Hilda Baca-Fetcenko
Position: Lecturer and coordinator, College of Education, Teacher Education, California State University (CSU), Dominguez Hills, Calif.
Education: B.A. and M.A., California State University; Ed.D., doctoral work, University of Southern California.
Career History and Highlights:A total of 20 years of experience in education, which includes lecturer and coordinator, Bilingual Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development and Literacy Center; coordinator and facilitator, Toward Quality Writing for Elementary Teachers with Compton United School District (USD); adjunct faculty, coordinator of assessment and evaluation, Norwalk-La Mirada USD; coordinator, Targeted Instructional Improvement Grant; program specialist, teacher on special assignment, Global Studies for Multicultural Understanding; teacher on special assignment, Edmondson Elementary School; adult education teacher; program coordinator and ESL teacher, Intrax Student Exchange; teacher, Norwalk-La Mirada USD, 3 years. President, Kiwanis Club, coordinated and chaperoned Leadership Day for Key Club high school students. Copublished and presented research paper with mentor faculty at Los Angeles County Educational Consortium for the Improvement of Reading.
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 10 years; affiliate member, 8 years. Member, ASCD Annual Conference Committee (2010), Emerging Leader (2005), Emerging Leader Panel (2008), Nominations Committee (2006–08); ASCD Student Chapter Advisor (2005–08). California ASCD past president (2008), president (2005–07). Attendee, Annual Conference (1998–2008).
Deborah Boyd
Position: Associate executive director, P–16 Initiatives, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Nashville, Tenn.
Education: B.A., M.A., and Ed.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Ed.D, Tennessee State University.
Career History and Highlights:A total of 31 years of educational experience, including associate executive director, P–16 Initiatives, Tennessee Higher Education Commission (2006–present); executive director, curriculum and instruction, Tennessee Department of Education (2004–2006); elementary principal; consulting teacher; high school teacher. Tennessee 21st Century classroom teacher; adjunct, Motlow State Community College and Lipscomb University (graduate education); Tennessee Academy of School Leaders Board of Control; chair, Tennessee Principals' Study Council Steering Committee. Presenter, National Staff Development Council annual conference, ASCD Annual Conference, ASCD Teaching and Learning Conference, Tennessee Educational Leadership Conference; presenter, numerous state-level conferences and meetings; facilitator, state programs and projects, including a revised statewide teacher evaluation system.
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 8 years; affiliate member, 8 years. ASCD Leadership Council (2005–08); ASCD's LEAP Institute attendee (2005–07); Tennessee ASCD president (2006–07); chair, Tennessee ASCD conference and program planning (2005–06), nominations (2007–08). Authored articles for Tennessee ASCD publications and coauthored an ASCD white paper,Four Steps to Creating a Statewide Vocabulary Program: The Tennessee Academic Vocabulary Project.
Richard L. Call
Position: Secondary school director, Davis School District, Farmington, Utah.
Education: B.S. and M.Ed., University of Utah.
Career History and Highlights:A total of 32 years in secondary education, Davis School District; currently secondary school director over 15 middle and junior high schools; district-level curriculum director; high school principal, 5 years; high school assistant principal, 6 years; middle school principal, 5 years; high school social studies and advanced placement teacher, 11 years. Utah Assistant Principal of the Year (1991); state president and state coordinator, Utah Association of Secondary School Principals (1998–2002). National trainer for the National Association of Secondary School Principals "Breaking Ranks in the Middle: Strategies for Leading Middle Level Reform."
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 6 years; affiliate member, 10 years. Current Utah ASCD board member, 6 years; membership committee, 6 years. State Influence Committee, 6 years; liaison with state and federal legislators. Taken many teacher teams to Utah ASCD conferences and encouraged principals to send teacher teams to state and national ASCD conferences.
Laurel Eisinger
Position: Chief, Curriculum and Instruction Branch, Department of Defense Dependents Schools–Europe (DoDDS–E), Wiesbaden, Germany.
Education: B.Ed., University of Alaska; M.Ed., National Louis University; specialist degree (school improvement), University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Career History and Highlights:A total of 25 years of educational experience, including chief of curriculum and instruction branch, DoDDS–E; curriculum coordinator; school improvement liaison; K–6 classroom teacher; taught in five states and four countries. Presidential Award, Excellence in Mathematics; cadre/teacher leader, math, science, reading, and early childhood; facilitator, Activities Integrating Math and Science; presenter at numerous conferences, including North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Japan Council of International Schools/Japan ASCD, Association for Young Children-Europe, and Annual Teachers Conference.
