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BOARD ELECTION

Members should VOTE NOW to elect three new trustees to the Board. Beginning on Sept. 1, 2010, members may vote in one of two ways:
Voting will end at 5 p.m. Eastern Sept. 30, 2010. The three candidates receiving the plurality of the votes cast will begin their term of office at the end of the Learning Forward 2010 Annual Conference in Atlanta this December.

Visit the web page of the Board to see information about current Trustees.

2010 CANDIDATES
Julie Blaine
Oak Grove, Mo.
An 11-year member, Blaine is director at the Central Regional Professional Development Center (CRPDC) at the University of Central Missouri and a resident of Oak Grove, Mo. In addition to attending 11 conferences, she has served as a member of the awards committee, 2009 Annual Conference program committee co-chair; recipient of the 2007 Distinguished Staff Developer award and the 2003 New Staff Developer of the Year award; and was actively involved with the Missouri SDC (1999-2005). Contributing to the field, she has lead regional and state staff development initiatives; developed Missouri’s outreach teachers’ academy; participated in the revision of the Missouri PD guidelines for student success; and is a member of the PD School advisory board for the University of Central Missouri. Her vision is to see the Learning Forward definition of professional development become an implemented reality in school districts.

Ceri Dean
Ft. Collins, Colo.
A 14-year member, Dean is vice president for field services for McREL and a resident of Ft. Collins, Colo. In addition to attending six conferences, she has served as a member of the conference planning committee, presented at several conferences, encouraged others to present, and recruited many new members. Contributing to the field, she played a key role in assisting the US DOE with the first national awards program for model professional development; has made numerous presentations at state, national, and regional conferences; and co-authored books on teacher action research as well as a study on teacher preparation for standards-based education. Her vision is that Learning Forward touches the life of every educator in ways that benefit students--by continuing to provide evidence about the relationship between teacher learning and student learning; by providing policy makers with the information they need to develop policies that support high-quality professional development; and promoting learning for district and school leaders.

Bill Hall
Melbourne, Fla.
A 13-year member, Hall is director of educational leadership and professional development for Brevard Public Schools and a resident of Melbourne, Fla. In addition to attending seven conferences, he has served as immediate past president of the Florida Association for Staff Development (FASD), a member of the 2008 Summer Conference and 1993 Annual Conference host committees, a conference presenter and facilitator, and a member of the awards committee. Contributing to the field, he was a member of the Florida DOE revision advisory group for the professional development evaluation protocol system (2009) and a member of the APQC evaluating professional learning communities benchmarking project (2009). Additionally, he has written articles on professional development for the JSD, the National Forum for Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, and the District Management Journal. His vision is to see Learning Forward’s definition of professional development become a reality in all schools.

Janet Neufeld
Newton, Kan.
A 6-year member, Neufeld is assistant superintendent for Newton Public Schools, USD #373 and a resident of Newton, Kan. In addition to attending three conferences, she has served Learning Forward by assisting with recruiting academy members, is a graduate of the 2010 Academy Class, President of the KSDC, and an E6 grant winner. Contributing to the field, Neufeld was a Fall 2007 J. William Fulbright scholar; is a member of the Kansas Learning First Alliance student achievement work group; and a member of the Kansas education leadership commission, helping to develop the state teacher leadership license. She also completed the Partnership for 21st Century Skills training in 2010. Her vision for Learning Forward is to lead professional educators across the nation to examine policies that ensure all educators have access to effective professional learning focused on achieving student success.

Sharon Roberts
Lebanon, Tenn.
A 20-year member, Roberts is Director of Schools for Lebanon Special School District and a resident of Lebanon, Tenn. In addition to attending 10 conferences, she has served as presenter at three conferences, as a member of the conference program committees (1997 & 2006), advisor to Assessing Impact efforts, and attendee at the affiliate leaders meeting (2001-2007). Contributing to the field, Roberts was co-developer of Leadership by Design (CEO/superintendent coaching/mentoring model for Tenn.); interim executive director for TnSDC; president of TN Assn. of School Personnel Administrators; is an adjunct professor for Middle TSU, Cumberland University, & Union University; a member of TNSBOE leadership redesign professional development task force and advisory council on teacher education and certification. Her vision is to influence state policy makers and promote high-quality professional development opportunities for school leaders.

Jeff Ronneberg
Minneapolis, Minn.
A 7-year member, Ronneberg is superintendent for Spring Lake Park Schools and a resident of Minneapolis, Minn. In addition to attending seven conferences, he has served as a presenter for annual conferences in both 2004 and 2007; is member of the affiliate leaders board (2009-10); President of the MN SDC (2006-10); and a graduate of Academy 16. Contributing to the field, Ronneberg developed and facilitated the learning leaders academy of Minn. (a partnership of UMN and MN SDC); is an instructor at the University of Minn.; and is a member of the urban leadership academy program advisory council. His vision is to do everything in his power to ensure that every educator engages in effective professional learning by creating the conditions that result in aligning the work and learning of adults around improving the learning of each and every student.

Granger Ward
San Diego, Calif.
A 20-year member, Ward is executive vice president of AVID Center and a resident of San Diego, Calif. In addition to attending 16 conferences, he has served as a presenter at several annual conferences in the capacity of superintendent and principal as well as in his current position, supervising the support of the 4,500 schools that implement AVID. Contributing to the field, Ward has presented both regionally and nationally at a variety of organizations and associations including EdTrust and College Board. Furthermore, he has presented and trained internationally through the Department of Defense schools in Europe. His vision is to support the implementation of the standards and work as an active member of the board to increase quality staff development for educators.

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