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Educational
resources of ohio, inc. ADVISORY BOARD |
Dr. James Boothe
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Dr. Boothe received his Ed.D. degree from Western
Michigan University in May 1972. He has
served as a teacher, high school principal, and superintendent
in Ohio public schools for 32
years. He joined Xavier University in 1987 as a faculty member
in educational administration.
His professional activities and responsibilities include, but
are not limited to, the following:
• Chairperson of
Xavier University’s Department of Education for 12 years
• Acting Dean of Xavier University’s School of Education
for 2 years
• Consultant for numerous superintendent
searches
• Chairperson for numerous North Central Evaluations
• Speaker at local, state, and national conferences
• Elected councilman for 16 years
• Served on
numerous boards (such as, YMCA, Saint Rita School for the Deaf,
and
numerous private schools) |
James Brown
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James Brown is a native of Sandusky,
Ohio and a graduate of Sandusky High School. James received
his Bachelor’s Degree from Bowling Green State University
in 1969 and his Master’s Degree of Education in Secondary
Administration from Miami University in Ohio.
Mr. Brown taught Social Studies at the secondary level. He
was a teacher and coach at Miami University. He has trained
17 assistant principals during his career in addition to training
40 teachers for CORE TEAM. During his 23 years as principal
on the secondary level, he was the recipient of both state
and national awards as well as being inducted into two Halls
of Fame. James Brown is also the recipient of two Proclamations
from the City of Hamilton.
As the founding director of Sinclair Community College Fast
Forward Center, he helped to return over 1,600 dropouts back
to an educational setting. During his years as the director
of the Fast Forward Center, he laid the foundation for a program
that has been cited as a national model for recovering dropouts.
Mr. Brown was a presenter at the National Dropout Prevention
Network Conference in October 2003 and the National School
Conference Institute Conference in 1998, January 2003, and
October 2003.
James Brown has been the administrator of Life Skills Center
– Dayton since it was established in 2005 and this school
was recently selected as the model school within the White
Hat Management Organization.
He has received national and state awards for his dedication
and passion in helping young people succeed. James Brown has
devoted his entire career fostering the education of children. |
Russ Fussnecker
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Russ earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
and Master of Education from the University of Cincinnati.
He earned his K-12 Principal and Superintendent license from
Xavier University. Since 1989, Russ has been a teacher, coach,
and principal at the middle and high school levels. He spent
his first 18 years in the Princeton City School District and
currently serves as an administrator in the Edgewood City
School District in Southwest Ohio. |
Audley Smith
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Audley Smith is a husband and father of two
sons; his oldest son is a graduate of Morehouse College and
his youngest son is a student at Howard University. He is
a product of Cincinnati Public Schools. After high school
he entered Miami University on an athletic scholarship where
he received his BS degree in education. He continued his education
at Xavier University earning a Master Degree in Guidance Counseling.
As a result of encouragement from several of his mentors he
decided to pursue a doctoral degree in which he completed
in Educational leadership from Miami University.
His passion for learning and the sharing of knowledge has
resulted in a career as an educator for over 25 years. His
belief in education has guided his philosophy that all children
have the right to receive a quality education. He believes
that excelling in school creates opportunities for success;
and high achievement generates possibilities of choices. He
surmises that the more academic exposures that an individual
discovers (encounters) then more choices of opportunities
will be accessible. He believes as educators it is our
responsibility to create such exposures that stimulate their
minds for learning and to remove any obstacles that prevents
opportunities. |
Dr. David R. Tobergte |
*Current Faculty member at Xavier University
in Cincinnati, Ohio, teaching graduate educational policy
courses, undergraduate teacher preparation, research and a
variety of educational leadership seminars focused on “change
process” and professional development learning communities.
*Current Educational consultant for Hamilton County Juvenile
Court
*Current national speaker, writer and involved in a number
of national school improvement innovations.
*Current member of Xavier XCEED, Norwood City School Partnership,
Catholic School Initiative, Cincinnati Observatory assessment
team and several grant writing projects.
*Past assistant superintendent in Deer Park Schools
*Past U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School team
leader
*Past two time Blue Ribbon School, Venture Capital School,
and Professional Practice School, principal in Lakota Schools.
*Past adjunct professor at University of Cincinnati
*Past elementary and secondary math and science teacher
*Past coach in soccer, basketball and baseball
*Father of three children! |
Tom York
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Tom York has been in public education for thirty-one
years. He has served as an administrator for twenty-six years
working in buildings serving Kindergarten through twelfth grade.
The last ten years he has been a superintendent with extensive
experience in building educational programs and school facilities
in districts experiencing explosive growth. Mr. York and his
wife of twenty-six years, Laura, have two children, a daughter,
Lauren, who is an Intervention Specialist and Daniel, an elementary
education major. |
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