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Regional Educational Laboratory Program


Central
Central: Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming

Governing Board
Ms. Kirsten Baesler
State Superintendent
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction

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

Dr. Roger Breed
Commissioner of Education
Nebraska Department of Education
Dr. Stanton Lawrence
Superintendent
Normandy School District (Missouri)

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

Ms. Kelly Coash-Johnson
Training and Development Director
Nebraska Council of School Administrators

Dr. Chris Nicastro
Commissioner of Education
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Dr. Diane DeBacker
Commissioner of Education
Kansas State Department of Education
Dr. Melody Schopp
Secretary of Education
South Dakota Department of Education

Mr. Robert Hammond
Commissioner of Education
Represented by Dr. Dianne Lefly
Director of Research and Evaluation
Colorado Department of Education

Ms. Janice Smith
Executive Director
Northrock Inc. (Kansas)
Ms. Cindy Hill
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Represented by Kevin Lewis
Research and Special Projects Manager for Learning
Wyoming Department of Education

Ms. Sharla Steever
Learning Specialist
Technology and Innovation in Education (South Dakota)

Ms. Julie Her Many Horses
Teacher, Mathematics
Fremont School District #14 (Wyoming)
Mr. Tim Swartzendruber
Head Coach, Men's Basketball
McPherson College (Kansas)

Ms. Tonya Hunskor
President, North Dakota LEAD & High School Principal
Bismarck, North Dakota

Dr. Katie Weitz White
Previous Director of Impact Planning and Improvement
The Sherwood Foundation (Nebraska)