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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.