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 13 years; affiliate member, 16 years. Secretary and president, Japan ASCD; president, Germany Connected Community. Presenter at numerous affiliate and ASCD-sponsored workshops and special events.
María E. Estrada
Position: Professor, National College, Bayamon, Puerto Rico; educational consultant.
Education: B.A., University of Puerto Rico; M.A., University of Phoenix; Ed.D., Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.
Career History and Highlights: A total of 30 years in education as a K–6 teacher, librarian, and school principal. Ability to demonstrate leadership and good human relations skills at team and individual levels. Member, Centro de Liderazgo Educativo (CLE) UPR and the board of Fundación Ángel Quintero Alfaro. Author of articles in educational journals. Provides support as a "master coach" to schools in improvement plans. Provided a variety of professional development services to schools.
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 8 years; affiliate member, 7 years. Puerto Rico ASCD past president (2006–07); attendee, ASCD's LEAP Institute (2007); attendee, ASCD Annual Conference (2004–present).
Anthony Frontier
Position: Director of instruction, Whitefish Bay School District, Whitefish Bay, Wis.
Education: B.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; post-baccalaureate teaching certification, Marquette University; M.S. and Ph.D., Cardinal Stritch University.
Career History and Highlights:Director of curriculum and instruction, 8 years; high school associate principal, Whitefish Bay School District, 2 years; middle school teacher, Milwaukee Public Schools, 4 years. Wisconsin's Outstanding Young Educator (2006); Marquette University's School of Education Young Alumnus Award (1999). Taught graduate courses in leadership and statistics; lead researcher in Project Blueprint collaborative on teacher leadership and on high school engagement. Regular presenter at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's Teacher Institute on integrating music and academics. Member, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ESEA Testing Advisory Committee.
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 10 years; affiliate member, 8 years. ASCD Emerging Leader (2007); member, Wisconsin ASCD board of directors and Influence Committee. Coauthor,Educational Leadership article, "What Are NCLB's Instructional Costs?" (November 2006). Represented Wisconsin ASCD on radio interview, "A Test of Testing" (Wisconsin Public Radio, January 2007). Lead quantitative researcher for Wisconsin ASCD on fiscal costs of NCLB testing and on variables related to high school reform. Authored articles for Wisconsin ASCD publications; presented and facilitated sessions at Wisconsin ASCD conferences and symposiums.
Michael Rettig
Position: National consultant; professor emeritus (retired), James Madison University (JMU), Harrisonburg, Va.
Education: B.S., Syracuse University; M.Ed., State University of New York at Cortland; and Ph.D., University of Virginia.
Career History and Highlights:A total of 34 years of educational experience, including professor, school principal, classroom teacher, and consultant to more than 500 schools and districts in 41 states and internationally. Coauthor of five books and numerous journal articles related to elementary, middle, and high school scheduling. Phi Delta Kappa Service Award, Shenandoah Valley Chapter (2005); Madison Scholar, JMU (1999); created and led the JMU Content-Teaching Academies, serving more than 3,000 teachers in Virginia to date, 7 years.
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 17 years; Virginia ASCD member, 16 years. Member, ASCD High School Reform Committee (2006), former Board of Directors (1996–99, 2001–03). Virginia ASCD finance committee chair (2007–08), president (2001–03), president-elect and conference chair (2000–01), research chair (1992–2000), board (1992–2008). Attended and presented at every ASCD conference since 1991 and every Virginia ASCD conference since 1992.
Bhavna Sharma-Lewis
Position: Assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, Addison School District 4, Addison, Ill.
Education: B.S. and M.E., University of Illinois at Chicago; superintendent's endorsement, Loyola University, Chicago; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago.
Career History and Highlights:Assistant superintendent, curriculum and instruction, Addison School District 4. Adjunct professor, Governor's State University; guest speaker, student achievement and leadership issues, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., North Central College, Naperville, Ill. Presented several professional development workshops in current and previous districts and with Illinois ASCD. Member, American Educational Research Association, International Association of Facilitators, National Staff Development Council, and Phi Delta Kappa. Prior to obtaining district-level position, held executive board positions with the Midwest Principals Association and the Illinois Principals Association.
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 11 years; affiliate member, 10 years. ASCD Emerging Leader (2008). Board member, Illinois ASCD (2006–present); treasurer, West Suburban Illinois ASCD (2007–present). Member, planning committee for the Illinois ASCD Leadership Conference (2007–08); Curriculum Leadership Development Network (2007). Presenter, 2007 Illinois ASCD Leadership Conference.