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Governing Board
Ms. Kirsten Baesler
State Superintendent
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
Represented by Mr. Robert Marthaller
Assistant Superintendent
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction



Dr. Viola LaFontaine
Superintendent
Williston Public School District #1 (North Dakota)

Dr. Loyce Caruthers
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership, Policy and Foundations
University of Missouri-Kansas City

Dr. Timothy Mitchell
Superintendent of Schools
Rapid City Area Schools, South Dakota

Dr. Jon Habben
Executive Director
Nebraska Rural Community Schools Association
Dr. Margie Vandeven>
Commissioner of Education
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Represented by Dr. Chris Neale
Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Quality Schools
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Dr. Randy Watson
Commissioner of Education
Kansas State Department of Education
Represented by Mr. Jay Scott
Assistant Director, Career and Technical Education
Kansas State Department of Education
Dr. Melody Schopp
Secretary of Education
South Dakota Department of Education
Represented by Ms. Abby Javurek-Humig
Director of Assessment and Accountability
South Dakota Department of Education

Mr. Richard Crandall
Commissioner of Education
Colorado Department of Education
Represented by Dr. Dan Jorgensen
Accountability and Research Manager
Colorado Department of Education

Ms. Janice Smith
CBCAP Lead Primary Contact
Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund
Dr. Ken Haptonstall
Superintendent of Schools
Garfield County School District No. 16
Ms. Sharla Steever
Learning Specialist
Technology and Innovation in Education (South Dakota)

Ms. Jillian Balow
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wyoming Department of Education
Represented by Mr. Dicky Shanor, Chief of Staff
Wyoming Department of Education

Mr. Tim Swartzendruber
Head Coach, Men's Basketball
McPherson College (Kansas)
Ms. Julie Her Many Horses
Teacher, Mathematics
Fremont School District #14 (Wyoming)
Dr. Matt Blomstedt
Commissioner of Education
Nebraska Department of Education
Represented by Dr. Scott Swisher
Deputy Commissioner of Education
Nebraska Department of Education

Ms. Tonya Hunskor
High School Principal
TGU Granville School (North Dakota)

Dr. Paul Teske
Dean of School of Public Affairs
University of Colorado Denver

Mr. Brent Bacon
Chief Academic Officer
Wyoming Department of Education

Dr. Wayne Stewart
Superintendent
Glenwood R–8 School District (Missouri)