangeline is active in the College Reading Association and the International Reading Association. As a participant in IRA’s Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking project, Evangeline taught workshops for teachers and Peace Corps volunteers in Armenia. A former St. Louis public school teacher, Evangeline holds a B.A. degree from Washington University in St. Louis, and M.A.T. degree from Webster University, and a Ph.D. degree from Kent State University.


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