Steering Committee Members and Terms

The following is a chronology of steering committee members and the terms they served. The first election was held in the fall of 1985:

2011-2012

• Chair: Bob Coats (North Carolina)
• Vice Chair: Mary Craigle (Montana)
• Co-Secretaries: Randy Gustafson (Tennessee) and Clifford Holley (Mississippi)
• Allen Barnes (Arizona) (CIC Liaison)
• Amy Bittner (Wyoming)
• Sue Copella (Pennsylvania)
• Leonard Gaines (New York) (original chair, resigned March 2012)
• Kristen Rohanna (CA) (completed Gaines’ term)
• Pamela Schenker (Florida)

2010-2011

• Chair: Pamela Schenker (Florida)
• Vice Chair: Leonard Gaines (New York)
• Secretary: Amy Bittner (Wyoming)
• Assistant Secretary: Sue Copella (Pennsylvania)
• Allen Barnes (Arizona) (completed Brown’s term)
• Warren Brown (Georgia) (resigned June 2011 due to job change)
• Bob Coats (North Carolina)
• Mary Craigle (completed Sawyer’s term)
• Julie Hoang (California)
• Clifford Holley (Mississippi)
• Will “Chip” Sawyer (Vermont) (resigned July 2011 due to job change)

2009-2010

• Chair: Pamela Schenker (Florida)
• Vice Chair: Leonard Gaines (New York)
• Secretary: Amy Bittner (Wyoming)
• Assistant Secretary: Sue Copella (Pennsylvania)
• Julie Hoang (California)
• Barbara Ronningen (Minnesota)
• Will “Chip” Sawyer (Vermont)
• Jane Traynham (Maryland)
• Dan Veroff (Wisconsin)

2008-2009

• Chair: Dan Veroff (WI)
• Vice Chair: Annette Watters (AL)
• Secretary: Pamela Schenker (FL)
• Assistant Secretary: Sue Copella (PA)
• Julie Hoang (CA)
• Jane Traynham (MD)
• Barbara Ronningen (MN)
• Leonard Gaines (NY)
• Will “Chip” Sawyer (VT)

2007-2008

• Chair: Xan Wedel (KS)
• Vice Chair: Annette Watters (AL)
• Co-Secretary: Pamela Harris (MT) (retired August 2008)
• Co-Secretary: Pamela Schenker (FL)
• Julie Hoang (CA)
• Barbara Ronningen (MN)
• Will “Chip” Sawyer (VT) (completed Harris’ term)
• Bob Scardamalia (NY)
• Jane Traynham (MD)
• Dan Veroff (WI)

2006-2007

• Chair: Xan Wedel (KS)
• Vice Chair: Annette Watters (AL)
• Co-Secretary: Pamela Harris (MT)
• Co-Secretary: Pamela Schenker (FL)
• Julie Hoang (CA)
• Richard Rathge (ND)
• Carol Rogers (IN)
• Bob Scardamalia (NY)
• Jane Traynham (MD)

2005-2006

• Chair: Bob Scardamalia (NY)
• Vice Chair: Annette Watters (AL)
• Secretary: Xan Wedel (KS)
• Julie Hoang (CA)
• Richard Rathge (ND)
• Carol Rogers (IN)
• Barbara Ronningen (MN)
• Dan Veroff (WI)
• Jane Traynham (MD)

2004-2005

• John Blodgett (MO)
• Sue Ebetsch (IL)
• Richard Rathge (SD)
• Carol Rogers (IN)
• Barbara Ronningen (MN)
• Bob Scardamalia (NY)
• Jane Traynham (MD)
• Dan Veroff (WI)
• Annette Watters (AL)

2003-2004

• John Blodgett (MO)
• Sue Ebetsch (IL)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• David Joye (NJ) (resigned due to job change)
• Richard Rathge (SD)
• Carol Rogers (IN)
• Barbara Ronningen (MN) (completed Joye’s term)
• Bob Scardamalia (NY)
• Dan Veroff (WI)
• Annette Watters (AL)

2002-2003

• David Birkholz (MN) (resigned due to job change April 2003)
• John Blodgett (MO)
• Sue Ebetsch (IL)
• Linda  Gage (CA)
• David Joye (NJ)
• Rebecca Picaso (CO)
• Richard Rathge (SD)
• Carol O. Rogers (IN)
• Bob Scardamalia (NY)
• Dan Veroff (WI) completed Birkholz term

2001-2002

• David Birkholz (MN)
• John Blodgett (MO)
• Bev Daly (KY)
• Linda  Gage (CA)
• Rebecca Picaso (CO)
• Richard Rathge (SD)
• Carol O. Rogers (IN)
• Jane Traynham (MD)
• Jeff Wallace (OK)

2000-2001

• David Birkholz (MN)
• John Blodgett (MO)
• Bev Daly (KY)
• Sue Ebetsch (IL)
• Rebecca Picaso (CO)
• Pam Schenker (FL)
• Diane Shoop (PA)
• Jane Traynham (MD)
• Jeff Wallace (OK)

