NCHSE Board of Directors

The NCHSE Board of Directors includes representation from health professions, hospitals and other healthcare employers, education, professional associations and state education agencies. The diverse perspectives of the NCHSE Board of Directors in a turf-neutral environment under a non-profit umbrella, opens the doors to innovation and quality results oriented programs and products.

The Board of Directors’ members’ responsibilities are to bring issues from the membership group they represent to the Board for consideration or action, assist with setting priorities for NCHSE pursuits and implementation of the strategic plan.

Alabama Dept. of Education 
Mylinda Brown 
www.alsde.edu
Montgomery, AL
Email: mbrown@alsde.edu
Phone: 334-353-8949

Alaska DOE & Early Development
Don Levine
www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/cte
Juneau, AK
Email: don.levine@alaska.gov
Phone: 907-465-3240

American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
Silvia Quevedo
www.asha.org
Rockville, MD
Email: squevedo@asha.org
Phone: 301-296-5773

Beverly Campbell (Life Member)
Cameron Park, CA
Email: becgroup@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 530-677-1700

California Department of Education
Cindy Beck
Sacramento, CA
Email: cbeck@cde.ca.gov
916-319-0470

Colorado Community College System
Cindy LeCoq
www.cccs.edu
Denver, CO
Email: cindy.lecoq@cccs.edu
Phone: 303-595-1590

Delaware Department of Education
Peg Enslen, EdD, RN
www.doe.k12.de.us
Dover, DE
Phone: 302-857-3320

Georgia Department of Education
Phyllis Johnson
www.gadoe.org
Atlanta, GA
Email: pjohnson@doe.k12.ga.us
Phone: 404-463-6404

HOSA, Inc. (Health Occupations Students of America)
Jim Koeninger, Ph.D
www.hosa.org
Flower Mound, TX
Email: jim.koeninger@hosa.org
Phone: 972-874-0062

Iowa Department of Education
Pat Thieben
www.iowa.gov
Des Moines, IA
Email: pat.thieben@iowa.gov
Phone: 515-281-4707

Kansas State Department of Education
Karmey Olson
www.ksde.org
Topeka, KS
Email: kolson@ksde.org
Phone: 785-296-2883

Kentucky Department of Education
Karen R. Smith, RN, BSN
www.education.ky.gov
Frankfort, KY
Email: karen.smith@education.ky.gov
Phone: 502-564-3775 Ext. 4216

Michigan Department of Education
Denise Teague
www.michigan.gov/mde
Lansing, MI
Email: teagued@michigan.gov
Phone: 517-335-0381

Minnesota Department of Education
Mike Mitchell
www.education.state.mn
Roseville, MN
Email: michael.mitchell@state.mn.us
Phone: 651-582-8513

Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 
Janice Rehak 
www.dese.mo.gov/divcareered
Jefferson City, MO
Email: janice.rehak@dese.mo.gov
Phone: 573-522-5811

Nancy Langley Raynor (Life Member)
Raleigh, NC
Email: nraynor@peace.edu  
Phone: 919-508-2377

Nebraska Department of Education 
Carol Ringenberg
www.nde.state.ne.us/healthscience
Lincoln, NE
Email: carol.ringenberg@nebraska.gov
Phone: 402-471-4813

Nevada Department of Education
Randi Hunewill
www.nevadahosa.org
Carson City, NV
Email: rhunewill@doe.nv.gov
Phone: 775-687-7284

North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction
Joan Thompson
www.ncpublicschools.org
Raleigh, NC
Email: joan.thompson@dpi.nc.gov
Phone: 919-807-3908

Ohio Department of Education
Linda O'Connor 
www.ode.state.oh.us/CTAE
Columbus, OH
Email: linda.oconnor@ode.state.oh.us
Phone: 614-644-6095

Oklahoma Department of CareerTech Education
Lara Skaggs
www.okcareertech.org
Stillwater, OK
Email: lskag@okcareertech.org
Phone: 405-743-5106

South Carolina Department of Education
Nancy Allen
ed.sc.gov
Columbia, SC
Email: nallen@ed.sc.gov
Phone: 803-734-0372

Tennessee Department of Education
Sheila Carlton
http://tn.gov/education/cte/hs
Nashville, TN
Email: sheila.carlton@tn.gov
Phone: 615-532-2839

Texas Education Agency
www.achievetexas.org
Austin, TX 

Utah Department of Education
Thalea Longhurst
www.schools.utah.gov/ate/hst/hst.htm
Salt Lake City, UT
Email: thalea.longhurst@schools.utah.gov
Phone: 801-538-7889
Also:
Tara Bell
www.schools.utah.gov/ate/hst/hst.htm
Salt Lake City, UT
Email: tara.bell@schools.utah.gov
Phone: 801-538-7889

West Virginia Department of Education 
Cynthia Sundstrom 
wvde.state.wv.us
Charleston, WV
Email: csundstr@access.k12.wv.us
Phone: 304-558-3119

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Janice Atkinson
www.dpi.wi.us
Madison, WI
Email: janice.atkinson@dpi.wi.gov
Phone: 608-266-2347

Yonkers Public Schools
Clarice Morris
www.yonkerspublicschools.org
Yonkers, NY
Email: medmagghs@aol.com or cmorris@gorton.ypschools.org
Phone: 914-376-8350