CMAC at USOE
As a former Chair of the Coalition of Minorities Advisory Committee (CMAC) – I am angered to learn that the USOE Board is poised to dissolve CMAC at their at their December 4, 2015 meeting.
ACTION ALERT!
Contact your State Board of Education member and tell them to
VOTE NO
to dissolve CMAC.
Find your Board member here:
Link to State Board of Education: Contact Information
Here is the link to the agenda for the meeting on 12/04/15
USOE BOARD Agenda
Scroll down to:
13. ACTION: Recommendations from the USBE Advisory Committee Review Tab 13
Task Force 12:00 p.m. to 12:20 p.m.
This is what you will find:
By this resolution, the Board of
Education hereby dissolves the
Coalition of Minorities Advisory
Committee (“CMAC”).
CONTACT YOUR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER TODAY!:
The Utah State Board of Education includes 15 elected, voting members and six appointed, non-voting members.
District 1: Terryl Warner
Terryl Warner is the director of victim services for the Cache County Attorney’s Office, a position she has held since 2004. Additionally, from 1996 to 2004, Warner served as the bilingual victim advocate for Cache County, where she assisted Spanish-speaking victims of crime.
Warner has a broad and varied community service background, having served on or chaired a number of boards — some with an education focus and others with a community focus. She has been a PTA President, PTO President and on a local charter school’s Governing Board. Terryl’s children have attended both traditional and charter schools and have used electronic/online programs as well as homeschooling.
Warner received her Bachelor’s of Arts in Communications with a public relations emphasis from the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Southern California. She is a diehard Trojan and loves USC football! She and her husband Alan live in Hyrum and are the parents of four children; her family is actively involved in the Utah Festival Opera, traveling, biking and participating in mud runs.
Contact information:
623 Anderson Avenue
Hyrum UT 84319
435.512.5241
Terryl.Warner6@gmail.com
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District 2: Spencer F. Stokes
Spencer F. Stokes graduated from Weber State University, majoring in Political Science and minoring in Communications. Stokes served as a Weber County Commissioner from 1992–96. In 1996 he was appointed Executive Director of the Utah Republican Party. Stokes is the President of Stokes Strategies, a political consulting and government relations firm. From January 2011 to January 2013 Stokes served as Senator Mike Lee’s first Chief of Staff in Washington D.C.
He and his wife, Mary, are the parents of three daughters and reside in Ogden.
Contact information:
4259 Skyline Drive
>Ogden, UT 84403
801.923.4908
utahboard2@gmail.com
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District 3: Linda B. Hansen
Linda Hansen has spent more than 25 years as an advocate for children in education. She and her husband, Ben, are the parents of six children and grandparents of three. Because their two youngest sons have autism, she has a special love for children with disabilities.
She has served on many boards, including the Utah PTA Board of Directors, Utah Developmental Disabilities Council, Instructional Materials Commission, and the Community Education Partnership of West Valley. She spent 4 years as a PTA Region Director overseeing Granite School District’s 90 PTAs.
She also loves gardening, reading and is an avid family historian
Contact information:
5149 Village Wood Drive
West Valley City, UT 84120
801.966.5492
linda.hansen@schools.utah.gov
District 4: David L. Thomas
David L. Thomas is the Chief Civil Deputy Summit County Attorney. Mr. Thomas previously worked as a judge advocate for the U.S. Army and as an assistant commonwealth attorney in Virginia.
Mr. Thomas previously served as a Utah senator, and was chairman of the Senate Education Standing Committee at the time. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University and the law school at the College of William and Mary.
He and his wife, Lynn, are the parents of three sons and one daughter and reside in South Weber City, where he serves on the city council.
Contact information:
7875 South 2250 East
South Weber, UT 84405
801-479-7479
dthomas@summitcounty.org
District 5: Laura Belnap
Laura Collier Belnap received her degrees from Utah State University and Western Governor’s University. She taught school in Logan, Utah and Loveland, Colorado where she was part of the state’s math advisory committee and also established a school wide program for grouping students by ability, not age.
Laura helped establish online education in Davis district in 2002, working as the director of Utah Online Academies for three different school districts. She is currently the director of Utah Online Schools, which serves over 1600 students with 50 teachers and staff.
She has served on several different nonprofit boards including athletic, technology, and the Utah State Charter Board. She received the Soccer Mom of the Nation Award in 2002. She received the “Innovation in Education Award” in 2012 at an international conference. She also received Utah Champions of School Choice Award for leadership and support for public schools in 2013.
Laura is active in legislative, community and religious causes. She graduated from Bountiful High school and married her high school sweetheart Dr. Eric D. Belnap. Laura is the proud mother of six children who were raised in Davis County and also has 3 beautiful grandchildren.