1999-00

• Annette  Watters (AL)
• Jane Traynham (MD)
• Bob Scardamalia (NY)
• John Blodgett (MO)
• Jeff Wallace (OK)
• Lin Nary (NV) / Rebecca Picaso (CO)
• Diane Shoop (PA)
• Sue Ebetsch (IL)
• Bev Daly (KY)

1998-99

• Beverly Daly (KY)
• Sue Ebetsch (IL)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• Patricia Roberts (MT) /Lin Nary (NV)
• Carol Rogers (IN)
• Bob Scardamalia (NY)
• Diane Shoop (PA)
• Jane Traynham (MD)
• Annette Watters (AL)

1997-98

• David Birkholz (MN)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• Patricia Roberts (MT)
• Carol Rogers (IN)
• Bob Scardamalia (NY)
• Diane Shoop (PA)
• Eric Swanson (MI)
• Jane Traynham (MD)
• Annette  Watters (AL)

1996-97

• David Birkholz (MN)
• John Blodgett (MO)
• Valerie Conti  (MA)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• Carol Rogers (IN)
• Bob Scardamalia (NY)
• Diane Shoop (PA)
• Eric Swanson (MI)
• Annette Watters (AL)

1995-96

• David Birkholz (MN)
• John Blodgett (MO)
• Valerie Conti  (MA)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• Carol Rogers (IN)
• Bob Scardamalia (NY)
• Diane Shoop (PA)
• Eric Swanson (MI)
• Annette Watters (AL)

1994-95

• David Birkholz (MN)
• John Blodgett (MO)
• Ron Crouch (KY)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• Carol Rogers (IN)
• Bob Scardamalia (NY)
• Diane Shoop (PA)
• Eric Swanson (MI)
• Annette Watters (AL)

1993-94

• David Birkholz (MN)
• John Blodgett (MO)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• Connie Hughes (NJ)
• Mike Knight (WI)
• Reid Reynolds (CO) / Diane Shoop (PA)
• Patricia Roberts (MT)
• Carol Rogers (IN)
• Eric Swanson (MI)

1992-93

• David Birkholz (MN)
• John Blodgett (MO)
• Sarah Breshears (AR)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• Connie Hughes  (NJ)
• Mike Knight (WI)
• Reid Reynolds (CO)
• Patricia Roberts (MT)
• Carol  Rogers (IN)

1991-92

• John Blodgett (MO)
• Sarah Breshears (AR)
• DeVee Dykstra (SD)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• Connie Hughes  (NJ)
• Mike Knight (WI)
• Karen Paterson (LA)
• Patricia Roberts (MT)
• Carol Rogers (IN)

1990-91

• Sarah Breshears (AR)
• DeVee Dykstra (SD)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• Connie Hughes  (NJ)
• Mike Knight (WI)
• Karen Paterson (LA)
• Patricia Roberts (MT)
• Carol Rogers (IN)
• Terry Schnure (CT)

1989-90

• Sarah Breshears (AR)
• DeVee Dykstra (SD)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• Mike Knight  (WA)
• Mike Lettre (MD)
• Karen Paterson (LA)
• Patricia Roberts (MT)
• Larry Rosen (MI)
• Terry Schnure (CT)

1988-1989

• Eileen Barr-Olson (MN)
• Sarah Breshears (AR)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• Mike Knight (WA)
• Mike Lettre (MD)
• Karen  Paterson (LA)
• Patricia Roberts (MT)
• Larry Rosen (MI)
• Terry Schnure (CT)

1987-88

• Eileen Barr-Olson (MN)
• Sarah Breshears (AR)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• Mike Lettre (MD)
• Patty Madson (MA)
• Karen Paterson (LA)
• Larry Rosen  (MI)
• Terry Schnure (CT)
• Susan Szaniszio (TX)

1986-87

(No  exact listing of members but Breshears was the only new member of the committee  elected in the fall of 1987)

• Eileen Barr-Olson (MN)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• Mike Lettre (MD)
• Patty Madson (MA)
• Sam McReynolds (VT)
• Karen Paterson (LA)
• Larry Rosen (MI)
• Terry Schnure (CT)
• Susan Szaniszio (TX)

1985-86

• Eileen Barr-Olson (MN)
• Mike Batutis (NY)
• Francine Ewing Stephenson (NC)
• Harley Lingerfelt (OK)
• Sam  McReynolds (VT)
• Reid Reynolds (CO)
• Terry Schnure (CT)
• Linda Gage (CA)
• Larry Rosen (MI)

Initial Steering Committee (1983-84 and 1984-85)

• Eileen Barr-Olson (MN)
• Mike Batutis (NY)
• Francine Ewing Stephenson (NC)
• Harley Lingerfelt (OK)
• Sam  McReynolds (VT)
• Reid Reynolds (CO)
• Terry Schnure (CT)
• Bill Schooling (CA)
• Bonnie Young (TX)