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 
Collie Wells 
www.alsde.edu
Montgomery, AL
Email: cwells@alsde.edu
Phone: 334-353-9014

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

Applied Technology College
Scott Snelson
www.sltatc.edu
Salt Lake City, UT
Email: ssnelson@tatc.edu
Phone: 801-493-8710

Baltimore County Tech Prep Partnership
Rhonda Hoyman
www.bcps.org/offices/cte
Towson, MD
Email: rhoyman@bcps.org
Phone: 443-821-1719

Baltimore County Tech Prep Partnership
Joan M. Swiston
www.ccbcmd.edu/techprep
Baltimore, MD
Email: jswiston@ccbcmd.edu/
Phone: 410-840-4710

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

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

Earle C. Clements Job Corps Academy
Kenneth Posey
www.jobcorps.org
Morganfield, KY
Email: posey.kenneth@jobcorps.org
Phone: 207-389-5375

Eli Lilly and Company
Lisa Helton
www.scienceoutreach.lilly.com
Indianapolis, IN
Email: heltonlisaa@lilly.com
Phone: 317-276-0077

Florida Department of Education
Tracy Yacobellis 
www.fldoe.org 
Tallahassee, FL
Email: tracy.yacobellis@fldoe.org
Phone: 850-245-9018

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

Illinois State Board of Education
Annie Tillman
Springfield, IL
Email: atillman@isbe.org
Phone: 217-782-4620

Intermountain Health Care Hospitals
Paul Jackson
www.intermountainhealthcare.org
Salt Lake City, UT
Email: paul.jackson@imail.org
Phone: 801-442-3360

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

Louisiana Department of Education
Debbie Cruz
www.doe.state.la.us
Baton Rouge, LA
Email: debbie.cruz@la.gov
Phone: 225-342-3431

Michigan Department of Education
Carol Clark
www.michigan.gov/octp
Lansing, MI
Email: clarkc7@michigan.gov
Phone: 517-241-4355

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

Montana Office of Public Instruction
Renee Harris
Helena, MT
Email: rharris3@mt.gov
Phone: 406-444-2059

Nancy Langley Raynor (Life Member)
Raleigh, NC
Email: traynors007@aol.com
Phone: 919-848-3295

Nebraska Department of Education 
Carol Ringenberg
www.nde.state.ne.us/healthscience
Lincoln, NE
Email: carol.ringenberg@nebraska.gov
Phone: 402-471-3242

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: jthompson@dpi.state.nc.us
Phone: 919-807-3904

North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation
Kathy Turner
www.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr
Raleigh, NC
Email: kathy.turner@dhhs.nc.gov
Phone: 919-855-3972

Ohio Department of Education
Joyce Boudreau
www.ode.state.oh.us/CTAE
Columbus, OH
Email: joyce.boudreau@ode.state.oh.us
Phone: 614-466-2901

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

Phenix City Public School System/Healthcare Academy
Andie Fredrick
Phenix City, AL
Email: afredrick@pcboe.net
Phone: 334-298-3626 Ext. 225

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

South Dakota Department of Education
Shelby Frame
doe.sd.gov
Pierre, SD
Email: shelby.frame@doe.sd.gov
Phone: 605-773-4527

State of Iowa Department of Education
Catherine Vance
Des Moines, IA
Email: catherine.vance@iowa.gov
Phone: 515-281-4722

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
Kathleen Park
www.achievetexas.org
Austin, TX
Email: Kathleen.Park@tea.state.tx.us
Phone: 512-463-5247

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

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