She was appointed to the State Charter School Board by Governor Herbert in 2010 and served as an appointed member of the state Board of Education in 2012-2013.
She was elected in 2014 to serve on the State Board of Education.
Contact information:
845 East 1500 South
Bountiful, UT 84010
801.699.7588
lbelnap@utahonline.org
District 6: Brittney Cummins
Brittney Cummins graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS in Secondary Education: Biology. For the past several years she has been involved in education through her children and many volunteer opportunities. She is a member of the board of directors for a public charter school in West Valley City.
Brittney and her husband Gregg reside in West Valley City with their five children. They love to get outside and play.
Contact information:
4601 Poseidon Drive
West Valley City, UT 84120
801.969.5712
b4cummins@gmail.com
District 7: Leslie B. Castle
Leslie Brooks Castle was elected to the State Board of Education in 2008 and is now serving in her second term. She presently serves on the Law and Legislation standing committee and the Utah Professional Practices Advisory Council ad hoc committee. She also serves as a State Board representative to the Board of Regents.
Ms. Castle is a lifelong resident of Salt Lake City. She graduated with a degree in nursing from Brigham Young University and a degree in anthropology from the University of Utah. She has worked for the past 35 years as nurse in clinical settings as well as a clinical faculty advisor for the University of Utah College of Nursing.
She and her husband, Cy, are the parents of three daughters.
Contact information:
2465 St. Mary’s Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
801.581.9752
lesliebrookscastle@gmail.com
District 8: Jennifer A. Johnson
Jennifer A. Johnson is a Utah native, attending schools in Murray School District for her K–12 education. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Brigham Young University, and returned there for her MBA degree. She also studied Spanish during two summers at Middlebury College. She has worked as a computer programmer and an investment portfolio manager. In 2008, she founded her own investment management company and private investment fund, which she continues to manage.
She has served on committees and boards of The Road Home, Utah’s largest homeless shelter, and the CFA Society of Salt Lake, a local professional society. During her service with The CFA Society of Salt Lake, Ms. Johnson initiated the Utah Investment Research Challenge, which involves a competition between university students, faculty, and financial professionals in creating investment research on local public companies. The competition has enabled Utah students to compete on a global basis with the best finance students in the world, and the experience has deepened her belief in the benefits of student-led initiatives, real-life experiences for students, and industry mentors.
Ms. Johnson loves hiking, running, learning, and reading, and finds great joy in spending time with her family and friends.
Contact information:
802 Winchester Street, #100
Murray, UT 84107
801.742.1616
jj@jenniferajohnson.com
District 9: Joel Wright
Joel Wright grew up in Logan and Provo attending Utah’s public schools. He subsequently graduated from Brigham Young University and New York University, and is as an attorney at the law firm Kirton McConkie. He and his wife, Marisa, are the parents of five young children, who attend district, charter and private schools.
Mr. Wright enjoys being active in his community, and previously served on his local City Council, the State Charter School Board and the Board of Regents. He especially enjoyed serving on the Alpine School District Community Council, where he learned how federal and state requirements affect local education.
Mr. Wright enjoys the outdoors, and likes to take his family or scouts on adventures in the wilderness.
Contact information:
9102 Silver Lake Drive
Cedar Hills, UT 84062
801.426.2120
joel.wright.uted@gmail.com
District 10: David L. Crandall
Dave Crandall is a software engineer with a consulting firm in Sandy, and has worked in the software industry in Utah since 1993. He attended the University of Utah, where he earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering.
Since 2005 he has served on the governing board of Summit Academy charter school, where he currently serves as board chair. He is active in his local community as a youth baseball and football coach.
He lives in Draper with his wife, Tracy, and their three children.
Contact information:
13464 Saddle Ridge Drive
Draper, UT 84020
801.232.0795
crandall@xmission.com
District 11: Jefferson Moss
Jefferson Moss is an investment specialist at Key Private Bank and has been involved in the investment industry since 2008. Prior to his work with Key Bank, he built several companies, including a web-based software company and a manufacturing company.
He received both a B.A. in political science and an MBA from Brigham Young University. He has served on the City Council and the Planning Commission for Saratoga Springs. Mr. Moss currently serves as the Chair of the Investment Committee for the Utah Valley University Foundation and is on the Board of the Hale Centre Theater.
Mr. Moss lives in Saratoga Springs with his wife and four children.
Contact information:
1668 Aspen Circle
Saratoga Springs, UT 84045
801.916.7386
jeffersonRmoss@gmail.com
District 12: Dixie Allen
Dixie Allen spent 26 years working in public education as an elementary teacher, elementary principal, fifth-grade center principal, high school principal, student service director, and elementary director. She was selected as teacher of the year and principal of the year at both the elementary and secondary levels for her district.
