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

Sigrid Wagner
Ohio Resource Center
Columbus, OH

Laura Anfang
Solon City Schools (retired)
Novelty, OH

Mary Barber
Columbus Spanish Immersion Academy
Columbus, OH

Shari Bell
Tri-County North Local Schools
Lewisburg, OH

Gwendolyn Bennett
Hamilton City Schools
Hamilton, OH

Sarah Carver
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH

John Conklin
Trimble Local Schools (retired)
Glouster, OH

John Crooks
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH

Karen Daugherty
Ohio Department of Education
Columbus, OH

Anne Dorsey
University of Cincinnati (retired)
Cincinnati, OH

Janet Emerine
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, 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

Terese Herrera
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (retired)
Columbus, OH

Terri Hrina-Treharn
Rootstown Elementary School
Rootstown, 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 State University and Kent State University
Youngstown, OH

Rebecca Maggard
Eaton City Schools (retired)
Eaton, OH

Ellen McGoron
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy
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

Hays Moulton
Roosevelt Middle School
Springfield, OH

Ellen Mulqueeny
Cleveland State
Cleveland, OH

Bob Reynolds
Forest Hills School District
Cincinnati, OH

Christy Rhoades
Dayton Public Schools
Dayton, OH

JoAnne Rupp
Archbold Middle School
Archbold, OH

Nancy Sattler
Terra Community College
Fremont, OH

Christina Sherman
Hamilton County Educational Service Center
Cincinnati, OH

Judy Spicer
Ohio Resource Center
Columbus, OH

Anna Marie Tabernik
SMART Consortium Education Collaborative
Cleveland, OH

Wade Zwingler
Strongsville City Schools (retired)
Strongsville, OH


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Science Review Board Members

Ralph Martin
Ohio University
Athens, OH

Andrea Anderson
Athens High School
The Plains, Oh

Andrea Balas
Columbus Torah Academy
Columbus, OH

Pat Barron
Teaching and Learning Collaborative
Columbus, OH

Nancy Baur
Jackson Middle School
Albany, Oh

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

Christie Bohman
Ohio Resource Center
Columbus, OH

Lora Brandon
Arcanum High School
Arcanum, OH

Tom Burkett
Granville Middle School
Granville, OH

Sylvia Clark
Bath High School
Lima, OH

Kathy Crooks
University of Akron
Akron, OH

Carol Damian
Worthington City Schools
Worthington, OH

Teresa Dempsey
Franklin County Educational Service Center
Columbus, OH

Esther Hopkins
Ohio Department of Education
Columbus, OH

Eugenia Johnson-Whitt
University of Akron
Cleveland, OH

Terry McCollum
Miami University
Oxford, OH

Kim McEldowney
Mississinawa Valley Schools
Union City, OH

Christopher Monsour
Tiffin City Schools
Tiffin, OH

Danny Nelson
Vinton High School
Jackson, OH

Carol Noffsinger
Upper Valley Joint Vocational School
Piqua, OH

Ann Ohlinger
Southern High School
Pomeroy, OH

Bonniejean Pearson
C.E. Westropp Elementary School
Parma Heights, OH

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

Cynthia Roepcke
Pickerington Local Schools
Pickerington, 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

Karen Stohr
Emerson Middle School
Lakewood, OH

Karen Swayne
Peebles High School
Peebles, OH

Kathy Trundle
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Jeffrey Tuneberg
Mercer County Educational Service Center
Celina, OH

Mark Walter
Emerson Middle School
Lakewood, OH

Melissa Whitley-Huff
Western Brown High School
Peebles, OH

Deborah Wickerham
Chamberlin Hill Intermediate School
Findlay, OH

Luann Wilkinson
Marion Technical College
Marion, OH

Mary Ann Wojton
COSI Columbus
Columbus, OH


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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

Sheila Cantlebary
Ohio Resource Center
Columbus, OH

Polly Collins
Muskingum College
New Concord, OH

Carol Dodson
Ohio Resource Center
Columbus, OH

Patricia Drake
Centerville City Schools (retired)
Centerville, OH

JoAnn Dugan
Ohio University
Athens, OH

Terri Duncko
South Range High School
North Lima, OH

Nancy Fordham
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH

Teresa Fullenkamp
Shawnee Local Schools
Lima, OH

Linda Graves
Putnam County Educational Service Center
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)
Akron, OH

Amy Hoffman
John Carroll University
Cleveland, OH

William Kist
Kent State University
Kent, OH

Karen Kolozvary
Olmsted Falls City Schools
Olmsted Falls, OH

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

Laura R. Lipsett
Westerville City Schools
Westerville, OH

Nicole Luthy
Ohio Resource Center
Columbus, OH

Susan Massey
Ohio Department of Education
Columbus, OH

Marlo Moransky
Austintown Local Schools
Youngstown, OH

Beth Munger
Columbus, OH

Carol Neague
Columbus Public Schools
Columbus, OH

Cheryl Orebaugh
Columbus Public Schools
Columbus, 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
Fowler, OH

Andrea Tose
South High School Urban Academy
Columbus, OH

Terese Tye
Medina City Schools
Medina, OH

Lori Wilfong
Rootstown Local Schools
Rootstown, 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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