She has served for eleven years on the State Board of Education, where she is currently the chair of the Curriculum, Standards and Student Success Committee. She has also served on the Grading Schools Committee, Teacher/Administrative Evaluations committee, been a presenter at the Dropout Prevention conference and sat on the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Committee for Assessment in 2006.
She has also served on the Utah College of Applied Technology Board, the Utah School Boards Association, and on three national study groups and two governor’s commissions.
As a State Board member, she has served on the Law and Policy and Curriculum committees.
She received her B.S. in elementary education from Utah State University and her master’s in educational administration from the University of Utah.
Dixie is married to Dr. James F. Allen, is the mother of four children (two of whom are currently teachers), and is a grandmother of 10.
Contact information:
218 West 5250 North
Vernal, UT 84078
435.789.0534
dixieleeallen@gmail.com
District 13: Stan Lockhart
Stan Lockhart has worked in the technology field for over 25 years in both computer security and semiconductor manufacturing. He is involved in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education, serving on the STEM Action Center Board and spearheading a $2.5 million STEM media campaign.
Stan sits on the Leonardo Museum Board of Directors and Thanksgiving Point Board of Advisors. He is also involved with Boy Scouts of America and the Utah Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs. Stan served on the Utah Manufacturers Association Board of Directors, the Utah Technology Council Board of Trustees, the Utah Taxpayer Association Board of Directors, and the Utah State Council on Workforce Services. He is past President of the Utah Energy Users Association.
Stan received the “Ronald Reagan Award” for his service in the Republican Party, where he has served in many positions, including chairman of the Utah Republican Party. He recently concluded 16 years on the Utah Republican Party State Central Committee. He has served on the Provo City Council, including as its chairman, in addition to the Provo Planning Commission, Board of Adjustment and Provo Library Board.
Stan obtained degrees in business management and Spanish from BYU, where he met his wife, Becky Lockhart. Becky, now deceased, served as Utah’s first female Speaker of the House of Representatives. They have three children: Hannah, Emily and Stephen.
Contact information:
1413 South 1710 East
Provo, UT 84606
801.368.2166
stanlockhartutah@gmail.com
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District 14: Mark Huntsman
Mark Huntsman has lived for the past 34 years in Fillmore. He is employed as the senior vice president of operations at Sunrise Engineering, Inc., where he has also worked as regional manager and vice president. Mark currently serves as chairman of the Sunrise Engineering Board. In his 23 years there, the company has grown from 14 employees to being a regional multi-disciplinary firm with 180 employees and 13 offices in Wyoming, Arizona, and Utah.
Mark served from 2004-2012 on the Millard School District Board, including four years as vice president and eight on the Employee Negotiations Committee. He is also the team lead of eight Sunrise Reading Coaches for Fillmore Elementary School. Additionally, Mark volunteers as the State of Utah Ombudsman Director with the Director of Defense/ESGR and is the 1st Lieutenant and Special Deputy with the Millard County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team.
Mark attended Southern Utah University between 1976 and 1979 and has been trained in U.S. DOT Regulation Compliance for Gas Pipeline Operations Course. He is involved with the Utah League of Cities and Towns, Midwest Energy Association, Intermountain Municipal Gas Association, and the Board of Directors for National Association of Gas Consumers.
Mark enjoys Scouting, ranching, teaching youths to ride horses and work cows, outdoor recreation (including boating, camping, fishing and hunting), and spending time with friends and family. He and his wife, Brenda Imlay Huntsman, have three children and seven grandchildren.
Contact information:
435 South 700 East
Fillmore, UT 84631
435.979.4301
mhuntsman@sunrise-eng.com
District 15: Barbara W. Corry
Barbara Corry was born and raised in Salt Lake City, graduating from West High School. She received a BA in English and psychology from Southern Utah University. Ms. Corry has been involved in education from the time her oldest child began kindergarten. She served on the Iron County School Board from 1991-2011.
Ms. Corry was elected to the Utah High School Activities Association Board of Directors representing Region 9. She was then elected to the Utah School Boards Association Board of Directors and served as president of that organization in 2010-11.
Ms. Corry has served in numerous leadership positions in the local and state PTA, including Iron County Council President and Utah State PTA Region Director. She has dedicated her life to the belief that every child deserves educational experiences that help, enrich, and transform his/her life.
Ms. Corry is the founder and former director (1990-95) of Cedar READ — the first adult literacy and ESL program in Iron County. Ms. Corry currently resides in Cedar City. She has been married for 44 years to Dr. Robert Corry, and has six children and 21 grandchildren.
Contact information:
1022 Cedar Knolls
Cedar City, UT 84720
435.586.3050
Barbara.corry@schools.utah.gov